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Skateboard with pro Andy MacDonald as a kid!
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This review of Backyard Skateboarding was written by Jinny Gudmundsen
Parents need to know that this game doesn't have as much educational value as previous team-based Backyard games because there is no managerial aspect during which players apply logical thinking to come up with just the right combination of kids to field a winning team. But it's a very fun way to skateboard and never get hurt.
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BACKYARD SKATEBOARDING from Humongous/Atari's Backyard Sports expands that series' traditional coverage of team sports into individual sports. Players choose one backyard kid to represent them as they explore four neighborhoods on a skateboard -- one is the kid-version of skateboarding professional Andy MacDonald. The goal is to go on tour, perform a variety of tricks to earn gear and endorsements, and ultimately win a new skate park to explore. Going on tour means the player must complete "challenges" in three different neighborhoods, such as helping another child shoo away seagulls on the railings of a ferryboat by jumping up on the railings to "grind" the skateboard.
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Is It Any Good?
In Backyard Skateboarding, the neighborhoods are filled with inviting slopes, great rails to grind, and ramps begging to send skateboards soaring. Kid-testers loved finding crazy power-ups, unlocking extra moves, and listening to the funny commentary.
The game is all about hand-eye coordination -- kids hit a sequence of keys at appropriate times to make a skateboarder do tricks. This Backyard Sports game doesn't have as much educational value as the other team-based Backyard games because there is no managerial aspect, which requires players to apply logical thinking to come up with the right combination of kids to field a winning team. But it is a very fun way to skateboard and never get hurt.
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Released on 11/23/2004, price $20, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E
ESRB rating: E
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