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Sweet and REAL

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok, ill admit it Tony Hawks Pro skater is definently fun with its wacky jobs to perform and the crazy worlds u skate in. I myself skateboard and am gettin kinda tired of the "out of this world" game where u can do jus about ne thing u can think of. Thrasher Skate and Destroy is awesome for the reason its realistic. It's hard, but thats how skateboarding is. You can't go and ollie up 10 stairs and pull of huge combos of tricks on this game or in real life. Id say this game is next best thing to actually skateboarding, gettin chased by pigs, being slammed on some of the tricks, and the overal realism. Ok ive said more then most read lol doubt ne one reads down to here. If you liek skateboarding, this game is for you. (...)

the only alternative

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love the tony hawk games. I've got all of them and I look forward to the next one... that being said it is important for me to tell you that I have been playing the same game "thrasher" for the entire duration the tony's have been coming out.
maybe it's the video game crime of the century, because there are 5 tony's soon to be 6, and only one thrasher. can you imagine what this game would have turned into in 5 sequels? just the fact that I still play it after 5 years should tell you something.
I'll also tell you that the game is pretty hard, and yeah the fall animations can get annoying. but, that's just it - after you master the controls and flow, and I mean master it, you won't fall for what seems like forever. and when you do fall, you adjust - like the game becoming part of you.
I don't know, but as a skater, I prefer this one over tony, and that's all skaters got, really?

Thrasher

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As a skater, i kind of get tired of tony hawk's crazy unreal skating.This is the perfect solution. The tricks are all real, this is all real skating. Have you ever tryed doing a nice little kickflip fs board, on a handrail in tony hawk? What happens? You're on and your off, no time to enjoy it. But no this game. This game is awesome. I played the demo, and rented the game and absolutly loved it. I was looking for it on ebay for the longest time but i think I'm just going to buy it off here. Great game and i recomend it to everyone skater who is bored of the nonsense of Pro Skater.

awsome game and even better soundtrack

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is weird, graphics wise, compared to the stunning tony hawks pro skater 1-4, but most that own the game would say they are equal. the fact that the crashes are never the same, unlike tony hawk's pro skater 1-4, makes this game perfect for me. and the soundtrack, lets just say i wish they wouldve put it on cd. note that tony hawk's pro skater moves incredibly fast compared to real life, unlike thrasher, which moves realistically with no extreme sharp turns handling 50 g's with ease (lol).
i have owned this game once before but it went through a lot of abuse from freinds. i have just purchased it again because my copy was damaged beyond repair/use, and the fact that i love the game. i hope you like this game if you buy it, and pay attention to the wrecks cause they are some real comedy.

Nice Try

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is kind of fun. It is really hard to control though. The only cool things about the game is that you get sponsers and the last few levels are pretty cool. I think the Tony Hawk is way better because it is faster and eaiser to control. Buy both if you can.

Nice try

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Thrasher is a very good skateboarding game the only problem is that it is hard to control and the tricks are sort of hard to master and pull off.On the other hand thrasher gives you a lot of options,for example the best bale option where you try and land the worst scrub.Yet the story mode is pretty lame but very challenging.I think Thrasher is a better skateboarding game for people who are looking for a challenge.

Pokers at the ready....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: October 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is possibly the worst heap that I have ever had the displeasure of sitting through. This isn't fun. This is a torturous test of endurance. In an attempt to make it vaguely true to life the designers seem to have COMPLETELY neglected the game play element of it. Whoever says the controls are easier than Tony Hawks Pro Skater series is obviously being paid vast sums to do so because they are completely counter-intuitive. The graphics are terrible, the whole game is slow and the soundtrack (which could be good) gets tiresome since the game will only play two of its tracks.

That it is more realistic than THPS series I'm not disputing. But I've got something else which is even more realistic - actually going for a skate. If you've a penchant for putting yourself though absolute misery then go and buy this game, because playing it is akin to watching paint dry while simultaneously having a red hot poker inserted slowly through one eye. Except worse. Oh dear. Martin, where do we keep that poker these days?

WORST GAME EVER!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: December 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have played the demo, and I could not believe how horrible this game was.

1. The characters in this game can't skate, they hardly get any air

2. Controls are hard

3. I have to unplug the controller to pause the game (pressing start will start some kind of police chase)

4. When I wipeout, it shows it in slow motion which is really anoying

5. lame soundtrack

if u want a good game then get one of the tony hawk pro skater games, whoever chooses this the best over tony hawk, they must have a monkey controling their brain

Not Worth Your Money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Thrasher:Skate and Destroy is trying to be the Gran Turismo of the skateboarding world. However it fails to be a good simulation, the controls make it next to impossible for anyone to pull of a good set of moves. If you want to own a good skateboarding game buy Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

Don't even touch it

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 14
Date: April 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

About the rating I gave it well it deserves a negative rating. It's gameplay is sluggish and hard to master all the moves which look totally stupid. If you want a skating game then buy Tony Hawk Pro Skater and you will be up all night. Here's what I have to say about it:

Gameplay- 0.000001

Difficulty- 1,000.0

Addictiveness-0.0000000000000001

Overall- 0.00000000000000001

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