

SkateBIRD thankfully adopts a similar control scheme to the Tony Hawk games, making it easier to jump into if you’ve played any. Whereas Tony Hawk games would have you completing typical objectives for each level, SkateBIRD will give you seemingly random ones. You can, of course, take your time and explore, finding more bird accessories and music tracks to unlock. You’ll want to pick up missions when you can because it’s how you open up more levels. Because it’s so open, it also makes it hard to see where the mission-giving/story-progressing birds are around the level. The large open spaces feel empty, and getting around the levels takes more time than you’d want in a skating game. It’s fun seeing what’s been used to make the skateparks on a small scale.īecause you’re just a tiny bird, it’s understandable that the spaces are so big, but they feel a little too big. Skate parks made around the mundane human world are of course much bigger for a budgie. Skating around in the human world, reminded me of playing Micro Machines way back when (and it’s about time for another Micro Machines game). It’s also the most likely thing that grabbed your attention about the game a little bird on a skateboard. Finally, it’s 2021, and after some all-too-common Covid related delays, you can get out your bird-sized skateboard and get ready to SkateBIRD!Īs I already mentioned, SkateBIRD is too cute for its own good. It was absurd and way too cute, and it was a must-have when it came out. SkateBIRD first showed up in 2018, quickly grabbing attention with the simple combination of a little bird riding a little skateboard.
