<s>
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
is	O
a	O
skateboarding	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Montreal	O
,	O
Exient	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
EA	O
Black	O
Box	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
2007	O
's	O
Skate	B-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Skate	B-Application
and	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
San	O
Vanelona	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
city	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
several	O
earthquakes	O
have	O
caused	O
widespread	O
damage	O
and	O
a	O
mass	O
evacuation	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
player	O
free	O
to	O
skate	B-Application
alone	O
and	O
undisturbed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
will	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
other	O
cities	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unaffected	O
by	O
the	O
disaster	O
(	O
London	O
,	O
Barcelona	O
,	O
Paris	O
,	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
and	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
incarceration	O
explained	O
in	O
Skate	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
lack	O
the	O
dual	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
that	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
control	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
Skate	B-Application
It	I-Application
were	O
redesigned	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
each	O
platform	O
's	O
unique	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
utilizes	O
the	O
motion	O
sensing	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
skateboard	O
,	O
with	O
gestures	O
used	O
to	O
perform	O
tricks	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
features	O
stylus	O
and	O
touchscreen	B-Device
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
and	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
Nunchuk	O
and	O
use	O
its	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
for	O
more	O
precise	O
steering	O
and	O
spinning	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
supports	O
480p	O
and	O
widescreen	O
display	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
the	O
instant	O
Replay	O
feature	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
deep	O
and	O
unique	O
career	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
earn	O
sponsors	O
,	O
unlock	O
gear	O
,	O
and	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
abovementioned	O
several	O
cities	O
outside	O
of	O
San	O
Vanelona	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
customize	O
their	O
skater	O
's	O
gender	O
and	O
appearance	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
female	O
skater	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Skate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Skate	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
Skate	B-Application
2s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
four	O
of	O
these	O
songs	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
localized	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
sixes	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
cited	O
some	O
issues	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
motion-based	O
control	O
scheme	O
though	O
they	O
claim	O
that	O
for	O
those	O
willing	O
to	O
master	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
scheme	O
reveals	O
a	O
great	O
depth	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
nuanced	O
trick	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
's	O
gameplay	O
challenging	O
and	O
satisfying	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
complexity	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
slightly	O
disappointed	O
by	O
occasional	O
bugs	O
and	O
glitches	O
and	O
an	O
overall	O
lack	O
of	O
polish	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
several	O
DS-specific	O
awards	O
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
their	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Online	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
