Addictive Licence (Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 (GBA))

Member Name: VOODOO MAN

Product:	Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 (GBA)
Date:	27/09/01 (250 review reads)
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Advantages: Superb Graphics and gameplay

Disadvantages: None

Now Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 is one of the best games on any console, and it is on a fair number of consoles – Game Boy Advance, Dreamcast and PlayStation. The best version - is that of the Dreamcast, although the cleverest has to be on the teeny Game Boy, but anyway, I think the Dreamcast version surpasses the other two, it may also be on the N64, but I could be mistaking it for the original Tony Hawk’s.

If it weren’t for the amazing skills of people like Tony Hawk, the game would never have been created & Skateboarding would never have become so popular. Hands up everyone who takes several glances at those teenagers who skate around the streets performing tricks now and then – when someone has the skill, it looks good, so we watch, unfortunately the streets are littered with rookies, but if you watch the intro to this game you’ll see how extreme and dangerous the pros can perform. Some are stunning – they take risks, but they have the ability, and it’s, err, quality!

I thank the game for the increase in popularity of the sport, and for those, like me, who have no balance or skill at all of this extremity, well we can just get real good at virtual skateboarding. From the moment you place the CD in, THPS2 will have you wrapped around its highly addictive little finger. Hours upon hours, gradually turning into weeks of gaming will be spent on this game alone, it’s just so utterly fantastic. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 is packed with quality, so much to do, so much to complete and so much to create…

As well as the main career mode, single session and two-player gaming, this title even has the option to build your very own custom skate parks – using the special real time park editor, i.e. you make it just the way you like it, change the size, the scenario (e.g. near the woods, industrial est. etc), add trees, half pipes, dips, rails and more, you can even add special bonus
points for certain jumps, create the starting places – it’s fantastic! Aside from that, if you’re feeling especially creative you can make your own skateboarder!

In any of the modes you have the option to skate as one of 12 pro skaters, Kareem Campbell is probably the best skater, in my view at least, but for a safe selection just select the good Mr Hawk himself. The career mode is brilliant – partake in many levels, aiming to complete the tasks on the checklist, in order to get money for better stats, tricks and decks, as well as to open up new levels, and soon you’ll be competing in some competitions – perform as many tricks as you can within a certain time limit, don’t bail (fall over) and remember, variety counts!!

You will have to play to get better, practice does indeed make perfect, or at least a lot better – you’ll be raking up hundred thousand point scores within an acceptable period of time!! Grind, jump, ollie, manual, even perform the common 720 air walk! There’re more moves than in the last game, including Front and Back side nose and tail slides, blunt slides and hurricanes, and so on – multiplayer modes now include trick attack, graffiti as well as tag and horse – great fun!!

The music is very hip-hop, indie style – papa roach and the like, you know the style, if you don’t, get the game! The sounds are very slick, the visuals are quite honestly superb – fluid character animation, very good refresh rate, incredible speed – vibrant colour and exquisitely designed levels. A brilliant all round game. Two players or one, this is worth getting, you will not regret it.

Thanks for reading I’d give this 10/10.

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