Excuse Plot: Although there are a lot of events and challenges to do, the plot seems mostly to get you to explore every part of the map.
Skate 3 has you lose an endorsement with Video Skateboarding after a botched jump that ends with you landing face first.
Skate 2 begins with you leaving prison after doing time for an unknown crime, only to find that the city was rebuilt by a zealously anti-skater Mega-Corp.
Skate It has an earthquake occur while an unknown skater is riding around, destroying a good chunk of San Vanelona.
Skate starts with you being hit by a bus and being escorted to the SVGH for some Meatgrinder Surgery.
Downer Beginning: While there is an aura of jokiness, none of the installments begin on particularly high notes:.
He still calls you from time to time to constantly remind you that you should do photo shoots and other stuff. In the third, he opens up a skateboard shop, puts himself in charge of sales, and hands the camera over to Shingo.
Demoted to Extra: In the first two games, Reda was the snarky camera man.
In Skate 3, Port Carverton is pretty much a Skate Heaven on earth.
Much of San Vanelona is designed as the perfect skateboarding city.
Ascended Extra: Previously only shown in a few cutscenes in prior games, Shingo takes the role of cameraman in the third installment from Reda.
And Now for Someone Completely Different: If what Reda is saying in the intro is of any indication, the protagonist of Skate It is not the same guy as the protagonist of the main installments.
Much of the game involved freeing areas from Mongocorp's grip and unlocking new areas. Mongocorp has gone out of its way to discourage skating by posting security guards at many places and putting caps on rails, making them impossible to grind. It was rebuilt by Mongocorp, a corporation with a very anti-skater agenda. The player is released from prison several years after the first game and most of San Vanelona has been destroyed by a disaster. It also added the ability to play as a female character. This game added the series' "Hall of Meat" feature, where players can control themselves while bailing and receive scores for the damage caused, distance, speed, rotation, etc. Skate 2 was the sequel to the first game, and was released in January 2009. A Wii and DS spin-off called Skate It was later released, with the Wii version utilizing the Balance Board. In this game, the player character begins his career in San Vanelona, recovering from being hit by a bus, becoming more famous, unlocking new areas with new challenges and activities, getting sponsors, and being featured on two magazines. It introduced the games analog-stick-based controls. Skate (stylized as skate.) was the first game in the series, released in September 2007. The player character is a customizable Heroic Mime skateboarder in the fictional city of San Vanelona. It is most well known for its innovative "flick it" controls.