A Single Session mode that lets you practice against the clock. A Free Skate mode that lets you simply practice to your hearts content. And a powerful 3D Real-Time Skatepark Editor that is basically an architectural program that lets you create your own parks and levels to practice in. Already you'll find free parks to download at various fan-sites thus adding to the replay value of the game.
Controls are smooth and fluid, the best option by far being a gamepad.
You want lots of buttons and you'll want to study the controls to maximize the learning curve. Also, the game follows that console game convention of locking almost everything until you're good enough to unlock the better parts of the game. Once you do unlock the various parks, usually through performance in Career mode, you'll get to grind in parks themed after Venice Beach, a Mexican Bullring, the bustling streets of the Big Apple and even a park in Marseilles, France. While the graphics aren't quite as sharp and optimized as the PC is capable of displaying, they are still quite pretty and very inventive. Loads of obstacles, railings, steps, half-pipes and other things to jump, grind and sail over.