The multiplayer aspect allows you to challenge friends and other players through high score challenges that don’t require being online at the same time and a lobby where players challenges each other in real time. These don’t add more to the story of the game, but as the names suggests, they are optional objectives that give more information about the world and possesses a cosmetic item for you to unlock. There are side-quests and optional levels to unlock by talking to the right people or when certain requirements are met. They can decide to take the more laid back route or the gnarly route, a more challenging road but has the potential for even high scores. By incorporating different routes in the 2.5D world, the player chooses which path to follow. There are high score limits with complex trick trackers and a combo system, which is cool and all but that’s not all that it is. Gameplay wise the game’s greatest strength lies in design. Giving them the ability to show off their style to the world via multiplayer. By completing in-game quests and score targets, the player can unlock new outfits. The near limitless combinations are only held back by the kinds of items you have unlocked. The in-depth character creator allows players to express themselves as they wish. Either way, the process is seamless and almost instantaneous. Players who wish to complete the no checkpoint challenge will have to hold triangle to restart the level. If at any time, the player wipes out at any point during a run, Chiffon is there to teleport you back to her checkpoint at the press of the triangle button. Now these moves aren’t needed to finish the level, but they may be needed to complete certain challenges and to overcome previous high scores. To add more to the player’s score, they can always perform manuals on the ground, holds using the right thumbstick in the air, and press X as they land on solid ground. That’s all the player needs to know to fully complete a level. And finally pushing the X button pushes the skateboard forward. Pushing the stick in any direction along a rail or wall will start a grind or wallride respectively. Holding it down and spinning it, performs an advanced trick. When pushing the left thumbstick in one of eight directions, the player can perform a trick. On paper, the controls for OlliOlli World are easy enough to understand. How do you impress the Skate Godz? By being you, of course. Chiffon and her long time friends see something different about you, but it’s ultimately up to you to prove your worth in the eyes of the Godz. The previous wizard, Chiffon, is nearing retirement, and is looking for an apprentice to take over the duties of Skate Wizard. OlliOlli World is a skateboarding game wherein the player is a candidate to become the next Skate Wizard, representative of the Skate Godz to the peoples of Radlandia. And although the visuals are a drastic departure from previous games, the game remains true to its roots with mechanically smooth and enjoyable gameplay. Interesting characters and stylized scenery inhabit every corner of the five districts of Radlandia, and beyond. In OlliOlli World, the world is as much in focus as the players that skate within in. A world where everyone lives and breathes skateboarding.
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