So today saw the release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD which is a much needed thing if you ask me, i’m one of many people who have missed the original formula that made the Tony Hawk games so popular. The competitiveness of the multiplayer modes was something I had never experienced before and I craved more. A few years later and my prayers are answered, with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD.
The Trailer for the game shows of how old school Tony Hawk fans will be able to revisit key levels from the first few games. The style and feel of the best 7 levels from THPS and THPS2 (Warehouse, School 2, Mall, Phoenix, Hangar, Marseilles and Venice) have been refreshed and polished up to fit with the modern day gaming generation. The trailer demonstrates how they have recreated the endlessly fun objectives such as where players pursue the same global and level-specific goals as the original games, including S-K-A-T-E, Secret DVD (which used to be a spinning VHS tape), and many more.
Today’s biggest skate pros round out the cast of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD including, Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Rodney Mullen,
Lyn-z Adams Hawkins (Pastrana), Riley Hawk and, if you haven’t already guessed, Tony Hawk.
It also boasts refined controls within this updated version. The skaters’ animations, tricks and combos reflect the evolution of the THPS games. For example, you can do manuals in levels from the first THPS, a trick that didn’t enter the franchise until THPS2. However, reverts are not part of trick combos, as the scoring system is based on THPS2. It also contains a soundtrack which has about half classic THPS tracks and half new ones.
Downloadable content will be on it’s way post-release and will consist of levels from THPS3. Exact levels and new pros to be announced soon.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD is published by Activision and has been developed by Robomodo for the PSN and XBLA. It’s available right now!
