FRESH STYLE

OLLIOLLI WORLD is a radical refresh for the sidescrolling skater

- Nat Clayton

OlliOlli World isn’t like other skaters. It’s not shredding lines down some asphalt concourse, pissing off security guards and scaring passing shoppers as it slams a 50-50 into the kerb. Roll7’s series of sidescrolling skaters has instead travelled to the far-off shores of Radlandia, a skater’s paradise where the rails are always polished and aspiring shredders compete for the chance to become the next Skate Wizard.

OlliOlli World is weirder and wilder than those who Olli’d before it—and it’s all the better for it.

The third game in the series follows the template laid out by OlliOlli 1 and 2. You’re tasked with skating a line down a sidescrolling course, using A to push and the left stick to launch into kickflips and the like. As you go on you build up your bag of tricks, chaining combos with manuals, grinds, and wallrides as you look to not only finish stages but finish them in style.