That said, the sequel’s reworked aesthetic is just the cherry on the cake OlliOlli 2’s inherent value resides in the wonderfully addictive gameplay. Inspired by cinema’s greatest genres, the locales encompass everything from the Wild West to a sci-fi metropolis, and even though level design leans toward repetition at times, there’s no doubting the visual flair on display. Level-wise, stages are divided across five distinct environments, with the difficulty skewing between amateur and the near-impossible pro. In Gunmetal Creek, for instance, the heat shimmer at the backdrop is a wonderful yet understated addition that lends OlliOlli 2 a real touch of class. Speaking of which, environments boast a tremendous amount of detail too with everything from weather effects to lens flare adding that extra layer of sheen. Couple this with the punchy soundtrack and revamped art style and you have a sports title that isn’t only a joy to pick up and play, but one that’s also easy on the eyes and ears. Gameplay is slick and responsive, allowing your “skater dude” to flow seamlessly across the arena. What also helps matters is the sequel’s unquestionable production values. It’s a credit to Roll7’s well-balanced game design, then, that even when difficulty spikes put your skills and indeed patience to the test, you can’t help but say “just one more go.” Take nothing away from OlliOlli’s 2 infuriating, challenging tenets, but for every ten failures, that single success is enough to warrant hitting triangle for another whirl, even when your playtime stretches into the early hours. Heck, during my time with the game, I hit a seemingly insurmountable brick wall in the form of Skate or Die (a nice nod to EA’s Spectrum title), a level within Carnival of the Dead that took me a solid two hours to complete. But even when the going gets tough - and believe me, it does - OlliOlli 2 is still a blast to play. Nailing some of the latter, more challenging levels will not only require you to be well versed in the Tricktionary, it’ll also have you throwing caution to the wind.
Because in a skateboarding game inspired by Tony Hawk, Skate and the like, flamboyancy is paramount if you want to rub shoulders with the frontrunners on the leaderboards. Moreover, the skatepark serves as a fantastic practise area outside of the Career, allowing you to add to your growing repertoire of skills as you progress.
Yes, newcomers will spend a fair chunk of time wrangling with the controls, but it isn’t long before you’ve turned a simple Push and Kickflip into an ostentatious 360 Inward Heelflip with the perfect landing to match. Put simply, OlliOlli 2 gives you the power to run the gamut. Manuals, reverts, revert manuals, grind switching all of these new-fangled additions bolster a combo system as rich and deep as any 2D fighting game in the business.įor OlliOlli 2, the skatepark is your oyster.īut what’s a brimming repository of skills without a platform on which to show them off? Thankfully, Roll7’s sequel builds upon the foundations of its predecessor by ushering in ramps to launch from, hills to hurtle down, and split-route levels that allow you to skate the path less traveled. Among all of the factors that transitioned from originator to sequel, this high risk, high reward sensibility is arguably the most important.
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