Yanya Caballista: City Skater

Yanya Caballista: City Skater, known in Japan as Yanya Caballista featuring Gawoo (ヤンヤ カバジスタ featuring Gawoo, Yanya Kabajisuta Fīcharingu Gawū), is an extreme sports skating game for the PlayStation 2.

Yanya Caballista: City Skater
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)Cave
Publisher(s)Koei
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: July 5, 2001
  • NA: October 1, 2001
Genre(s)Action/Platformer
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The game was packaged with a fingerboard. The fingerboard was to be placed on top of both of the analogue sticks and would be controlled on top of them to resemble controlling a skate board on its wheels.

The game had 3 different modes; a practice mode, a "ramp" mode, and a campaign mode. Both the practice mode and the ramp mode allowed the player to unlock one of 7 characters.

The campaign mode consisted of 5 different stages, divided in sections that unlocked if the player eliminated all Gawoos in the previous section before the countdown timer ran out, which could be avoided by collecting the coins scattered around the level. Once all Gawoos in the level were eliminated the player would have to beat a boss, unusually powerful Gawoos with unique abilities and above average life bars and some sort of protections surrounding them.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[5] Scott Steinberg of Next Generation called it "a bonzo extreme product so foreign in origin and design that it could pass for a Kia."[10]

References
  1. "Yanya Caballista: City Skater for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  2. Miller, Skyler. "Yanya Caballista: City Skater - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. Edge staff (September 2001). "Yanya Caballista featuring Gawoo". Edge. No. 101. Future plc.
  4. EGM staff (October 2001). "Yanya Caballista: City Skater". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 147. Ziff Davis. p. 148.
  5. "プレイステーション2 - ヤンヤ カバジスタ ~featuring Gawoo~". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 915. Enterbrain. June 30, 2006. p. 88.
  6. Fitzloff, Jay (October 2001). "Yanya Caballista City Skater". Game Informer. No. 102. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  7. Iron Monkey (October 1, 2001). "Yanya Caballista: City Skater Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. Davis, Ryan (September 28, 2001). "Yanya Caballista: City Skater Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  9. Perry, Douglass C. (October 15, 2001). "Yanya Caballista City Skater". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  10. Steinberg, Scott (January 2002). "Yanya Caballista: City Skater". Next Generation. No. 85. Imagine Media. p. 82. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  11. "Yanya Caballista: City Skater". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 49. Ziff Davis. October 2001. p. 135.
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