The visuals in Disney Sports Skateboarding are nice, although they are not quite as appealing as other games in the Disney Sports lineup. Disney characters can be seen cruising obstacle filled arenas in an offset top-down perspective, similar to the already popular Game Boy adaptations of the Tony Hawk lineage. The animations are not too extravagant with Mickey Mouse and his friends attempting different skater tricks. No matter how many I tried, the tricks always seemed identical in their visual animations. Additionally, the scenes just are not compelling. Although there are a wide amount of settings, from standard streets to out-of-this-world space missions, the lack of that 'Tony Hawk' visual appeal definitely takes away from the presentation, making for streets that are boring and less than realistic.
The audio also takes a dive. I hoped for sound bits of the Disney characters screaming skater slang as they rolled along the playing fields. Instead, there are limited effects that mostly sound off as warning meters and a techno pop musical score that drags the game into an eternal prison.
