Review: Crayola Scoot (PlayStation 4)

Creativity wins in this colorful freestyle scooter championship! In Crayola Scoot, more tricks mean more color – and color can change the world in impossible ways. So get ready to take on Scoot Legends in a rainbow of thrilling events, or grab 3 friends for a split-screen color clash. It’s time to make your mark on the scoot park.

Pros:

  • Big bright cartoon graphics.
  • 1.14GB Download size.
  • Five character slots.
  • Opening tutorial. (Optional)
  • Character creator- Boy/Girl, Favourite color, Height and name.
  • Gameplay is a mix between Tony Hawk on scooters with a Splatoon twist.
  • Three lands- Crayola city, Enchanted forest, and Alien theme park.
  • Three difficulties- Easy, Medium and hard.
  • Earn EXP and level up which increases your fame which in turn unlocks new content like lands/scooter parts and clothing.
  • Shop- Spend any earned coinage and buy new clothing options and new parts for your scooter which does affect the stats.
  • A handful of modes-
    • Tag- avoid getting hit and survive or get hit then tag everyone else.
    • Colour frenzy- Cover the floor in your paint, Most covered wins.
    • Crazy crayons- Collect crayons.
    • Trick run- Timed stunt run.
    • Boss battles- Play a game of HORSE except you spell S.C.O.O.T. You do a move then the boss needs to beat it or get a letter. First to spell SCOOT loses.
  • 2-4 Local multiplayer support.
  • Fun to play.
  • Easy to use trick system.
  • Tips on loading screens.
  • Platinum trophy.
  • Lenient bail mechanic and you really need to do something special to fall off.
  • Clear HUD shows position or color count.
  • Fantastic level design.
  • Tricks are air tricks predominantly but you can do grinding.
  • Around the map are these pods that if you do a trick on will cover a large part of the map in your color, Control all of them and a massive blimp flies overshooting your color down.

Cons:

  • Tricky controls at first, All jumps are done on the right stick.
  • Only one controller layout.
  • Didn’t see any colorblind options.
  • No online play.
  • Lacks leaderboards.
  • A lot of slowdowns.

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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