Review: OlliOlli World

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I tried multiple times to get into the OlliOlli games, and each time I bounced right off. I get that it’s a beloved series, and the straightforward interpretation of skating the perfect skateboard line appeals to me, but there’s something so clinical about the depiction. Just getting through the tutorial is exhausting. I understand that it’s a sort of easy-to-learn hard-to-master kind of deal, and that’s what makes it appealing, but a game has to get its hooks in me before I care enough to master it.

I’m guessing I’m not the only person who hit this wall, but OlliOlli World seems custom-built to address that problem. Eschewing the generic 2D designs of the previous games, OlliOlli World uses the magic of 3D to add some much-needed pizzazz. Moreover, the game has been given a better system of progression, a radical narrative, and a few extra moves under the hood.

OlliOlli World (PC [Reviewed], Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS4, PS5)Developer: Roll7Publisher: Private DivisionReleased: February 8, 2022MSRP: $29.99

The world of Radlandia is in need of a new Skate Wizard, as their current one is retiring. The job of the Skate Wizard is to commune with the Skate Gods in Gnarvana. As someone who just began existing a moment ago, you’ve been selected by some group of people to see if you’ve got the Skate Wizardy necessary for the role.

You travel through five worlds in your quest, picking up new skills as you go, in a bid to meet all the Skate Gods and maybe hang with them.

If you’re unfamiliar, the OlliOlli games are sidescrollers that task you with getting from the left-side of the level to the right-side in the gnarliest way possible. It’s a great little system, taking the stick-based trick system from EA’s Skate series and applying