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{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Evolution Skateboarding
|image = Evolution Skateboarding.jpg
|caption = PAL region PS2 cover art
|developer = [[Konami#Former subsidiaries|Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka]]
|publisher = [[Konami]]
|designer =
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 10, 2002 <small>(PS2)</small><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dubin |first=Jayson |date=2012-05-04 |title=Evolution Skateboarding Ships for the PS2 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/news/evolution_skateboarding_ships_for_the_ps2/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=GameZone |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313142546/https://www.gamezone.com/news/evolution_skateboarding_ships_for_the_ps2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>|NA|November 17, 2002 <small>(GC)</small>|JP|December 12, 2002|PAL|February 21, 2003}}
|genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
|platforms = [[GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]]
}}
'''''Evolution Skateboarding''''' is a [[Sports game|sports]] [[video game]] released by [[Konami]] for the [[GameCube]] and [[PlayStation 2]] in 2002. It features several popular skateboarders such as [[Rick McCrank]], [[Arto Saari]], [[Kerry Getz]], and [[Danny Way]]. There is also a create-a-skater feature and an unlockable character for every skater the player completes the game with. There are also sets of level-specific songs, such as a metal remix of the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' theme and a ''[[Castlevania]]'' theme, after unlocking the [[Simon Belmont|Vampire Hunter]]. Levels are unlocked by completing a specific number of objectives in a current level, such as collecting items like boots and other objects, performing tricks in designated areas of a level, and grinding a certain distance. The ''Evolution Skateboarding'' engine was used in the bonus skateboarding mode included in the PlayStation 2 version of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty#Substance|Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance]]'' in 2003.

==Featured skaters==
'''''Default skaters'''''
* [[Arto Saari]]
* [[Danny Way]]
* [[Colin McKay]]
* [[Stevie Williams]]
* [[Rick McCrank]]
* [[Kerry Getz]]
* [[Chris Senn (skateboarder)|Chris Senn]]

'''''Unlockable skaters'''''
* Gorilla
* [[Raiden (Metal Gear)|Raiden]]
* Unknown
* [[Solid Snake]]
* [[Frogger]]
* Gurlukovich 1
* [[Simon Belmont|Vampire Hunter]]
* Gurlukovich 2
* Gray

==Soundtrack==
* [[H2O (American band)|H<sub>2</sub>O]] - "Role Model"
* [[Stereo MC's]] - "Graffiti Part One"
* [[Primus (band)|Primus]] - "Harold of the Rocks"
* [[Primus (band)|Primus]] - "Mr Knowitall"
* [[Primus (band)|Primus]] - "Pudding Time"
* [[CKY (band)|cKy]] - "The Human Drive in Hi-Fi"
* [[The Turbo A.C.'s]] - "Hit and Run"
* [[Hotwire (band)|Hotwire]] - "Not Today"
* [[Agent Orange (band)|Agent Orange]] - "Let It Burn"
* [[Default (band)|Default]] - "Slow Me Down"
* [[Unwritten Law]] - "Evolution"
* [[Ill Niño]] - "[[Unreal (song)|Unreal]]"
* [[The Dickies]] - "Elevator"
* [[Kurtis Mantronik]] - "Baby, You Blow My Mind"
* [[Peanut Butter Wolf]] - "Devotion"

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| NGC = true
| PS2 = true
| na = true
| Fam_NGC = 31 / 40<ref name=FamGC>{{cite magazine |title=ニンテンドーゲームキューブ - Evolution Skateboarding |language=Japanese |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |volume=915 |date=June 30, 2006 |page=102}}</ref>
| Fam_PS2 = 31 / 40<ref name=FamPS2>{{cite magazine |title=プレイステーション2 - Evolution Skateboarding |language=Japanese |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |volume=915 |date=June 30, 2006 |page=94}}</ref>
| GI_PS2 = 5 / 10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Evolution Skateboarding (PS2) |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |issue=116 |date=December 2002 |page=122}}</ref>
| GameRev_PS2 = C−<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33675-evolution-skateboarding-review |title=Evolution Skateboarding Review (PS2) |last=Silverman |first=Ben |date=October 2002 |website=[[Game Revolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235447/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/evolution-skateboarding |archivedate=September 23, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref>
| GSpot_PS2 = 4 / 10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/evolution-skateboarding-review/1900-2894756/ |title=Evolution Skateboarding Review (PS2) |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |date=October 15, 2002 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014443/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/evolution-skateboarding-review/1900-2894756/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpy_PS2 = 40%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/november02/evolutionskateboardingps2/ |title=Evolution Skateboarding (PS2) |last=Satterfield |first=Shane |date=November 20, 2002 |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215123449/http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/november02/evolutionskateboardingps2/ |archivedate=December 15, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref>
| IGN_NGC = 4.3 / 10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/17/evolution-skateboarding |title=Evolution Skateboarding (GCN) |last=Mirabella III |first=Fran |date=December 17, 2002 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |accessdate=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014548/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/17/evolution-skateboarding |url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 3 / 10 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/10/evolution-skateboarding-review |title=Evolution Skateboarding Review (PS2) |last=Smith |first=David |date=October 10, 2002 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014612/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/10/evolution-skateboarding-review |url-status=live}}</ref>
| NP_NGC = 3.3 / 5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Evolution Skateboarding |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] |volume=164 |date=January 2003 |page=172}}</ref>
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1495372,00.asp |title=Evolution Skateboarding |last=Rybicki |first=Joe |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=December 2002 |page=160 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040629201226/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1495372,00.asp |archivedate=June 29, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref>
| PSM_PS2 = 6 / 10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Evolution Skateboarding |magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine|PSM]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |date=December 2002 |page=42}}</ref>
| XPlay_PS2 = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/story/0,24330,3408748,00.html |title='Evolution Skateboarding' (PS2) Review |last=Rubenstein |first=Glenn |date=December 2, 2002 |website=[[X-Play]] |publisher=[[TechTV]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021216212149/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/story/0,24330,3408748,00.html |archivedate=December 16, 2002 |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref>
| MC_NGC = 44 / 100<ref name=MCGC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/evolution-skateboarding/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Evolution Skateboarding for GameCube Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240129212121/https://www.metacritic.com/game/evolution-skateboarding/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_PS2 = 44 / 100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/evolution-skateboarding/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Evolution Skateboarding for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240129212308/https://www.metacritic.com/game/evolution-skateboarding/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on both platforms, according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCGC/><ref name=MCPS2/> Western reviews of the game mostly considered it as a bland rip-off of the ''[[Tony Hawk (series)|Tony Hawk's]]'' series of skating games. In Japan, however, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave both console versions each a score of 31 out of 40.<ref name=FamGC/><ref name=FamPS2/>

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==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Konami crossover series}}
{{Metal Gear}}
{{Castlevania series}}
{{Frogger series}}

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[[Category:GameCube games]]
[[Category:Konami games]]
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[[Category:Skateboarding video games]]
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[[Category:Video games set in Greece]]
[[Category:Video games set in Philadelphia]]