OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood explained
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood is a skateboarding video game developed and published by Roll7 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game was announced on 25 September 2014 as the sequel to the critically acclaimed OlliOlli,[1] and was released on 3 March 2015 in North America and on 4 March 2015 in the PAL region.[2] OlliOlli2 was released free to PlayStation Plus members.[3] The game was ported to PC by BlitWorks and published by Devolver Digital, releasing it for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on 11 August 2015.[4]
On 22 February 2016, OlliOlli2 was released for Android on the Google Play Store.[5] On 9 April 2016, it was announced that Roll7 cooperated with Spanish publisher and distributor Badland Games to bring OlliOlli and OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood to retail stores, delivered as OlliOlli: Epic Combo Edition for PlayStation 4.[6] The game was later ported to Xbox One under the title OlliOlli2: XL Edition on 24 May 2016. A collection of both games released for Nintendo Switch on 14 February 2019, titled OlliOlli: Switch Stance.[7] A sequel, OlliOlli World, was released in 2022.
Reception
The game received "favourable" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
Over 1 million people have downloaded the game as of 27 March 2015.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood Coming to PS4, Vita in 2015. Bennett. Simon. 25 September 2014. PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. 7 December 2022. 7 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207233203/https://blog.playstation.com/2014/09/25/olliolli2-welcome-to-olliwood-coming-to-ps4-vita-in-2015/. live.
- Web site: OlliOlli2 gets a release date. Porter. Matt. 25 February 2015. IGN. Ziff Davis. 7 December 2022. 7 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207233159/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/25/olliolli-2-gets-a-release-date. live.
- Web site: OlliOlli2 on PS4, Vita: Out Today, Free on PS Plus. Bennett. Simon. 3 March 2015. PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. 7 December 2022. 7 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207233201/https://blog.playstation.com/2015/03/03/olliolli-on-ps4-vita-out-today-free-on-ps-plus/. live.
- Web site: OlliOlli2 drops in to PC next month. Yin-Poole. Wesley. 28 July 2015. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 7 December 2022. 7 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207233201/https://www.eurogamer.net/olliolli2-drops-in-to-pc-next-month. live.
- Web site: [Update: New Price] OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood is now live in the Google Play Store]. Carter. Jaymes. 22 February 2016. Droid Gamers. 22 August 2021. 22 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822080216/https://www.droidgamers.com/2016/02/22/olliolli-2-is-now-live-in-the-google-play-store/. live.
- Web site: OlliOlli PS4 Physical Editions Coming This Summer. Khan. Zarmena. 9 April 2016. PlayStation LifeStyle. Mandatory. 11 April 2017. 4 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004191454/http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/04/09/olliolli-ps4-disc-coming-summer-2016/. live.
- Web site: OlliOlli 1 and 2 coming to Switch as OlliOlli: Switch Stance on February 14. 8 January 2019. Gematsu. 30 January 2019. 31 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190131093617/https://gematsu.com/2019/01/olliolli-1-and-2-coming-to-switch-as-olliolli-switch-stance-on-february-14. live.
- OlliOlli 2 played by over 1m people worldwide. Calvin. Alex. 27 March 2015. MCV/Develop. Biz Media. 8 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822040806/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/olliolli2-played-by-over-1m-people-worldwide/0147286. 22 August 2016 . live.
