<s>
Skate	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
skate	B-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
skateboarding	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Skate	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Skate	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
flick	O
it	O
"	O
control	O
system	O
began	O
development	O
long	O
before	O
any	O
graphics	O
had	O
been	O
implemented	O
:	O
the	O
initial	O
prototype	O
simply	O
read	O
unique	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
motions	O
and	O
displayed	O
a	O
basic	O
text	O
message	O
saying	O
what	O
trick	O
had	O
been	O
performed	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
speed	O
and	O
accuracy	O
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
found	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
receive	O
accurate	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
very	O
fast	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
motions	O
used	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
input	O
data	O
from	O
each	O
control	O
pad	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
read	O
at	O
a	O
rate	O
of	O
120Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Havok	B-General_Concept
,	O
Endorphin	B-Application
and	O
others	O
were	O
considered	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
a	O
RenderWare	O
package	O
called	O
"	O
Drives	O
"	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
model	O
the	O
joints	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technical	O
limitations	O
and	O
animation	O
issues	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
resulted	O
in	O
certain	O
planned	O
features	O
being	O
cut	O
and	O
postponed	O
to	O
later	O
installments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
girl	O
(	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
)	O
or	O
dismount	O
and	O
walk	O
around	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
until	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evidence	O
from	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
EA	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
for	O
Skate	B-Application
show	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
through	O
some	O
major	O
changes	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
(	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
Scott	O
Blackwood	O
on	O
the	O
Skate	B-Application
forum	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
sudden	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
demo	O
's	O
Skate	B-Application
Reel	O
(	O
video	O
editing	O
)	O
feature	O
,	O
releasing	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
let	O
players	O
skate	B-Application
around	O
the	O
San	O
Vanelona	O
Community	O
Center	O
for	O
thirty	O
minutes	O
and	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
various	O
tricks	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
create	O
and	O
edit	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
joined	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
program	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
now	O
,	O
Skate	B-Application
is	O
now	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Skate	B-Application
features	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Thrasher	O
Mode	O
(	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
goals	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
skateboarding	O
magazine	O
Thrasher	O
)	O
and	O
Free	O
Skate	B-Application
(	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
on	O
levels	O
previously	O
unlocked	O
in	O
Thrasher	O
Mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Skate	B-Application
later	O
won	O
"	O
Cellular	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
included	O
latency	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
odd	O
physics	O
glitches	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
freestyle	O
tricks	O
in	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
do	O
lip	O
tricks	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
grind	O
engine	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
expansive	O
environments	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
both	O
console	O
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
superb	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
an	O
extreme	O
sports	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Achieving	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
EA	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Skate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Skate	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Skate	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
a	O
stronger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
content	O
creation	O
and	O
online	O
team	O
play	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
June	O
2020	O
EA	O
Play	O
event	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Skate	B-Application
title	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
Daniel	O
McCulloch	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
Deran	O
Chung	O
and	O
Cuz	O
Parry	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
original	O
Skate	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
called	O
skate.	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
title	O
when	O
it	O
launches	O
.	O
</s>
