Next Tony Hawk Game May *GASP* Actually Be Good!

DoctorFinger · 12-12-2011, 11:23 AM

Sometimes age does matter. If you're under a certain age then the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series is something of a fossil; a title your spinster aunt bought for you as a kid because it was cheap and looked suitable XTreme. But for us old fogies, it can still evoke some glowing memories. You see the first 3 Tony Hawk games weren't just good. They were great. Innovative and entertaining. They quickly went downhill, but that doesn't take away from the greatness of the first few. After letting the franchise rest after the last few miserable outings, Activision and developer Robomoto have returned with Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD, a mash up of the best levels from the first two Tony Hawk games.

That level pictured above was the one put on a Playstation Magazine demo disc, and my friends and I played it to death, so it's a welcome inclusion. No mention was made of multiplayer, but it would seem to be a no-brainer. Look for Tony Hawk HD this summer for $15 on XBLA and PSN.

Rock Bandit · 12-12-2011, 12:13 PM

The soundtrack! What about the soundtrack?

TheEpicOfTyler · 12-12-2011, 12:18 PM

I am going to break my anti Activision policies for this game.

THPS2 is one of the best games ever made. It doesn't have a flaw.

BLeeP · 12-12-2011, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheEpicOfTyler

I am going to break my anti Activision policies for this game.

THPS2 is one of the best games ever made. It doesn't have a flaw.

Except that the first one was better!

evilgoodwin · 12-12-2011, 12:30 PM

Pfft. THIS is the best skateboarding game ever.

Hooray for MGS2: Substance!

Zero · 12-12-2011, 12:39 PM

Eh. 4 and Underground were my favorites. Not to say 1-3 weren't fantastic, but I really thought the series came into it's own after those. And then went downhill even faster after Underground.

TheSilentDeath · 12-12-2011, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock Bandit

The soundtrack! What about the soundtrack?

Excellent question. I remember the soundtrack to these style games usually kicked all sorts of ass.

The first three games in this series, along with the first two dave mirra games, were some of the best xtreme sports games of their generation. I also have fond memories of the Dreamcast version of THPS2.

Vandabo · 12-12-2011, 01:11 PM

Gotta get all the gaps!

Tony Hawk 2 is one of the few games that I absolutely maxed out in every way. I would play through the whole game a couple times a night, trying to unlock all the secret characters and levels and bonuses. I had hundreds of hours in that game.

I never really got around to playing any of the later ones. There were a couple that I tried but they never grabbed me for some reason. I'll definitely check this out though.

shunoshi · 12-12-2011, 01:25 PM

Awesome! My combined hours put into THPS 1 & 2 is staggering. I'll be looking forward to picking this up.

Shieldmaiden · 12-12-2011, 02:12 PM

I really liked the structure of THUG.

DarkDay · 12-12-2011, 04:40 PM

Sold.
>>>>>>>>>>>

Troggles · 12-12-2011, 04:43 PM

I still find 3 to be the peak of the THPS series, but 1 and 2 were still better than everything that came out after 3.

LongStepMantis · 12-12-2011, 05:06 PM

I'll give them props for realizing what it is that made the games good, but I also think it's kind of funny that they opted to rehash the stuff people like in lieu of trying to make something new. Using the gameplay style and systems of the originals is a good move, but reusing the maps themselves just seems like a cop out.

For $15 bucks though, I'm still not complaining. If it was full retail it would be a different story.

Talanvor · 12-12-2011, 05:10 PM

... but can you use the board?

Exodus · 12-12-2011, 05:33 PM

Wow, I kinda liked that. It's funny because I really wanna grab SSX too this generation.

Wow, I guess this just goes to show what happens when you saturate the market, take a dive, leave the ip alone, then come back to hit in a couple years.

MagGnome · 12-12-2011, 06:09 PM

I really enjoyed THPS2 on the Dreamcast. I'll have to fire it up again sometime.

TheEpicOfTyler · 12-12-2011, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLeeP

Except that the first one was better!

With regards to your opinion and the quality gap of these two titles, your avatar is oddly fitting.

BLeeP · 12-12-2011, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheEpicOfTyler

With regards to your opinion and the quality gap of these two titles, your avatar is oddly fitting.

Me no gusta my avatar, actually :/. Anyways, I was being a bit facetious, as I couldn't honestly tell if the second was a better game simply because I didn't spend much time with it. I played a lot of the Dreamcast demo of 2 and didn't care for how much easier it was to bail compared to the original. So yes, I enjoyed the first more, but only because I sucked at 2.

