<s>
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
skateboarding	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Black	O
Box	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
after	O
the	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2007	O
's	O
Skate	B-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Skate	B-Application
series	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
San	O
Vanelona	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
career	O
mode	O
follows	O
a	O
skateboarder	O
released	O
from	O
jail	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
being	O
arrested	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Skate	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
popularising	O
skateboarding	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
again	O
after	O
devastating	O
earthquakes	O
,	O
avoiding	O
security	O
guards	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
Mongocorp	O
"	O
who	O
have	O
bought	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Skate	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
made	O
playable	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
consoles	O
through	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
skateboarding	O
extreme	O
sports	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
San	O
Vanelona	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
skateboarder	O
who	O
has	O
just	O
been	O
released	O
from	O
prison	O
after	O
being	O
arrested	O
5	O
years	O
ago	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Skate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
spending	O
time	O
in	O
jail	O
,	O
San	O
Vanelona	O
has	O
been	O
hit	O
with	O
an	O
earthquake	O
that	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
city	O
in	O
ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
City	O
Council	O
and	O
Chamber	O
of	O
Commerce	O
have	O
deemed	O
skateboarding	O
a	O
crime	O
and	O
a	O
corporation	O
called	O
"	O
Mongocorp	O
"	O
have	O
bought	O
and	O
rebuilt	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
property	O
,	O
skate-proofed	O
everything	O
and	O
installed	O
a	O
private	O
security	O
force	O
to	O
prevent	O
people	O
from	O
skating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
returning	O
from	O
Skate	B-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
Flickit	O
"	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
right	O
stick	O
in	O
certain	O
patterns	O
to	O
perform	O
tricks	O
using	O
the	O
skateboarder	O
's	O
feet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
2s	I-Application
main	O
single-player	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
career	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
challenges	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
its	O
different	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
off	O
their	O
skateboard	O
and	O
walk	O
around	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
traverse	O
areas	O
that	O
are	O
hard	O
to	O
skate	B-Application
on	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
stairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
grab	O
onto	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
ramps	O
and	O
quarter	O
pipes	O
and	O
pull	O
them	O
around	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
skate	B-Application
on	O
them	O
in	O
different	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
2s	I-Application
second	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Freeskate	O
"	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
skate	B-Application
around	O
San	O
Vanelona	O
freely	O
as	O
any	O
character	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
career	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
footage	O
could	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
"	O
Skate.Reel	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
view	O
and	O
rate	O
other	O
user	O
created	O
videos	O
made	O
in	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
skate	B-Application
on	O
their	O
own	O
spots	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
also	O
upload	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Create-a-Spot	O
Browser	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
could	O
set	O
the	O
spot	O
's	O
high	O
score	O
and	O
challenge	O
other	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
beat	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
graphics	O
creator	O
also	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
Skate	B-Application
website	O
and	O
download	O
them	O
in-game	O
to	O
display	O
on	O
shirts	O
,	O
boards	O
and	O
hats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Black	O
Box	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
2	I-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>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
good	O
control	O
but	O
will	O
be	O
too	O
hard	O
for	O
casual	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
that	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
accomplishes	O
the	O
impossible	O
task	O
of	O
making	O
old	O
gameplay	O
feel	O
fresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
eights	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Skate	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
