Do you remember your first time on a skateboard? The awkward wobble as you tried to maintain your balance on your too-soft trucks? The sense that any speed was too much speed until you got your feet beneath you? Or how about the time you nailed your first ollie and realized you'd only scraped the surface of what was possible? With EA's upcoming Skate--a challenger to the long-standing dominance of Activision's Tony Hawk series--the developer is looking to redefine the skate game genre with a game that--just like your real first time on the board--feels a bit awkward at first but, with some practice, opens up the more you play it.
This trailer showcases Skate's career mode, where you'll be able to take your created skater up from four-wheeled nobody to magazine cover star and beyond. Watch how you gain success by publication of your photos in two of the biggest skate rags around--Thrasher and Skateboard.