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Tony Hawk’s 1 + 2 pro skater (various)
By: Activision
IN 1999 Activision tapped the richest man in plywood to create some of the best sports games for the PlayStation generation. And while Tony Hawk’s early efforts proved heaven to be a half pipe, returns were waning for a series that racked up nearly 20 titles under its Carhartt belt.
The most recent, the 2015 Pro Skater 5, was buggy, bland, and disgusting, shutting down its developer shortly after launch. Such a brutal face plant would end with minor series, but the last one slows the landing.
With skateboarding set to debut at the Tokyo Olympics (although it could be hoverboarding by when it really happens), there’s no better time to show today’s little ones how the older generation got rid of our couches. Stripping the 99 original and its superior sequel of their essential elements, both have been reworked in glorious 4K, albeit with identical shots of sheer, uncut nostalgia proving that Tony (who is 50 these days) still has the sweet skills. .
Everything good about the original blockbusters, from skaters and stage charts to moves and modes, returns along with new cheats, secrets, challenges, and online multiplayer. Though with the value of a whole series of refined moves subsumed in their bones, purists can limit their antics to only those available at the turn of the century, and if their long-term memory doesn’t skyrocket, fans will be delighted to discover all of them. the Easter Eggs that kept them powering up the PlayStation between Beavis and Butthead marathons.
If your 700+ challenges aren’t enough, returning Create-A-Skater modes and surprisingly deep park building modes will keep you going to ecstasy, spilling your hard-earned in-game money on threads for your avatar and park resources.
For thrills of the past, couch multiplayer is still the only way to enjoy a game like Tony Hawk’s, but the march of progress means you can now take your friend or dudette online and fight for supremacy. of the classification.
Even the rose-tinged specs can’t hide just how outdated the original games now look, but with stunning lighting, meticulous detail in the threads, and luxurious animation, the revamped HD visuals make every dirty alley and grubby garage pop in. your flat screen.
The soundtrack is suitably groaning, far greater than the value of the two original games, with the aural ire of Primus, Papa Roach, and Rage Against the Machine.
Despite what was once a rogue pseudo-sport is now a carefully controlled afternoon for middle-class teens, Pro Skater 1 + 2 brings together the grungy swagger of the PlayStation originals. So fire up the Blink 182 and wake up your inner skater, even if that once baggy hoodie from Vans now fits like a surgical glove.
