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Great game if you like a challenge

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It is a great game but it was pretty difficult. You can't race against the system you can only go to different places and earn money by doing specific things. The only way to go to some areas is if you pay an entry fee, which is a lot of money. Also you have to buy boards. There are many different players to choose from though. I am going to get "BOARDER ZONE" for GB color because I think it's a better game. (it's a snowboarding game) Check it ou.

Pretty good, but....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty good. I enjoy it, and it has clean 2-d scrolling and/or 3-d levels that let you go closer or farther away from the screen (giving the illusion of depth). The graphics are good for a Game Boy, but the levels are short. Many of them only have 1 or 2 half-pipes and they are loaded with grinding rails. If you jump near a grindable surface, you automatically grind it, so it takes a lot of manueverability away from the game. It would be better if you had to press B or something to start the grind, although doing that and using the D-pad allows you to perform different types of grinds.

Also, there are limited tricks you can do, there are only 3 skateboards for each player, it's hard to make enough money to buy a new board or a new park, and the locations only amount to 7, with 4 of them being available to you at the beginning.

My verdict, don't rush to your local electronics store to buy the game, but wait a while and consider my comments. Or you could get Game Boy Advance and buy its THPS2 game, which I don't have either of, but it has good reviews as of now. If you want an OK skateboarding game that you can have some fun with, go ahead and get this. Otherwise, take your time and shop around, maybe you'll find something else that piques your interest.

What is this???

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

After playing the first Hawk title on the GBC, I thought that Activision would learn a few lessons and actually get their act together for a handheld version.

Well, this game is almost as bad as the first one for Gameboy Color. The graphics are slightly better, and the intro screens look pretty good. Other than that, the game is just horrible. The skaters will grind no matter what, so that quality gets old in about 3 minutes. Did I mention play control? In reality there isn't much to talk about in this dept b/c there is no play control. This game sucks!

DONT BUY THIS

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Just when you thought that the first Hawk game on the GBC was the worst hand-held skate game on the market, Activison releases Hawk 2...ouch.

Once again the phrase of the day is "poor play control". Combine bad controls with the fact that you can't even tell what your skater is doing and you have Tony Hawk 2 on GBC. I'm not sure why Activision continues to make skate games on the current Game Boy system, b/c these 2 are some of the worst games I have ever played in my life.

This game is awesome!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game because I love skateboarding and this is a skateboarding game. This game does tricks and kind of shows you how to do them in real life.

It was ok................but i think it was too hard!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I got Tony Hawk 2 for Gameboy on my birthday.It isnt that bad of a game,but it's nothing like the playstation version,on playstation the first level isnt hard like the gameboy version,so i think if you are going to get this game,u will be very disapointed!

I love this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the coolest game for gbc i play it all day and all night forget what these people say its a sweet game!!!!!!!

Skateboarding is fun but not in this game.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: March 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Pick one of the skaters and go skate in a street or vert place. Doesn't sound too good. Well, it isn't. The graphics are horrible (for obvious reasons, its GB color!) and tricks are limited. 4 verts, 3 streets. Just dont get this game.

the best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

when i saw all the reviews of the first tony hawk i thought this one would be alot like it but i was wrong.you can really get the feel for skateboarding in this game because of its great graphics and awesome moves . with 7 levels to play in this action packed game you can never get bored and once you have beaten it with,say, tony hawk there is many other skaters to try out in this game. i highly reccommend this game to someone that really wants their moneys value

Don't always beleive what you read( exept for this)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

In all of the reviews I read, nobody likes this game because people expect it to be like Nintendo 64,or Play Station.IT IS GAME BOY COLOR.The gragics aren't to great but they have improved.
THPS2 has 13 skaters: Tony Hawk,Bob Burnquist,Steve Caballero,Kareem Campbell,Rune Glifberg,Eric Koston,Bucky Lasek,Rodney Mullen,Chad Muska,Andrew Reynolds,Geoff Rowley,Elissa Steamer,and Jamie Thomas.And they each have three signature tricks:2 vert,and 1 special grind.It has 8 levels: Skate Park,New York,Hangar,School,Bull Ring,Venice Beach,and Skate Heaven.There are also many Street and Vert Tricks.You can go in carrer mode or free skate. Other people think it's hard to rack up points and buy new skate boards.It is easy if you actually play the game longer than a day.Over all this is a great game, and I also suggest THPS and THPS3.

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