By the beginning of the s, skateboarding had gone worldwide and a fourteen year old kid by the name of Tony Hawk turned pro. In , Tony Hawk got the call to be a major part of a little stunt show called the X Games. This brought new life to his career and made him a household name, whether you were a fan of skating or not. Less than half of a decade later, he would be in his own video game on the PlayStation console.
There have been nineteen Tony Hawk and Tony Hawk-related games including ports of classics over the past two decades. At the end of the 20th century, the hottest consoles in the game were PlayStation and the Nintendo The mechanics were fresh, the graphics blew us away, and the eleven player characters were nothing to sneeze it. At ten years of age, the Tony Hawk video game franchise tried to yet again raise the bar in skateboard gaming, by putting the player in the action with the use of a sturdy peripherals that resembled a bloated skateboard.
Tony Hawk actually defends the game profusely, but then again he is a pro. THPS2 took everything right with its predecessor and improved it, as well as adding new features. The controls somehow got even smoother with this game and introduced us to a new feature that would continue even today; skate competition. The skate competition has you battling other skaters for a top spot in the ranking, as five judges scored you based on points, bails, and variation of moves, giving a more realistic feel to the game.
Another much-appreciated feature was the create-a-skater mode, where you can fully customize your skater to look just like the real you, making you the greatest in the world. These two new features were the reason this game has continued to be the gold standard of gaming and destroyed all other skating franchises. It received a patch to fix the graphical issues soon after its release, but the damage had already been done. Proving Ground is a bit of an enigma because of the different platforms it calls its home.
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Categories Article stubs Nintendo Add category. All three versions of the game match up the same, except for the lack of online play on the Wii version. Before the release of Tony Hawk: Ride , the developers of Tony Hawk: Ride , as well as Tony Hawk himself, were asked by video game critics and video game journalists if the game would feature a open world without any loading times in between , they said the game would not be featuring an open world to skate in because if players were on the skateboard controller for hours, just looking for something to do, players would get bored and eventually stop playing the game entirely.
Therefore, the game features more enclosed levels. A screenshot of Alex Olson in the L. River level of Tony Hawk: Ride. Tony Hawk's Games Wiki Explore. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Tony Hawk: Ride. Edit source History Talk 1. Do you like this video? Play Sound. Cancel Save.
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