Next Tony Hawk's detailed

By Oli Welsh Published 15 May, 2007

Proving Ground for all.

Activision has announced details of the next game in its long-running skateboarding series, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. The title will be released on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii and DS in autumn this year.

Stalwart Tony Hawk's developer Neversoft is concentrating on improving customisation, online and community features this time around. There will be a video editor, featuring editing tools and effects for creating your own skate videos. Seamless integration of online and single-player modes is also promised, along with a customisable online Skate Lounge for hanging out on the internet.

It looks like you'll have greater scope for sculpting skate parks too, with Activision saying you will be able to alter and build terrain, as well as indulge in the arcane practice of Bowl Carving.

Nail the Trick, the slow-mo trick manipulation mode of last year's Project 8, returns in expanded form. Nail the Grab and Nail the Manual moves are set to be added.

Neversoft president Joel Jewett is promising "the largest, deepest and most compelling Tony Hawk game ever". Well, he would, wouldn't he?

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About Oli Welsh

Oli is Eurogamer's acting deputy editor and reviews editor and likes to take things one word at a time. He is among the best dressed people in South London.

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Comments (10) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • petebritish #1 5 years ago

    Tony Hawk project 8 was best since the 3rd one for me. My most played game of last year. Hope this is good and not like number 4

  • Tonka #2 5 years ago

    It will be interesting to see how EAs SKATE fares.

  • souljacker2000 #3 5 years ago

    Still have not tried Project 8 looks amazing, just lost interest in the series since no. 4. This does sound good, but will it be as fun with all this Nail the Grab stuff

  • Cloudane #4 5 years ago

    Just go back to the series roots please.

    Tony Hawk's hasn't been good since THPS3; Project 8 is passable entertainment at best.

  • quantumsheep #5 5 years ago

    No PSP version?

    Surely they could just port the PS2 iteration?

  • captainrentboy #6 5 years ago

    God I'm bored of Tony Hawks, it all just got a little over complicated for me, I just don't have the digit dexterity for it all. They must be pooping themselves over that Skate title, because for one, graphically it looks a hell of a lot better than anything Neversoft have put out, and the control system sounds very promising too.

  • coojam #7 5 years ago

    Tony Hawk's is a victim of loading the game with too much stuff. It's difficult to see where to progress and what's left to do half the time.

  • spongebob #8 5 years ago

    THPS8 was fun, but they could streamline the experience more. Neversoft should return to basics, cut back on the features and concentrate on stuff that is fun.

    Coojam: Tony Hawk's is a victim of loading the game with too much stuff. It's difficult to see where to progress and what's left to do half the time.

    This guy nailed it.
    Edited by 1 at 15/05/07 @ 13:34

  • myk #9 5 years ago

    technically THP8 was good, but the sheer ridiculousness of it went way too far - it was weird doing million point combos jumping off rooftops into garbage cans to unlock a video of a pro skater just about pulling off a manual or vert trick.

  • reality_cheque #10 5 years ago

    Stop this wandering around the world crap and just give me actual skate parks to play in.

    TH:AW was played for a week and is now rotting on my shelves as a result of a) stupid missions like "spray tag" (oooh, I got up against a wall and pushed X. Woo!) and b) that really fucking irritating psuedo-punk girl who wouldn't know Fugazi from a Ferrari.