Tony Hawks Pro Skater (DC)

Tony Hawk's graphics are fantastic and jaw dropping to say the least. The game's engine is rock solid running at a fairly consistent 60 frames per second. Unfortunately there are some drops in frame rate but they are minor and do not effect the overall gameplay. Things like fog or draw-in are also minor and the gamer will really have to be looking for it to notice it. The character models look very much like their real life counterparts. Everything from hair to clothing is nicely textured and shaded. Beards are present as well as long hair and distinctly different skin colour. The level of detail is amazing. Another example of detail is the lighting effects. From ...  Read the complete review

Everyday I sit on my arse and gaze out of the window, watching the cool people ‘nolly’ and ‘grind’ their way down the street without a care in the world. Unfortunately, hermits like me will never be accepted by these laid back, lower-middle-class types. Oh well, guess I’ll just have to make do with Tony Hawk’s Pro-skater. Yes, those of you who find yourself scraping knuckles and, oh no, grazing your knees each time you try a 540 heelflip followed by a BS boardslide (I don’t know if these really exist, I just got them off the game) can now perform all the tricks you never could in the safety of your own smelly ...  Read the complete review

What can i say? In this, the Dreamcast version of Tony Hawks pro skater we see Tony and his pals (chad muska, kareem campbell,geoff rowley,jamie thomas) and a whole load more of pro skateboarders rip it up around locations such as roswell,chicago and dams. This is an exact copy of the Playstation version of the game, it's just that the graphics are much improved and the game seems to move at a faster pace when compared to the playstation version. The music is brilliant but may not be to the tastes of all people, the main theme seems to be hip-hop and rock. Bands like Goldfinger, Dead Kennedies and many others grace the game. Once you get on this you ...  Read the complete review

I thought the Playstation version of this game looked good - BUT Dreamcast's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is simply amazing! Yes, it's really that good. The visuals in this game are breathtaking - it almost seems like you are actually controlling Tony inside your TV! Textures that were blurry or a bit blocky on PlayStation are now crystal-clear. Pro Skater for the Dreamcast is basically a complete clone of the original PlayStation game. Let me tell you, this is a good thing! The PlayStation version was great - but the graphics aren't nearly as good as on Dreamcast, but the control/gameplay aspects are the same as the PlayStation. Luckily, the style of play ...  Read the complete review

Tony Hawk must be insane. Over the past week I have been trying to master his tricks using a joypad... a reasonable thing to attempt. Despite my skill, I keep falling. Be it from buildings or from ramps, my virtual skater has been subjected to a barrage of pain and yet he still gets up and skates. Imagine Mr. Hawk trying this in real life. He is either made of tougher stuff than us or he is insane to try these moves. I wonder... Tony Hawk on Dreamcast is a conversion of the Playstation game released last year to great fan acclaim and critical acclaim. In fact it was even voted game of the year. Somewhere. Like any PSX game that does well, it has been ...  Read the complete review