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
- Incredibly cute with simple yet fast-paced gameplay that is fun and engaging.
- Great presentation with charming visuals, catchy music, and a variety of levels that gradually increase in difficulty.
- Affordable price for a short but enjoyable experience, making it a worthwhile purchase for fans of platformers.
- The final secret level has a significant difficulty spike, making it frustrating and potentially preventing 100% completion.
- Achievements are buggy, leading to issues with unlocking and completing the game fully.
- The game is quite short, which may leave some players wanting more content and additional levels.
- gameplay28 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 11 % 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 unique power-ups, enhancing the overall experience. The cute art style, catchy music, and thoughtful level design contribute to a delightful and addictive gameplay experience, despite the game's short length.
“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 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.”
“Are you looking for a simple game that is easy to learn, fun in short bursts, and will surprise you with new mechanics gradually all throughout?”
- music24 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 13 % 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 in tracks. 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.”
“The soundtrack is pretty chill as are the sound effects.”
“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.”
- graphics14 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are widely praised for their vibrant and colorful art style, which evokes a sense of childlike wonder and complements the engaging gameplay. Players appreciate the wacky character and level designs, along with the catchy music, creating a visually appealing and immersive experience. Despite the game's challenging nature, the cheerful visuals and sound design enhance the overall enjoyment.
“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.”
“Cute art style, addictive gameplay, and tons of variety for the length.”
“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.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding mechanics in the game enjoyable, particularly in the auto-scrolling levels that feature engaging visuals and music. However, some users feel that the design choices, such as hiding essential functions in the pause menu, detract from the overall experience. Despite the grindy nature of the final bonus challenge, it is still considered rewarding once players master the required techniques.
“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.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is marred by significant bugs, particularly with achievements that fail to trigger correctly, often requiring players to replay levels to unlock them. This issue has been noted multiple times, indicating a consistent problem affecting the overall experience.
“Achievements are extremely buggy (e.g., half collectibles don't trigger until you get all of them), so I had to replay some levels.”
“Achievements are extremely buggy (e.g., half collectibles don't trigger until you get all of them), so I had to replay some levels.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers a short adventure that enhances enjoyment through replayability, allowing players to derive additional satisfaction from multiple playthroughs.
“It's a short adventure, but if you are anything like me, you'll get more enjoyment out of it through replayability.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story centers around a determined and speedy alligator on a mission, evoking strong support and emotional investment from players.
