If you had to encapsulate every part of the culture of the skate generation and put it in a game it'd be Tony Hawks 2. I don't think anything comes close to it. The sequels tried but they felt tired, the clones copied the best of it but they never reached the same levels of sheer playability and coolness.
One of those games that does everything better than the 1st. The gameplay feels better, the levels all hit as hard as the music, and the addition of the manual turned it from a cool skating game to an addictive combo machine. No matter what platform, this game is absolutely foundational and truly proves why it's one of the best ranked games of all time.
Immer ein nettes, kleines Spiel zum zurückkehren. Es ist so viel besser als Teil 1 in so ziemlich allen Punkten, Vert fühlte sich in der Reihe nie wieder so gut an.
Ich merk aber auch immer wieder, wie ich so ab Venice mein Interesse verliere und keine Lust mehr auf die 100% habe weshalb ich es immer nur noch durchziehe. Anyway, fun game.
Ich merk aber auch immer wieder, wie ich so ab Venice mein Interesse verliere und keine Lust mehr auf die 100% habe weshalb ich es immer nur noch durchziehe. Anyway, fun game.
My first Tony Hawks game and to this day one of my favorite games in the series, which I still pick up from time to time. I have to admit that as a nerdy young boy, I had very little contact with the skater scene. Like for so many fellow gamer kids from that era, the skater subculture was just a bit too cool for me back then. So it was all the more surprising to me how much I enjoyed not only the game itself, but also the whole skater vibe around it. I had an incredibly good time playing Tony Hawks. I have to emphasize that I played exclusively with a mouse and keyboard back then...how I managed to achieve anything in that game without a gamepad is beyond me today.
Overall, I'd just like to say that Tony Hawks 2 will always have a special place in my heart. Yes, there were later installments in the series that I enjoyed more, but this is where my love for these games began.
Overall, I'd just like to say that Tony Hawks 2 will always have a special place in my heart. Yes, there were later installments in the series that I enjoyed more, but this is where my love for these games began.
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Review covers THPS1+2 on PS5 I never thought I'd be a fan of skating games till I played this recently. I played THP2 on PS1 as a kid and had a little fun with it but in the end I didn't understand what to really do besides jump off ramps and grind rails.
Coming back to this game made me realise how this THPS can be so fun (and why it is so critically acclaimed). It's so addictive to string as many combos together as you can to get a high score. Great fun game that I will always come back to every now and then.
Coming back to this game made me realise how this THPS can be so fun (and why it is so critically acclaimed). It's so addictive to string as many combos together as you can to get a high score. Great fun game that I will always come back to every now and then.
This game was when Tony Hawk became the mega franchise what it once was. This game includes fun new additions to the game, like the character creator, create-a-park and new skate moves to extend your combo. This game also has one of the best soundtracks of any game ever. The game has dated quite a bit though. Still a great game which deserves it praise
THPS 2 is a masterpiece and the ultimate sequel, setting out what it's predecessor did and perfecting it, as all sequels should. Returning and newer decks/avatars, arranging from pro skaters to Spider-Man, new settings that standout, even if some are tedious, but at least remain memorable, and the new Career Campaign is a great progression that is better than the last game. The new soundtrack is just as incredible as the last game, with even more tracks added, and the game takes a more over-the-top goofy approach than the last title's realistic nature, which is fresh, fun, and works, going into it's wacky sound design. The gameplay now works better for the accurately responsive controls, alongside the new mechanics of manuals, dynamic animations, and even better balanced difficulty, leaving Pro Skater 2 as an all-time great.