As the design of its gameplay naturally encourages the player to move faster and faster as the game pushes forward while requiring the player to remain in control, any fault that the player may unfortunately undergo is strictly down to them failing to pay attention and responding when appropriate. What’s great about this level of challenge is that none of it feels unfair or broken in anyway. OlliOlli 2 presents a degree of difficulty that’s fairly reminiscent of older games 90s platformers to be more precise. As the game’s control scheme is heavily focused on the player’s timing and precision in pulling of tricks, chaining them together and then landing safely, which actually requires the player’s input to do so. Playing across a 2D side-scrolling plane, OlliOlli 2 is fast, real fast.

'OlliOlli 2 is a game that focuses on two major things: delivering challenge and requiring the player’s utmost attention.' Although each mode of play differs in their own unique ways,such as daily challenges and leaderboards, completing specific-set challenges, and competing online or locally, the goal of each one remains largely the same: building combos. OlliOlli 2 is a game that focuses on two major things: delivering challenge and requiring the player’s utmost attention. The game hosts six modes of play for their player to participate in: Skate park, Spots Mode, Rad Mode, Daily Grind, Combo Rush, and Career Mode, the latter of which is where the player will most likely spend the majority of their time. While the two games differ greatly however, the emphasis being placed on how the player rides their board and launches tricks is where the game houses most of its appeal. The game originally debuted on PlayStation 4 and PS Vita, the game has now made its way over to the PC. In much the same way that EA’s Skate attempted to rewrite the rules on game-mechanics and control schemes of how skateboarding games are supposed to be played, OlliOlli 2 does the exact same thing. OlliOlli 2 is a game that pushes the aspects of challenge, timing and precision to extraordinary lengths.

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