Street Sk8er

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Street Sk8er

Developer(s)	Atelier Double
Publisher(s)	^JP Micro Cabin ^NA Electronic Arts
Platform(s)	PlayStation, PlayStation 3
Release date	^JP 1998 ^NA February 24, 1999 ^EU May 6, 2008 (PSN)
Genre(s)	Extreme sports
Mode(s)	Single player, 2 player multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E for Everyone
Media	CD-ROM, Download

Street Sk8er is a skateboarding video game for the PlayStation. It was first released in Japan in 1998 under the name Street Boarders, then was licensed by Electronic Arts for distribution in America in 1999. It was re-released later in Japan as part of the Simple 1500 series of budget games.^[1] On 6 May 2008 it was released on the PlayStation 3 in Europe as a download via the PlayStation Store^[2]

1 Gameplay
2 Soundtrack
3 Sequels
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Gameplay

Players attempt to clear each track by scoring a minimum number of points within a set time limit. The tracks consists of obstacles to perform tricks on, including rails, benches, half-pipes etc. By clearing a stage the player earns experience points that can be used to make the skater faster, more agile, able to jump higher, etc.

[edit] Soundtrack

The game's soundtrack features music by various punk bands, including:

H2O
Less Than Jake - Sugar in Your Gas Tank & All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
The Pietasters - Out All Night
I Against I
Gas Huffer
Straight Faced
All - "Honey Peeps"
Weston - Liz Phair
Plastilina Mosh - Monster Truck

[edit] Sequels

Street Sk8er 2 was the official sequel to Street Sk8er, and received better reviews than the original. It was released on March 14, 2000, again only for the PlayStation.