GamePlasma writes; 'The Tony Hawk series has been on a roller coaster ride ever since the emergence of its competition (ie. Skate…etc). The games have been failing and the series needed a reboot to keep the players coming back to it. With help from Tony Hawk himself as well as Activision and developer Robomodo the series took a year off to define itself. Now we have Tony Hawk Ride, a game that lets you get in the action on your own two feet, literally. A new skateboard peripheral enters the market and allows you to take full control of your experience with a fully motion-censored skateboard controller. It's a nice idea in theory; the only question is, is it executed well?"
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 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."
So its certain now that this game doesn't work and isn't very fun (from the reviews anyway) I just feel bad for Tony Hawk because he supports this game so much even though it isn't very good. I really haven't had fun from a Tony Hawk game since Underground 1.