![]() ![]() The game was rebuilt and polished by Robomodo using Neversoft’s original code and includes the best seven levels from THPS and THPS2 (Warehouse, School 2, Mall, Phoenix, Hangar, Marseilles and Venice). Combining sharp visuals with the best controls ever in a Tony Hawk game, the feel is cutting edge yet timeless. Tapping into fans’ muscle memories, the gameplay returns to controllers and focuses on the satisfaction of linking sick tricks for maximum points. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD is a downloadable title for Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC that takes the best elements of the classic THPS games and gives them a fresh update to create an all new skateboarding experience. It literally adds insult to your skater’s injury.THE BEST ELEMENTS OF THE CLASSIC THPS GAMES UPDATED FOR TODAY! ![]() Bail too much or score too little and your skater’s head explodes and you lose. It’s frantic and fast – and seeing realistic skaters with heads 40 times too large is a potent mix of comical and creepy. Graffiti and Trick Attack are back, and there’s a new addition called Big Head Elimination, in which you have to score points to deflate your ever-expanding head. The lack of couch co-op aside, there are plenty of enjoyable modes to choose from. Yes, all of Pro Skater HD’s multiplayer matches take place online. While none of these are deal-breakers, the omission of split-screen play stings the most. At times the game can be a bit glitchy too – your character might soar sky-high after a high-speed bail, or wobble back and forth in midair. Many of your favorite skaters don’t return – Chad Muska and Bucky Lasek are notable absences – and unlike Tony Hawk 2, there’s also no character- or park creator (though you can play as your Xbox 360 Avatar). For instance, there are no unlockable levels, and the seven included stages wear thin by a second play-through. Some pretty big sacrifices have been made. Of course, there’s the $15 price point is bittersweet too. These alone add enough value to the series to warrant the game’s $15 price tag for Birdman fans. This time around, 100%-ing the campaign unlocks Projectives, a series of ludicrously difficult objectives that will leave you mashing the restart button and pulling out your hair but never putting the controller down. This will help perfectionists reach 100% faster than ever before, but as is always the case with Tony Hawk games, the “end” just unlocks more. Levels feel just a little different (not better or worse, just scaled slightly differently), only about half of the songs from the original two titles return (don’t worry: Goldfinger’s “Superman” is still in the mix), and this time around there’s a map that shows you where every single collectible and objective is. However, Pro Skater HD isn’t a 1:1 remake of its predecessors. But its transition to the seventh generation of consoles is a successful one, with small touches like the way drawstrings move on hoodies showing the careful polish and love grafted into this update. After all, when we jammed this on our PS1’s and N64’s the graphics seemed breathtaking. THPSHD looks great too, but surprisingly, you’ll quickly forget that this isn’t how it always looked. As much as we love the later additions (like the revert, which is due in a future DLC pack), we were perfectly content with the usual assortment of flip tricks, grabs, grinds, and manuals. That’s due in part to the inclusion Pro Skater 2’s manual move to all the Tony Hawk 1 levels, which allows for extremely long combos. But our skepticism proved unwarranted – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater still feels as buttery smooth as it did in 1999. Gameplay mechanics over a decade old often feel, well, old. The 2012 remake contains seven levels from Tony Hawk 1 and 2 in something of a best-of compilation, but Tony Hawk 1 came out 13 years ago and the gameplay has been left almost completely untouched. For that reason, it’s best to approach Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD cautiously. While it can fill you with a nice little fuzzy feeling, too much can lead to fruitless reminiscing. Much like Bagel Bites, Mountain Dew, beanbag chairs, and the Y2K bug, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is practically synonymous with late-90’s nostalgia.įunny thing about nostalgia, though: it’s a bittersweet fruit. ![]()
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