DualShockers Writes:
"Tony Hawk Ride is the next iteration of skateboarding brought to your living room with a very cool controller, but how will it translate to the average gamer? i had a chance to watch some people play Tony Hawk Ride and a couple of things jumped out at me quickly: I have a strong concern for both the safety of and the longevity of the controller..."
Looking back at gaming history often throws up some questionable things - including awful games, bad consoles, and terrible peripherals.
That intel wireless gamepad was the inspiration for the 360 wireless racing wheel (and that works really well). I'd say one the author forgot would be the activator from sega.
We know there’s a new Tony Hawk’s in the works, but it should feel like the oldest of entries to the series.
There's a new Tony Hawk game coming?
Cautiously optimistic. I want the series to end on a positive note but the last what like 6 entries have been severely disappointing. Hope this one ends the curse.
I hope they don't blow it. I really liked the earlier games in the series. Then Skate came out and the difference night and day.
Ha, I was thinking the same thing when I read this. I had no idea there was one in the works...you usually here about these things.
Any ways, I haven't truly enjoyed a THPS title since the underground games back during the ps2/xbox/GC era. I hope if they make one, they try to use that same formula that made the first 6 games so fun.
I think the series went downhill when they had all the jackass characters in the game..
I support this article. THPS2 - best Tony Hawk EVAH. The franchise needs to drop the gimmicks and get back to what matters - addictive, thrilling skateboarding.
Ars writes: "Tony Hawk: Ride had major challenges at retail; the high price, the large box, and the drastic change from past games in the series meant the game had an uphill fight to win the affections of skating game fans. Josh Tsui, the president of Robomodo, talked about some of these issues with GameSmith and brought up yet another challenge: the game reviews. Were they rushed? It's very possible, but sadly, that's a situation that Activision itself went out of its way to create."
Still not sold on this game, don't know how durable that controller will be.
Another doofy peripheral for my room!
I think this may be a problem for Activision as i can see some people getting hurt and suing the company
The board is cool, oit of Back to the Future but what else will you use it for?
I can't really say I'm attracted to this game. I personally prefer the old Tony Hawk. And when I say old, I mean from the N64/PSOne era.