Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Comments by John Walker

I have owned all Tony Hawks games up until this one and I think i will just stick with Skate for now.

Tony Hawks X - now EVEN gritter!!!!

*Hugs Super Mario Galaxy*

All the "features" of this game don't mean anything. It all comes down to the actual skating, and that is so much better in "Skate" that there is simply no point in going back to Tony Hawk for the time being... at least that's my personal opinion ;)

Did I really just read somebody calling this game a "skateboard sim"?

Did you manage to go through that whole review without once comparing it to skate?

The 360/PS3 demos were awful to the point where they put me completely off buying the game. Last year's P8 was a massive disappointment with its shocking framerate but this year's game feels curiously dated alongside the more accomplished skate. from EA. Graphically it's poor too (and 600p still I believe judging by the jaggies) but at least they addressed the framerate.

I think it's time Activision dropped the Tony Hawk's series personally - it reached its peak around the third or fourth game and hasn't been able match, let alone, surpass it since.

I can't see this game selling very well over here so if you want it it might be worth waiting until after Christmas when you'll likely be able to pick it up cheap in the sales.

Tony (hand on shoulder)

It's over.



7 is too high btw, esp when games like Tenchuz garner a whole 2 whilst improving rather than becoming more shite

Yes but Skate has no co-op. Which is crap for me. Or does it?

Why all the praise for Project 8? All it did was add bullet time to the old bloated gameplay.

Remember the good old days when games didn't necessarily use EVERY button on the controller?

@jonsaan

How does co-op work in a skateboard game anyway? Yes, you can skate around with your buddies in freeskate mode in skate, and you can compete against them. I don't think there are any co-operative challenges to do though.

Thanks Jiveguy. That's great. As long as it has a 2 player co-op mode of some sort then I'm sorted.

I don't know if it's due to skate. spoiling me, but after playing the demo for two minutes I dashed for my phone and sent a text to my friend (who I knew was on the way to Gamestation to pick this up), telling him not to buy it.

Very bad time for Neversoft to release a sub-standard Hawk game.

Tony Hawks games are the water of skateboarding games, with nothing else available they taste pretty damn good, but offer up some beer (Skate) and all of a sudden water just ain't so appetising any more.

I think TH games are more like soft drinks - full of artificial colourings and flavourings to cover up the fact that the content is ultimately cheap and unnutritious.

"..but after playing the demo for two minutes I dashed for my phone and sent a text to my friend (who I knew was on the way to Gamestation to pick this up), telling him not to buy it."

Why didn't you Call him ya cheap bastard!?

;)

Good thing we're not restricted to Tony Hawk now, hello new leader Skate.

Skate! Skate Skate!

I realise you're trying to be a bit obvious by not comparing it to .skate ;)

But seriously, I'd love to know how it stands up to it. Because, well, skate is quite 'grey' too, and it's a rather fantastic game. Has the Tony Hawk series got any chance against it?

i saw the vids of this aggro kick and knocking over peds, I thought it actually looked really violent and out of place, why do they have to include that?

don't get me wrong I love violent games but this seems wronger in some way....

SKATE - W1nS!

Its skrate!

"Why didn't you Call him ya cheap bastard!?"

Question asked, question answered.

Nah I tried ringing him first but his phone was off. Luckily he got the message before he bought it and went for skate. as opposed to this.

Why do you no longer need to crouch before you ollie in PG?

Series has been going downhill since THPS4... Maybe it's time to kill it.

/sniff

Tony Hawks: Resting Ground.

Personally, I hate. skate.

Took me a few hours play to reach that conclusion, but as the first PS3 game I actually paid for I expected much more. Being stuck to the board on a permanent basis just becomes so frustrating after the freedom offered from THUG onwards.

I found I spent more time trying to line up for tricks than I did actually having fun and skating. And that's the key thing for me - as realistic as skate. is, the fun wears thin when you're constantly being frustrated by the smothering limitations of being stuck to the board.

That and being forced into the life of an american teenager whose friends boast about their mothers thinking they're down the library instead of skating. That's not such a huge leap from the Jackass bullshit that ruined Tony Hawk games for me.

It's far too early to declare a winner - Neversoft need to keep pushing to ensure that EA's next festival of frame-out isn't just a cheap update.

The Tony Hawks games reached pinnacle at 2/3 for me. On the original PS1!!

The review is spot on. The game is not bad, but a lot of it feels unfinished and out of place. After Skate I had trouble adjusting to the insane speed, which feels at odds with the grey graphics, as does the gravity. I tried the sim mode to see how it would stack up to Skate, but TH just doesn't work that way. This is still leagues above the THUG nonsense and not a bad purchase by any means.