Skate 2 is a skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released worldwide in January 2009 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 after the spin-off title Skate It. It is the sequel to 2007's Skate and the third installment in the Skate series overall.
Set in the fictional city of San Vanelona, the single-player career mode follows a skateboarder released from jail five years after being arrested in the first game, Skate, who is tasked with popularising skateboarding in the city again after devastating earthquakes, avoiding security guards hired by the company "Mongocorp" who have bought most of the city's property. Players create their own character and perform tricks such as ollies and grabs to earn points. Tricks can be used to complete challenges, such as racing and trick contests, which earn the player money that can be used to buy clothes and property or bet on events. Up to four players can play against each other in the local multiplayer "party play" mode, and an online multiplayer mode allows players to connect to games over the internet and take part in various competitive or cooperative activities.
It was followed by Skate 3, released in May 2010.
In November 2021, Skate 2 was made playable for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles through backwards compatibility.[1]
In February 2023, the title and its DLC was delisted from the Xbox 360 Marketplace, leaving the demo. However, the physical copies are still playable on Xbox 360 and newer consoles.
^"Celebrate 20 years of Xbox with over 70 new Backward Compatible Games". Xbox Wire. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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