Skate 3 has a lot of options on offer as far as added downloadable content goes. But which are worth your money and which of them are borderline scams? Here's a breakdown of each DLC package for your consumer needs.
-Black Box Distribution Park
The Black Box Distribution Park is a real-life indoor skatepark for the Black Box Distribution Team (no relation to EA Black Box, the developers of the Skate series). The skatepark is undoubtedly awesome in real life, but a little undersized for a video game. There's not much area to move around in, so once you're done with the few challenges the DLC offers, there's not much to do. Perfectly fine as a free pre-order bonus, but not really worth paying for, given the small size of the area and complete lack of scenery.
-Maloof Money Cup NYC
This DLC is also modeled directly after real life, but it's got a little more room to skate around in. First off, the Maloof Money Cup NYC area (different from Maloof Money Cup you have to beat in the regular single-player campaign) includes tons of trophies, most of which only require that you beat one or two challenges. The challenges are a little bit tougher than those in the regular game, but not to any frustrating degree. The real-life street park modeled in-game works very well as a virtual layout, and the realism factor makes it cool in its own way, even if there aren't any gigantic mega ramps to shred. One small area of the DLC is fictional, though, the "secret tranny park," which isn't what it sounds like, if there are any non-skaters reading. The tranny park gives you a chance for some bigger air tricks without seeming too fanciful and crazy, so it mostly fits in with the rest of the DLC. If you're a fan of the more realistic skating opportunities in Skate 3, this DLC is a must-buy.
-Danny Way's Hawaiian Dream
Now, if you hate realism and just want the biggest, gamiest, prettiest DLC ever, Danny Way's Hawaiian Dream is for you. It's a giant, bright, vibrant area that's a ton of fun to look at as you skate through, with mega park areas, vert, and tons of street areas to play around in. Plenty of challenges to attempt, even an Own The Lot combo challenge, with difficulty levels similar to the last challenges of the normal game, and they take some effort to beat. The DLC also comes with plenty of Danny Way gear to try out as well, and trophies, so there's plenty of content on offer. Probably the best value for money of any DLC released yet, and just awesome to look at.
-After Dark
The latest DLC advertises that it is bringing night skating to the Skate series for the first time! What it means is we get a new specific skating area that's always at night, not that the rest of the game can suddenly be played at night as well. The skating area surrounds a broken-down (some may say haunted?) house, including the old-school San Van DIY Park, a popular area in the first game of the series. There are only a couple of challenges to complete, but the area has some promise for creative videos. Some nostalgia value may be taken from the old San Van DIY park, so I would mildly recommend this DLC.
-Time is Money
Time is Money quite simply unlocks everything for someone who either can't or doesn't have the time to, and it costs . Back in olden days, this is what cheat codes were for -- making sure anybody can unlock the full game material even if they don't have the time or ability to. They paid for the whole game, after all. However, due to cheat codes going somewhat out of fashion, and increased save-game protection stopping gamers from downloading completed saves from others, EA has the opportunity to tax gamers like this, offering a full unlock code for way too much money when it should really be free. Do not waste your money on this DLC, or you are encouraging EA's shady business.
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