ESPN X Games Skateboarding

{{Infobox video game

| title = ESPN X Games Skateboarding

| collapsible =

| state =

| image = ESPN X Games Skateboarding.jpg

| caption = North American PS2 cover art

| developer = Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (PS2)
Konami Honolulu Studio (GBA)

| publisher = Konami

| series =

| engine =

| platforms = PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance

| released = PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|NA|August 14, 2001|JP|September 20, 2001|EU|January 25, 2002}}Game Boy Advance
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| genre = Sports

| modes = Single-player and Multiplayer

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ESPN X Games Skateboarding is a video game developed by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The PlayStation 2 version was released in North America on August 14, 2001, in Japan on September 20, 2001, and in Europe on January 25, 2002, while the Game Boy Advance version was released in North America on September 12, 2001, in Japan on October 25, and in Europe on November 16. The game was released as part of Konami's ESPN The Games brand.{{cite web |author=IGN staff |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/06/espn-x-games-skateboarding-3 |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding (Preview) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=August 6, 2001 |accessdate=September 16, 2012}}

Featured skaters

Default skaters

Bob Burnquist
Chris Senn
Colin McKay
Kerry Getz
Carlos de Andrade
Lincoln Ueda
Chad Fernandez
Rick McCrank

Unlockable skaters

Rollie McNulty
Kaiell Williams

Soundtrack

American Hi-Fi - "Scar"
Voodoo Glow Skulls - "The Drop In"
Schatzi - "Death of the Alphabet"
Union 13 - "A Short Supply (of Truth)"
Linkin Park - "A Place for My Head"
Crease - "Jenny (867-5309)"
New Found Glory - "Hit or Miss"
Sum 41 - "Fat Lip"
Foreign Legion - "Secret Agent"
Rx Bandits - "Who Would've Thought"
Skrape - "Waste"
Caviar - "OK Nightmare"

Gameplay

Aside from the practice, multiplayer, and free skate modes,{{cite web |url=http://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/espn-x-games-skateboarding-ps2/ |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding |website=PlayStation.com |publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306040338/http://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/espn-x-games-skateboarding-ps2/ |archivedate=March 6, 2016 |url-status=dead |accessdate=May 1, 2022}} players can participate in an X Games competition in either street or vert. In X Games, players attempt to earn the highest score within a one-minute time limit. One of the playable levels is inspired by the halfpipe used in X Games Six.{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-look-espn-x-games-skateboarding-ps2/1100-2694049/ |title=First Look: ESPN X Games Skateboarding PS2 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |date=March 8, 2001 |accessdate=January 17, 2015}} The game also has an arcade mode, where players roam levels and complete various goals, and collecting spinning X Games logos, which unlocks other playable levels.{{cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff|authorlink=Jeff Gerstmann |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/espn-x-games-skateboarding-review/1900-2804370/ |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding Review (PS2) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |date=August 14, 2001 |accessdate=January 17, 2015}}

In the Game Boy Advance version, players increase their attributes via the X-Rage meter, where players fill up the meter by performing tricks, which later will cause a coin to appear on the halfpipe. After the player grabs the coin, they're flown higher into the air, and players are to perform a 10-trick combo. If the player successfully accomplishes this, gems will fall down onto the halfpipe, which players can collect. If players grab enough gems of a particular color, the skater the player is playing as will have his attributes raised in a specific section.{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/09/27/espn-x-games-skateboarding |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding (GBA) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=September 27, 2001 |accessdate=September 16, 2012}}

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| GBA = true

| PS2 = true

| na = true

| MC_GBA = 61/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/espn-x-games-skateboarding/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding for Game Boy Advance Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=January 17, 2015}}

| MC_PS2 = 58/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/espn-x-games-skateboarding/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=September 16, 2012}}

| EGM_PS2 = 6/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding (PS2) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=147 |date=September 2001 |page=141}}

| Fam_GBA = 25/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12127&redirect=no |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding [GBA] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=May 1, 2022}}

| Fam_PS2 = 33/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9315&redirect=no |title=プレイステーション2 - ESPN XGames Skateboarding |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |volume=915 |date=June 30, 2006 |page=65 |accessdate=May 1, 2022}}

| GI_PS2 = 5/10{{cite magazine |last=Fitzloff |first=Jay |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200109/R03.0805.1606.20314.htm?CS_pid=280194 |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=101 |date=September 2001 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070528113350/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200109/R03.0805.1606.20314.htm?CS_pid=280194 |archive-date=May 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 1, 2022}}

| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Dan Elektro |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/16463.shtml |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |date=August 31, 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204225203/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/16463.shtml |archivedate=February 4, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 17, 2015}}

| GameRev_PS2 = C−{{cite web |author=Dr. Moo |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/35877-espn-x-games-skateboarding-review |title=ESPN X-Games Skateboarding Review (PS2) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |date=August 19, 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009191444/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/espn-x-games-skateboarding |archivedate=October 9, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 1, 2022}}

| GSpot_GBA = 6.7/10{{cite web |last=Provo |first=Frank |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/espn-x-games-skateboarding-review/1900-2812903/ |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding Review (GBA) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |date=September 17, 2001 |accessdate=January 17, 2015}}

| GSpot_PS2 = 4.4/10

| GSpy_PS2 = 52%{{cite web |last=Galway |first=Benjamin |url=http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/espnxgamesskateboarding/ |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding |website=PlanetPS2 |publisher=IGN Entertainment |date=August 17, 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020603010800/http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/espnxgamesskateboarding/ |archivedate=June 3, 2002 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 17, 2015}}

| IGN_GBA = 5.5/10

| IGN_PS2 = 4.9/10{{cite web |last=Smith |first=David |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/15/espn-x-games-skateboarding-2 |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding (PS2) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=August 15, 2001 |accessdate=September 16, 2012}}

| NGen_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Preston |first=Jim |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen82Oct2001/page/n75/mode/2up |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding (PS2) |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=82 |date=October 2001 |page=75 |accessdate=May 1, 2022}}

| NP_GBA = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=149 |date=October 2001}}

| OPM_PS2= {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding |magazine =Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=49 |date=October 2001 |page=135}}

| rev1 = Maxim

| rev1_PS2 = 7/10{{cite web |last=Alt |first=Eric |url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=1195 |title=ESPN X Games Skateboarding (PS2) |website=Maxim |publisher=MaximNet, Inc. |date=August 29, 2001 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011229102552/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=1195 |archivedate=December 29, 2001 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 17, 2015}}

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In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of 33 out of 40. The game itself received more mixed reviews in the West, however, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. David Smith of IGN praised the ESPN integration of the PS2 version, while criticizing the aforementioned inconsistent graphics throughout the levels in arcade mode. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot also criticized the graphics of the same console version, along with the controls. Jim Preston of NextGen compared the game to "plain vanilla [yogurt] without the sprinkles."

Craig Harris of IGN praised the presentation of the GBA version, and unlike the PS2 version, gave a higher score for the graphics, but Harris would also criticize the overall gameplay and potential lasting appeal. Frank Provo of GameSpot said of the same handheld version, "It is really too bad that the park competition is so incomplete and lackluster, as it virtually ensures that few people will ever purchase the game and experience the sheer joy of the more magically delicious vert competition." In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40.