We’ve all seen the monumental EA trailer for the upcoming skateboarding video game SKATE 2 starring practically every single skater known to man, except for Tony Hawk.  I think he was busy that day dancing around in his briefs.  But basically, it looks like EA, in an attempt to keep video gamers (prepubescent and pubescent) enticed by a concept that may has lost steam over the past few years, came out with a sequel to SKATE.  This time with an extended storyline.

I’m not really into video games but that’s not to say that I’ve never been into them.  The only video games that have ever caught my attention have had storylines.  The first game I could ever remember being addicted to was a crappy game on computer game called LEISURE SUIT LARRY.  The only reason why I loved this game was because it was like a B-movie in the context of a video game. 

EA just released the second trailer for SKATE 2 over on TackyWorld giving you an idea of what you can look forward to.  This version of Skate looks great but I wished they added my favorite skate character, Officer Rivieri. 

EA has released the soundtracks to the upcoming Skate It (coming out this holiday season for Wii) and Skate 2 (for PS3 and Xbox 360 early next year).   The company is so jazzed about the song selection, which includes such old-school gems as Black Sabbath (“Symptom of the Universe”) and LL Cool J (“Rock the Bells”) alongside newer artists like Money Your Love (“For Kristoffer”).

Songs were sometimes chosen because they were known for being featured in famous skate videos — or sometimes chosen by the pros featured in the game.

So, that said, would you skate to any of these songs:

ARTIST – SONG
Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking
Anubis – Anubis
ASG – The Dull Blade
Awesome Snakes – I Want A Snake*
Black Sabbath – Symptom Of The Universe
Black Tide – Shockwave
China Creeps – Stay On Or Die
Cut Chemist – Addictive*
D.R.I. – Beneath The Wheel
Dayton Sidewinders – Go Ahead On*
Dragonforce – Heroes Of Our Time
ELO – Show Down
Fujiya & Miyagi – Collarbone*
Gang Starr – Step In The Arena*
Gaslight Anthem – I’da Called You Woody, Joe*
Goons Of Doom – She Wore Rat Skin Boots
Guilty Simpson – Piglets
High Tension Wires – They Fall Apart
Judas Priest – Freewheel Burning*
Korrupted Hoodlums – S.K.A.T.E.
Koushik feat. Percee P – Cold Beats*
LL Cool J – Rock The Bells*
Louis XIV – Guilt By Association*
McRad – Weakness
Money Your Love – For Kristoffer*
Motorhead – Eat The Rich
Nas – Made You Look
Oh No – Heavy
One Man Army – It’s Empty
Ponce De Leon – Gator Jaws*
Public Enemy – Harder Than You Think
Queen Sea Big Shark – Hold Your Hand*
Radio Reelers – Runnin’ Out
Rage Against The Machine – Sleep Now In The Fire
Riverboat Gamblers – Uh Oh!
Sam & Dave – Hold On, I’m Comin’
Sly & The Family Stone – Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)*
Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster
Suicidal Tendencies – Possessed 2 Skate*
T.S.O.L. – Superficial Love
Teenage Bottlerocket – Crashing
Texas Thieves – Los Pool Riders
The Clash – Death Or Glory*
The Riptides – Return To Blood Beach
The Specials – Ghost Town*
Tickled Pink – Reach Out And Give Me Your Hand
Underground Railroad To Candyland – Square Ball
WAR – Low Rider*
Wu-Tang Clan – Protect Ya Neck
Year Long Disaster – Leda Atomica*
Youth Brigade – I Hate My Life

All songs are on the Skate 2 soundtrack, while * indicates that the song is also on Skate It.  For more go about the soundtracks, visit the EA site.