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Capitalizing on Bam was a bad idea.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have owned every single Tony Hawk game, and played each one a ton. I thought the THPS's were great, but after beating THUG on easy and normal, my opinion was that it was the best so far. I loved the level of customization. So when THUG2 rolled around I was excited. After playing through easy modes on classic and story, I was dissapointed. "World Destruction Tour"? Destruction of the series, that is.

In story mode, Bam is the main focal point. Goals consist of exploding/vandalizing/breaking buildings/cars/people, a la Viva la Bam. Tony seems like a supporting character in a role he doesn't belong in. Also, advancing yourself up to a pro level and your friend stealing your glory in THUG made a true enemy in Eric. But there's no drive to complete your goals besides destruction in 2.

Also, there's no vehicle option, as in THUG. Instead, there are 3 extra characters for each level, and one has some sort of mobile device besides a skateboard. These characters are difficult to control, and the goals are annoying. The option of a car was way better.

One of the few good points in THUG2 was the level of customation. It had all THUG had and more. I actually had fun creating a graphic, and the create a trick is just as good as THUGs.

This game was the worst in the series HANDS-DOWN. I would take THPS1 over this any day. I have not yet played THAW, but I've heard it was bad. I can only hope Project 8 will redeem the series.

DISSAPOINTS THUG FANS EVERYWHERE

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 17
Date: November 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i have every thps and thug and i may never get another thug again. this is a HUGE DISSAPOINMENT to any tonyhawk fans.
i must admit the new features are prety cool but i excpected more from the levels, i mean the levels suck! and the game mode is confusing.
THE SKINNY: dont waste your money on this, get the sims2 or somethin else, TRUST ME!!!!!!!!!!

btw, the gurls are fine in it, oh should not hav said that now ever1'z gonna buy thug...

Decent game, but no cheats?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: October 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game is fun, but without a cheat available to unlock levels, this game is worthless. My son likes exploring the levels, but he is too young to "complete the goals". A level code would be great, but none exist. I have scoured the internet and all the codes are bogus. I tried to complete several "goals" and a few are extremely hard (and annoying). I cannot get out of the Boston level on Story Mode (skating that moving RV half pipe is frustrating!)and may just quit trying soon. Games like Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks makes me want to play for HOURS until I finish, but this game is fine in small 30 minute doses. The graphics are good as is most of the music. Character faces are a bit creepy (does no one blink?) but you can tell who is who for the most part. Worth 20 bucks, but not a cent more.

For Kids or Not?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ok, Ok, we get it. Tony hawk is fun and good. The problem is, it's the same game it was 10 years ago. Sure this time there are some destruction elements and some new players and new places, but blah blah blah. Same old, same old. This is a near perfect port of the ps2. It looks great, it plays great, and if you like completing tasks, you keep this game forever. Or, you'll figure out that you wasting insane amounts of time to complete stupid mundane tasks in order to unlock another fascinating new level and many more stupid tasks. We should call it Tony Hawk's puzzle skateboarding, since after the initial coolness of the new world wares off, you spend all of your time solving the puzzle of completing the task.

Bottom Line: Is it fun? As fun as every other Tony game they release yearly. Will I keep it? Not for long. Nothing new here. Buy the game now if you love all Tony Hawk games. Is it for kids? Not to bad if your kids want to just skate around.

tony's back

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Tony hawk has a new game and it rocks! But the story is a little phony because bam is tony's friend and they just have a round the world contest. You also cant ride in a car even for missions.
I also reccomend this game to kids who did not like tony hawk pro skater because the new story mode is worth playing.

pretty koool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: October 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is really awesome becuz it has millions of new features that the other game doesn't have. its sweet cuz there is like a classic mode where u play like older games. the thing that sux about this game is that the story mode is really confusing. its wayyyyyyyyyyyy different than the other games.

thu2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is awesome, seriously. if you're not sure which sports game to get then tonyhawks is the one. the story mode is a bit different and gets confusing sometimes but besides that, best sports game ever.

Short but sweet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I borrowed this game from a friend because i knew if this game was anything like the first, it wouldn't take me more then three days to beat it. I was right about that, but just because this game is short doesn't mean it is bad. It still is fun to play even after you beat it.
the goal system is very different from the first because, 1. You don't talk to people to do goals you just do them and 2. The point isn't to complete all the goals you just have to get points. Another thing that is different is the characters. You only play as yourself 1/2 of the time. The other time you play as a pro skater, some werid dude on a skateboard (a different onne every level) and a guy on in a vechile.

Pros

1. Game is very addictive.
2. You can make your own apperances, parks, goals, tricks and graffti tags.
3. Great destrution scenes and hilaroius moves (you can throw tomatoes at people and you can fart during a trick but you have to beat the australia level to do that.)
4. Levels are all across the globe.
5. Vecile charcters are very fun to play as.

Cons

1. Short
2. Classic mode ( a tonk hawk pro skater typr of thing) was very boring.
3. creating your own graftii tag can be hard.
4. since you don't talk to people for the goals, some of them are really hard because no one explains them ( there is only the bare explanation but don't worry most of the time that is enough)

Ther is just one more thing that i want to tell you because it is neither a pro or con. The sound track is very strange. There are some great songs like high anxiety and thats why they call it a union, but the types of music vary from rap to frank sinatra.

Great Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This overall is a very good game. I would recommend it to those who like skate boarding and some humor. The only bad part is the game is to short. I can beat Story Mode in 2 hours which makes it sort of dissapointing. I hope my review helped you

Here's the Scoop

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I own 4 of the Tony Hawk games. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, and Tony Hawk's Underground 2. I would have to say, this is surely the ugliest of the bunch, with many more rough goals and strange humor. The kid in the wheelchair is disturbing, the goals are sometimes a little off the wall, and the skaters will go to any means for a good practical joke. On the other hand, the gameplay is simply addictive, as I seem to get stuck playing it for up to 4 hours at a time.

So I guess if you are 15 or over, and enjoy the Tony Hawk games, this is a no brainer. It's just plain, excellent gameplay, and that's all there is to it.

All in all, this game is a positive playing experience, every bit as good as the Pro Skater series!

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