This game is fun, no doubt, but it has its issues. I would recomend it, especially if you liked the Tony Hawk games. Taking intuitive analog controls from TH's Project 8, the left stick controls your body, while the right stick, your feet. This is an awesome, but imperfect system. The controls aren't perfect, but they work better than anything before. The biggest turn on or off for most will be the exclusion of TH's magical boarding tricks, though you might claim magic when you finally clear the gap or pull the Christ Air. The challenge is formidable, but it's still really fun, and the sponser system is realistically fun.