In 1.999 someone thought that creating a skateboarding game would be a great idea. And what if it was. With its launch on the original PlayStation and championed by the king of the table himself, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater marked a before and after in extreme sports games. Because yes, skateboarding is complicated, but with a controller and a lot of patience, anything is possible.
The return of the King
If you enjoyed Tony Hawk in its early days, surely you will continue to have lasting memories of that wonderful game. Super fun scenarios guaranteed us hours and hours of games in which we had to complete a series of challenges in order to continue unlocking more levels. Thus, our interest in skateboarding increased as we learned new tricks, terms like ollie o gate and we discovered the punk genre with a fantastic soundtrack that immersed us between jumps and jumps.
And 20 years later the king returns. This remake is produced by Vicarious Visions, and the work feels like an incredible homage to the original fan-made game in the series. The result is spectacular. The levels are so well reproduced that I've even failed at the same points that I used to in the original game.
It feels incredibly familiar, this is possibly one of the greatest achievements achieved by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2. Part of the blame for this familiar feeling is the soundtrack, and it is that it remains almost complete. remember topics Goldfinger, Dead Kennedys, Primus, Suicide Machines and a long etcetera is to enjoy an instant memory in our brain that teleports us to those afternoons with the PlayStation controller in our hands.
Subtle changes to improve
Despite being a perfect copy of the original, a series of changes have been included that improve the gameplay and experience. For example, the music doesn't stop when you restart a game (something typical and that you'll repeat a million times when you're obsessed with a goal), as well as the animations and voices of the characters are now much more realistic. Now when you fall mid-trick, the music has a rewind effect that lowers the volume to hint that you're starting over, up to the point where you manage to fill the special bar, at which point the music turns up in volume full.
In addition, the player will have the motivation to complete a large collection of challenges related to each of the available characters, being able to unlock accessories and accessories, as well as obtain more experience points and Bucks (the game's currency) to continue acquiring more accessories. .
We will have at our disposal all the original skaters of the game, although this time they will appear with the current age of each one, also accompanying them a selection of current professional skaters, as well as some other extra model such as a skeleton or an alien that You can unlock in the form of a challenge.
The usual gameplay
Something that has surprised me a lot is that as soon as I started with the warehouse level, I could feel that this remake of Tony Hawk feels incredibly similar to the original. The control feel and response of all the controls is as good as ever, and the fun combo control system is amazing to continue scoring non-stop points like we did 20 years ago.
Making the same mistakes you made 20 years ago. That is exactly what happened to me when trying to jump from one rail to another, or when trying to reach the secret tape of one of the levels.
Multiplayer: the skatepark
El multiplayer mode included will allow us to play locally or over the internet. In the case of the second option, we will connect to a random game against 7 other rivals. It is something that they still need to polish, since the options are very limited. In fact, there are no options, you just connect to a random game and start playing.
That essence of the usual skatepark is missing, so let's hope that a future update of the game improves the functions of this mode, since for now it has been quite brief.
On the local side, we can customize the game, being able to play split screen with another person in the different game modes that are offered, which, again, are an exact representation of what we already had at that time: free skate, cheat attack (get the maximum score), points challenge (reach a limit of points), mambo combo, combo challenge (maximum score for combos), the mythical graffiti, el Butter (sum of combos to form the word donkey) and the you take it.
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If you once enjoyed this game the most, we cannot stop recommending this incredible version for Xbox One and PS4. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is the perfect culmination of the genre, an exquisitely developed remake with few faults. If, on the other hand, you are new to the neighborhood, don't worry, take your board, cheer up with the tricks and feel like Superman
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