OlliOlli World is Leading the Skateboarding Genre's Resurgence

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Games based on extreme sports are nothing new to players who cut their teeth gaming in the early-mid 2000s. From Jet Set Radio to SSX Tricky, extreme sports have been the chosen event for so many exceptional titles in years past, but as the 2020's roll on, the availability of such titles is dwindling. The genre has faced ridicule over the past few years thanks to the underwhelming return to the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series with its fifth outing in 2015, and despite Ubisoft's Riders Republic working hard to remedy its soured reputation, the genre has been largely dormant. However, as many of the games in the genre were focused on skateboarding specifically, the release of OlliOlli World has lead the charge of the genre's resurgence.

Though the game's emphasis on 2D, side-scrolling gameplay is more in line with arcade titles like Skate or Die!, or 720 Degrees, OlliOlli World's exceptional game design allows for extensive combs to be achieved, which is something far more reminiscent of 3D games in the genre. Striking a balance between simple, easy to use gameplay, and intricate trick systems is a tough task to undertake, and it's been a while since a game has got it right. OlliOlli World achieves this, and though Skate 4's imminent release is sure to steal the headlines, the steps that OlliOlli World has taken to revitalize the ailing skateboarding genre are not to be ignored.

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With the introduction of the now-beloved Tony Hawk's Pro Skater in 1999, the thirst for skateboarding in the gaming sphere only grew with every subsequent release in the series. As 3D gameplay found its footing at the turn of the century, open-ended, arcade-style skateboarding games were seemingly a