THPS is a heck of a nostalgic trip that recreates at least part of the magic of my early teenage years.. I do miss out on the old friends who I used to play these games with the most but the rest of it FEELS intact?
The game itself is pretty simple, you can perform various skater tricks for points while on a short timed course of various (real?) skater parks around the USA. Each game starts with a level you have to complete various challenges on before moving onto the next. There's 8/9 levels in each so not a whole ton of content if you're good at the game but as someone who took a minute to get some of the old muscle memory back it felt like a solid offering especially having both the first and second game together in a single package. The soundtrack is a huge part of the game with some solid rock hits from the early aughts/very late 90s and listening to Powerman 5000 while grinding down rails nearly sent me back to South Amherst hahaha...
Overall there's not a whole ton to say about the game? It's pure mechanics and nostalgia and while the skating always feels pretty good and combos are satisfying to pull off for high scores it's just not the type of game to set my toe a tappin anymore. There's online multiplayer but who do I even know who would join me for it? Randos? No thanks!
The game itself is pretty simple, you can perform various skater tricks for points while on a short timed course of various (real?) skater parks around the USA. Each game starts with a level you have to complete various challenges on before moving onto the next. There's 8/9 levels in each so not a whole ton of content if you're good at the game but as someone who took a minute to get some of the old muscle memory back it felt like a solid offering especially having both the first and second game together in a single package. The soundtrack is a huge part of the game with some solid rock hits from the early aughts/very late 90s and listening to Powerman 5000 while grinding down rails nearly sent me back to South Amherst hahaha...
Overall there's not a whole ton to say about the game? It's pure mechanics and nostalgia and while the skating always feels pretty good and combos are satisfying to pull off for high scores it's just not the type of game to set my toe a tappin anymore. There's online multiplayer but who do I even know who would join me for it? Randos? No thanks!