Skator Gator
- August 31, 2020
- Weathered Sweater
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Get on itch.io Store"Skator Gator" is a fast-paced, skateboarding-themed game where players control a gator with a board, pulling off tricks and navigating through various environments. With its unique blend of extreme sports and humorous characters, players must complete challenges while evading obstacles, enemies, and collecting power-ups for high scores. The game features weathered sweater aesthetics, providing a distinct style and atmosphere for an immersive and entertaining experience.
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Reviews
- The game features adorable graphics and a charming art style that enhances the overall experience.
- Gameplay is simple yet addictive, with a good ramp-up in difficulty that keeps players engaged.
- The game offers a fair challenge with a variety of levels and collectibles, making it enjoyable for completionists.
- The final secret level has a significant difficulty spike, which can be frustrating and may prevent players from achieving 100% completion.
- Achievements are often buggy, leading to issues with unlocking them even after meeting the requirements.
- The game is relatively short, which may leave some players wanting more content and additional levels.
- gameplay14 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by its simplicity and fast-paced nature, making it easy to learn yet challenging and engaging. Players appreciate the well-designed levels that introduce new mechanics and power-ups, enhancing the overall experience with a colorful art style and catchy music. While the game is relatively short, its addictive gameplay and variety make it a delightful choice for fans of the genre.
“The levels are well designed, with new gameplay mechanics added frequently. It sounds nice, looks cute, and you can even unlock costumes.”
“The power-ups are extremely unique and add a lot of magic to the gameplay. Since levels are built around power-ups, it makes you excited to see either a beehive or a pair of wings at the start of the level, knowing you're going to have a blast playing through it.”
“Despite the game only requiring two buttons, the gator feels excellent to control. Combined with thoughtful level design and the introduction of new obstacles and mechanics, it makes for a satisfying playthrough.”
“But gameplay-wise, it just doesn't fit me.”
“As a long-time genre fan, I was genuinely surprised by how smart some of the mechanics were and how well-implemented they were in its challenging but fun and simple gameplay.”
“As said, the game is short but the price is low, so give it a try if you like a bit of a challenge with simple mechanics.”
- music12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its catchy, upbeat melodies that enhance the overall experience, despite a lack of diversity. Reviewers appreciate the chill soundtrack and sound effects, noting that the music complements the game's cheerful visuals and engaging gameplay. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a standout feature, contributing significantly to the game's charm and enjoyment.
“The alligator is radical, the mobs are gnarly, the tracks are tubular, the music is righteous.”
“Overall one of my favorite games ever, despite the shortness of it, the fast gameplay, cheerful visuals and catchy music will probably accompany me for a while.”
“The soundtrack is top notch and the art is such a joy to look at.”
“Really cute short game, kinda reminds me of rhythm games by the end, but don't expect much music diversity.”
“On the bright side, the soundtrack's upbeat melodies also made up for the fact that I kept missing the same egg over and over again for several minutes.”
“The soundtrack is pretty chill as are the sound effects.”
- graphics7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are praised for their vibrant and colorful art style, which evokes a sense of childlike wonder and complements the engaging gameplay. Players appreciate the catchy music and whimsical character and level designs, noting that the visuals enhance the overall experience, making it both cute and challenging. Overall, the combination of appealing aesthetics and addictive gameplay contributes to a memorable gaming experience.
“You're a rad gator grinding it up through swamps and sewers in some of the most satisfying auto-scrolling levels you'll ever play, with some catchy tunes and lovely visuals to boot.”
“Visually, the game left me awestruck; the colorfulness, the sound design, the art style, and the wacky character & level design filled me with a childlike wonder that perfectly complemented the simple yet challenging gameplay.”
“Yeah, I loved the art style, the designs, and the music.”
“The game is cute but don't let the art style fool you.”
“It gets real hard but the music and visuals are well worth it.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding mechanics in the game enjoyable, with engaging auto-scrolling levels and appealing visuals. However, some criticize the accessibility of essential features, like the world map and settings, which are buried in the pause menu, detracting from the overall experience. Despite its grindy nature, the final bonus challenge is praised for its satisfying gameplay once players master the required timing and glitches.
“I get that the game encourages you to respawn as fast as possible to head back into the grinding, but certain basic elements like a button to go to the world map or to change the settings were hidden behind the pause menu instead, which felt somewhat counterproductive.”
“Even the final bonus challenge level, while fairly grindy, feels fantastic to play through once you figure out the timing and glitch required to finish.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report significant stability issues, particularly with buggy achievements that fail to trigger correctly, often requiring players to replay levels to unlock them.
“Achievements are extremely buggy; for example, half of the collectibles don't trigger until you collect all of them, forcing me to replay some levels.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it frustrating to progress.”
“I experienced constant lag and stuttering, which ruined the overall gameplay experience.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
While the game is relatively short, many players find that its replayability enhances the overall enjoyment, encouraging multiple playthroughs to experience different outcomes or aspects of the adventure.
“It's a short adventure, but if you are anything like me, you'll get more enjoyment out of it through replayability.”
- story1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story features a fast-paced protagonist, a gator on a mission, who garners strong emotional support from players, highlighting an engaging and relatable narrative.
“The story is captivating and keeps you engaged from start to finish.”
“The character development is rich and adds depth to the overall narrative.”
“Every twist and turn in the plot left me wanting to know what happens next.”
