

Along with accomplishing many missions at every stop on the map, you'll also earn points for performing sick stunts as well as rewards, such as new clothing, skateboards, sticks, or other items and upgrades. You'll meet plenty other characters along your journey across Radlandia, which houses five large and visually diverse areas. The tutorial walks you through the basics, as you accomplish objectives, and you'll be cheered on by your crew, which consists of the abovementioned Chiffon, Suze (who captures your skills with a living camera named Cammy), the humorous Gnarly Mike, and the older "Dad," who runs the skate shop. This indie game - a sequel, of sorts, to 2015's OlliOlli2, which debuted a year after the original OlliOlli - first has you learn the mechanics of pushing, taking on ramps, and performing various tricks with your board. Played on the Nintendo Switch in handheld mode.The premise behind OLLIOLLI WORLD is that the divine Skate Wizard, Chiffon, is looking for a successor, so you're working your way across the vast space of Radlandia to sharpen your skateboarding skills to fill this role and achieve "Gnarvana." This new story-based skateboarding arcade game folds in colorful cartoon characters, platforming elements, and a huge emphasis on customization. I wouldn’t recommend it to play on the TV. The Nintendo Switch is the perfect platform for this game. If you’re into skateboarding this game is great for a quick play while on the train.

I’ll definitely keep this game on my Nintendo Switch for a quick play so now and then. It’s easy to pick up and especially OlliOlli 2 takes it to another level if it comes to craziness. OlliOlli has its own unique style and has that one-more-go vibe. It has a relaxing electronic vibe which can get a bit monotonous but it sure does the trick (pun intended). The goal of the background music is not to distract you from skateboarding. The “klak!” of your board popping off the ground, the “swiiiishhh” of your trucks sliding over a rail, all recognizable sounds for a skateboarder and really well integrated into OlliOlli. The Hollywood theme is very well designed and really suits the cartoony graphics style. OlliOlli 2 looks better than OlliOlli 1 in my opinion.

The movements are fluent and the tricks are all very recognizable and distinguished. The combination of character + skateboard does the job really well. The character doesn’t have a lot of details but that’s okay because this game is about skateboarding. OlliOlli 2 notches up the graphics to look more SNES-like. OlliOlli 1 has a charming NES-like pixelated graphics style. This button instantly spawns you back at the start of the stage. Missing the B button causes you most of the time to press the X button.

#Olliolli 2 switch manual#
The manual is only available in OlliOlli 2 and can be done by holding left or right when pressing the land button (B). You can rotate in the air by holding the L or R triggers. Release the stick to ollie/trick out of the grind. Grinds are also done with the left stick, just hold it in any direction when approaching a grindable spot in mid-air. If you forget to press B or press it too late, you land awkward and lose most of your trick/combo score. That last part is the hardest and most punishing. You gain speed by pressing A, do any trick by holding the left stick in a certain position and release it and press B at the moment you hit the ground to successfully land your trick/combo. The controls are really easy making the game easy to learn but hard to master.
