<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
 '	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
's	O
Canadian	O
division	O
,	O
who	O
repurposed	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
series	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
its	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
involved	O
rotoscoping	O
an	O
experienced	O
skater	O
and	O
recruiting	O
the	O
services	O
of	O
teen-aged	O
graffiti	B-Application
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
recognizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
inline	O
skater	O
competing	O
in	O
a	O
tournament	O
spanning	O
twelve	O
different	O
cities	O
,	O
including	O
Vancouver	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
San	O
Diego	O
;	O
the	O
skater	O
advances	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
race	O
by	O
finishing	O
in	O
fifth	O
place	O
or	O
higher	O
against	O
a	O
varying	O
amount	O
of	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
features	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
that	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
played	O
intermittently	O
between	O
players	O
or	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
split-screen	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
's	O
Canadian	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
was	O
repurposed	O
from	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
series	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
its	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graffiti	B-Application
art	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
conducted	O
an	O
exhaustive	O
tour	O
of	O
Toronto	O
and	O
photographed	O
graffiti	B-Application
styles	O
that	O
they	O
liked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
questionable	O
legality	O
of	O
the	O
activities	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
ongoing	O
debate	O
concerning	O
violence	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
accessed	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
several	O
times	O
to	O
temper	O
or	O
remove	O
imagery	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
gratuitously	O
violent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
magazine	O
advertisement	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
headline	O
"	O
Skatin	O
 '	O
,	O
Hitchin	O
 '	O
,	O
Bitchin	O
 '	O
,	O
Skitchin	B-Application
 '	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
profanity	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Our	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
was	O
with	O
this	O
meaning	O
in	O
mind	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
intended	O
as	O
profanity	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-packed	O
,	O
hard-core	O
street	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
felt	O
the	O
word	O
bitchin	O
in	O
the	O
headline	O
...	O
reflected	O
the	O
attitude	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
also	O
conveniently	O
rhymed	O
with	O
Skitchin.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Skitchin	B-Application
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
widely	O
recognized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
considered	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
formula	O
for	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
inline	O
skating	O
a	O
novel	O
concept	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
reviewers	O
for	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
novelty	O
was	O
short-lived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mister	O
Blister	O
and	O
Hypers	O
Stretch	O
Armstrong	O
commended	O
the	O
graffiti	B-Application
art	O
for	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
feel	O
,	O
Constant	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
slang	O
is	O
off	O
and	O
the	O
graffiti	B-Application
looks	O
lame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skitchin	B-Application
was	O
Blockbuster	O
Video	O
's	O
fifth-highest	O
renting	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
title	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
GamesRadar+	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
49th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
