The Demise of Tony Hawk Pro Skater

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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    The Demise of Tony Hawk Pro Skater

    When Skate busted onto the scene last year, gamers experienced a fresh new take on how skating could be done on current-gen consoles. The Demise Tony Hawk Pro Skater, written by Matthew DiStaulo, takes a look at this changing of the guard and what gamers can maybe expect next.

    "By the time American Wasteland was released it was apparent that Activision was going to pump out as many new versions based on the same old premise as possible, as long as people would buy it. They added another awful storyline that no one wanted to play through, with the same old trick system and an outdated graphics engine. I’m not so sure about our readers’ feelings on the subject, but frankly when I purchase a game based on skating, I want to spend most of my time actually skating. If I wanted to play a game with a storyline I would try for Final Fantasy or Halo."
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  • yamabushi
    MVP
    • Feb 2006
    • 1265

    #2
    EA canada seems to be the 1 non-''aquired'' EA studio capable of putting out some qaulity products (NBA Live? whats that??).
    Originally posted by Alexis de Tocqueville
    The America Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.

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    • eDotd
      We ain't cool de la?
      • Jul 2006
      • 6284

      #3
      Good read. I definitely feel your pain man. TH2 was one of those games for me that just went on forever. I'd stay up playing it well into the night, and even into the morning when I was playing with friends.

      I don't really see what Activision can do now. They're not releasing a TH this year are they? Aren't they only releasing for DS while they goback to the drawing board for the big boy consoles?

      Oh well..skate. ftw!

      Originally posted by Con-Con
      Honestly, some of the posters on here are acting like Rob Jones boned your girl while you were at work, on you own sheets BTW.
      Originally posted by trobinson97
      Mo is the Operator from the Matrix.

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      • Blzer
        Resident film pundit
        • Mar 2004
        • 42538

        #4
        Good article, but I don't recall reverts being in THPS 3. I think they started that in 4.

        The big thing(s) with 3 were 1) doubling/tripling up flips, 2) freestyle flatland combos, and 3) online play.
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        • ezekiel55
          Th*s F*c* C*sh*s Ch*cks
          • Nov 2003
          • 2156

          #5
          Re: The Demise of Tony Hawk Pro Skater

          Originally posted by Blzer
          Good article, but I don't recall reverts being in THPS 3. I think they started that in 4.

          The big thing(s) with 3 were 1) doubling/tripling up flips, 2) freestyle flatland combos, and 3) online play.
          You could double and triple up your flips in the first Tony Hawk...and yes reverts were in part 3.

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          • PaperLantern
            Rookie
            • Dec 2007
            • 255

            #6
            By far, THPS2 was the best in the series. I remember the hangar level and the skatepark that was in France or something like that.
            Collins-Taylor-Henry-Morris-Aldrich

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            • Blzer
              Resident film pundit
              • Mar 2004
              • 42538

              #7
              Re: The Demise of Tony Hawk Pro Skater

              Originally posted by zekey55
              You could double and triple up your flips in the first Tony Hawk...and yes reverts were in part 3.
              Wow, can't believe I never knew that.

              Oh, the times I could have gained up my point totals, gone for not reverting!
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              • SeaNNyT
                Pro
                • Jul 2006
                • 657

                #8
                Yea, reverts were in part 3, the part 4 addition you are thinking of is spine transfers.

                And to comment on the article, after playing skate I can never go back to the unrealistic style game.
                S E A N N y T

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                • auburntigersfan
                  Release the Kirchen
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 4737

                  #9
                  Re: The Demise of Tony Hawk Pro Skater

                  I think that Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 was the best of all. 4 and onward just got bad.
                  WUSTL

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