TheEpicOfTyler · 12-12-2011, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLeeP

Me no gusta my avatar, actually :/. Anyways, I was being a bit facetious, as I couldn't honestly tell if the second was a better game simply because I didn't spend much time with it. I played a lot of the Dreamcast demo of 2 and didn't care for how much easier it was to bail compared to the original. So yes, I enjoyed the first more, but only because I sucked at 2.

My response was only in jest. I love both of those games, I just spent an exponentially greater amount of time in THPS2.

Wilkz07 · 12-12-2011, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheEpicOfTyler

I am going to break my anti Activision policies for this game.

THPS2 is one of the best games ever made. It doesn't have a flaw.

agreed. THPS2 was one of my all time favourite ps1 games. i endlessly hit start>retry just to nail a few tricks and try to get every task in one go.

really looking forward to this.

12-12-2011, 11:23 AM	#1
DoctorFinger Editor in Chief Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 14,040 Blog Entries: 10	*Next Tony Hawk Game May GASP* Actually Be Good! Sometimes age does matter. If you're under a certain age then the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series is something of a fossil; a title your spinster aunt bought for you as a kid because it was cheap and looked suitable XTreme. But for us old fogies, it can still evoke some glowing memories. You see the first 3 Tony Hawk games weren't just good. They were great. Innovative and entertaining. They quickly went downhill, but that doesn't take away from the greatness of the first few. After letting the franchise rest after the last few miserable outings, Activision and developer Robomoto have returned with Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD, a mash up of the best levels from the first two Tony Hawk games. That level pictured above was the one put on a Playstation Magazine demo disc, and my friends and I played it to death, so it's a welcome inclusion. No mention was made of multiplayer, but it would seem to be a no-brainer. Look for Tony Hawk HD** this summer for $15 on XBLA and PSN.

12-12-2011, 12:13 PM	#2
Rock Bandit some kind of magic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 1,580 Blog Entries: 15	The soundtrack! What about the soundtrack? __________________ Vasanni's Guide To Summoning The Rock Bandit: "Whammy bar. Whail it and he shall come." "Playing Mortal Kombat gets the same First Amendment protection as reading the Divine Comedy" - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

12-12-2011, 12:18 PM	#3
TheEpicOfTyler Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,222 Blog Entries: 1	I am going to break my anti Activision policies for this game. THPS2 is one of the best games ever made. It doesn't have a flaw. __________________ PSN ID: theepicoftyler http://twitter.com/threexs

12-12-2011, 12:30 PM	#5
evilgoodwin Abomination Unto Nuggan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 8,788 Blog Entries: 1	Pfft. THIS is the best skateboarding game ever. Hooray for MGS2: Substance! __________________ PSN/Steam: evilgoodwin The Nonsensical Prose of a Lunatic Currently Watching: American Horror Story - S02, Angel - S03, Buffy - S06, Deadwood - S01, Dollhouse - S01, GoT - S03, Mad Men - S06, Star Trek TNG - S05 Currently Playing: Bioshock: Infinite (PS3), Final Fantasy IX (PS1), Minecraft (PC), RE4 (WII), Fire Emblem (3DS), EO4 (3DS)

12-12-2011, 12:39 PM	#6
Zero Back from E3. Boo. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 3,851 Blog Entries: 2	Eh. 4 and Underground were my favorites. Not to say 1-3 weren't fantastic, but I really thought the series came into it's own after those. And then went downhill even faster after Underground. __________________ Check out my E3 '12 pics. Now with less misogynistic, objectification of women!

12-12-2011, 01:25 PM	#9
shunoshi Mustache on or off? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Crystal, MN Posts: 2,785 Blog Entries: 28	Awesome! My combined hours put into THPS 1 & 2 is staggering. I'll be looking forward to picking this up. __________________ Gamertag \| Steam ID \| OGS \| CoG Writer's Guild \| NaNoWriMo

12-12-2011, 04:40 PM	#11
DarkDay Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: up here Posts: 1,623	Sold. >>>>>>>>>>> __________________ Quote: "I only got two rules ,man. Don't touch my fukin perocets. And do you have any fukin' percocets"

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12-12-2011, 05:33 PM	#15
Exodus Vampire Robot Dragon Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 5,614	Wow, I kinda liked that. It's funny because I really wanna grab SSX too this generation. Wow, I guess this just goes to show what happens when you saturate the market, take a dive, leave the ip alone, then come back to hit in a couple years. __________________ Life is not so easy as a toss of a coin, landing on one side or another, our simple illusions. That's why you roll with d20 dice!

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