Escapism is one hell of a drug. Come hither, introverts. Be prepared to bask, creatives. Even city-slickers seek moments of peril-less zen. The act of escaping allows us (the human race) to sit within extra time — the concept of minutes and hours slows or expands without the hustle of a metropolitan system — and just simply be.

Easy to learn, hard to master, is the key takeaway from Skate City. You can spend hours zoning into these real-world famous skateboarding locations masterfully and lovingly remade for an endlessly side-scrolling level. Or, you can obsess over every inch of those touch controls and become a truly virtuoso finger flicker.