''Crayola Scoot'' is a
sports video game
A sports video game is a video game that simulates the practice of sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, track and field, extreme sports, and combat sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport (s ...
developed by
Climax Studios
Climax Studios is a British video game developer based in Portsmouth that is best known for their work on the 2004 action role-playing game ''Sudeki'' and the 2007 and 2009 survival horror video games '' Silent Hill: Origins'' and '' Silent Hi ...
and published by
Outright Games
Outright Games Ltd. is a British video game publisher focused on licensed games, mainly based on family-friendly properties similar to GameMill Entertainment. The company was co-founded in 2016 by Terry Malham as well as his children, Terry Malha ...
. It is based on the
Crayola
Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing company specializing in art supplies. It is known for its brand ''Crayola'' and best known for its crayons. The company is headquartered in Forks Township, Pennsylv ...
brand, taking heavy inspiration from games such as ''
Splatoon
is a third-person shooter video game franchise created by Hisashi Nogami, and developed and owned by Nintendo. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth inhabited by anthropomorphic marine animals, the series centers around fictional cephalopods know ...
'' with a similar paint/ink mechanic and the ''
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'', released as ''Tony Hawk's Skateboarding'' in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe, is a skateboarding video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. It was released for the PlayStation on ...
'' series instead riding a scooter rather than a skateboard, performing tricks and combos to complete challenges. It was released on October 16, 2018, in North America and October 23, 2018, in Europe for
Microsoft Windows,
Nintendo Switch
The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a tablet that can either be docked for use as a home console or used as a portable device, making it a ...
,
PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...
, and
Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...
.
Reception
On
Metacritic
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, the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One versions of ''Crayola Scoot'' received average scores of 74% and 66% respectively based on five reviews for each platform, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
References
2018 video games
Windows games
Nintendo Switch games
PlayStation 4 games
Xbox One games
Climax Group games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Crayola
Video games based on works
Sports video games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
PlayStation 4 Pro enhanced games
Xbox One X enhanced games
Video games with cel-shaded animation
Outright Games games
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