While the "top down" view allows you unhindered ability to manipulate your board, it presents some navigation issues. I experienced a great deal of difficulty steering my board towards park features, and though the zoom out feature is helpful, the ability to zoom out and skate at the same time would be a nice feature.

The boards are varied and really do feel different when playing with them, and the competitions will keep players coming back again and again to unlock new content and beat their old top scores. That said, the environments are very limited, and aside from the boards, there isn't much to discover once you've understood the basic skills of the game.

Touchgrind is a fun, challenging application that takes a different approach to the skateboarding genre. Casual gamers who are used to glitzy stunts and stunning visuals won't find it here. Instead, players who seek difficulty and realistic physics will enjoy the exacting and addictive nature of the game.