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 ...

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 ...

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 ...