Playing Skate® on your phone
1. In the Applications menu, find and launch Skate.
2. The EA Mobile and Skate splash screens appear first, followed by the Skate intro.
3. The "Your Skater" screen is displayed so you can customize how he looks.
4. A tutorial explaining the basic moves will appear next.
5. Once the game loads, the story starts or the previous game is resumed.
6. The Main menu can be reached from the Pause menu and displays the following options:
- Thrasher Mode - Start or resume a game.
- Free Skate - Start a free roaming session.
- Scrapbook - Open the Scrapbbok. View achievements and Statistics.
Options - Open the Options menu. Use the D-Pad or "2" or "8" to cursor up and down through the list. Highlight one of these options and press right softkey "Select" or OK on the D-Pad to change its value: - Sound - Turn in-game sound on/off.
- Vibration - Turn vibration sound on/off.
- Tutorial Screen - Turn the Tutorial screen on/off.
- Character - Access "Your Skater" screen.
- Reset Game - Reset game statistics and progression.
- Help - Open the Help section. Here you can find detailed information on each of these topics:
- General
- Controls
- Skate Lines
- Options
- Records
- About - Display copyright and development information.
- Exit - Exit Skate.
Game Controls Move your skater with the (2, 4, 6, 8) keys.
Ollie (jump) by pressing the ( 5 ) key.
Perform tricks with the (2, 4, 6, 8).
Press the (*) key to open the goal reminder.
You can also use the D-Pad instead of the number keys. The center of the D-Pad acts as the (5) key.
To perform a line, start your next trick while performing your current trick, leaving as little time between your tricks as possible. The longer the line, the more points you will gain! But be careful: using the same trick twice in a row will not add to your line multiplier.