Tony Hawk: Ride to Sell For $119.99, Are You Interested?

[raidersbball20]

that price is insanel, i hope this isn't a trend setter for other games

[pfunk880]

Here's another thing I thought of.

With the music peripherals, not only are they playable with multiple games, but it is very easy to get a bunch of people together for local multiplayer action. How many people are going to want to buy a second $60 controller for this game (assuming anyone actually buys the game at all)? Activision is completely missing the point of innovative peripherals here, IMO. A lot of what the Wii and games like Rock Band have been able to do is explore social gaming in a new way. I don't see this game doing that.

And I still can't believe there isn't even an option to not use the special controller... they are really limiting their potential market with that move, IMO. Sell a non bundled version, and then if people like the actual gameplay, maybe they'd be inclined to upgrade to the special controller. I feel like Activision would have a much better chance of moving units by going this route.

[MC Fatigue]

Wow - I remember seeing a preview for this game and thinking it looked cool - but that's way, way too much.

[goh]

If you are actually intrested don't bother if you have hardwood floors or shaggy carpet:

"The carpet onstage, which wasn't luxuriously thick by any means, made keeping the board totally flat difficult, so if you have some seriously plush carpet, using Tony Hawk Ride's board is going to be frustrating, I suspect. And you're not gonna wanna play it on hardwood either, since slamming the board back on end to jump is going scuff it up like a warm of dogs on steroids ran through your living room."

Overall seems to have negative impressions and it's frustrating: http://gizmodo.com/5277953/tony-hawk...-killed-myself

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by goh

If you are actually intrested don't bother if you have hardwood floors or shaggy carpet: "The carpet onstage, which wasn't luxuriously thick by any means, made keeping the board totally flat difficult, so if you have some seriously plush carpet, using Tony Hawk Ride's board is going to be frustrating, I suspect. And you're not gonna wanna play it on hardwood either, since slamming the board back on end to jump is going scuff it up like a warm of dogs on steroids ran through your living room." Overall seems to have negative impressions and it's frustrating: http://gizmodo.com/5277953/tony-hawk...-killed-myself

Yeah, everything I read made it sound like the board makes the game suck, not better.

[pfunk880]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue

Yeah, everything I read made it sound like the board makes the game suck, not better.

And I'm not surprised. This is what happens when you try to pigeon-hole a special peripheral in a game where it really isn't workable.