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Welcome to THUG, where Tony Hawk isn't the star, you are...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 47 / 60
Date: June 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you thought Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 was a phenomonal experience, wait till THUG comes out. Sorry to say, the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series are dead, but think of THUG as a perminent substitute... and maybe a slight (yeah right) variation of Tony Hawk 5 where you (yes you) are the undisputed star in this game and can now WALK (yes walk, like on a road) without your board! Some of the biggest changes in THUG are undeniably the fact you can now walk, grapple, dangle, shimmy, jump, and run throughtout a level to find new and hidden areas or to accomplish a goal. Another new aspect, is that you can now gain sponsors unlike its predecessors, Tony Hawk 1, 2, 3, and 4. And no longer is Tony Hawk the star, but you are. Tony's in the game, but you are the one who gains sponsors, YOU are the one who completes tasks, YOU are the one to make it to the big time, YOU are the one who must start at the bottom of the food chain, YOU are the one who will get new boards, decks, locations, levels, etc. and YOU are the one who is the star. Literally, you are the star; for Sony PS2 owners, you will be able to take a picture of your face using a digital camera, send it to Neversoft (or upload in the game, I'm not sure), and have them place YOUR face on your created skater! Now, I'm not completely sure if this is only limited to PS2 owners only, but it will be a fun experience. Like I said, you start at the bottom, meaning Jersey. Why Jersey? I'm not completely sure, but from there, you'll help out local cops to bring down a banner (or something) to gain access to a whole new part of the level, impress backyard skaters on their modified pipes, chase a renegade (or stolen) SUV by stealing a car on the side of the street, post up flyers (or fliers, whatever) for the local skateshop, and much more. Again, with now being able to walk, dangle, grapple, etc., it will be easier for you to find new and hidden areas on a level, like if there was a wicked mini skatepark on top of a building or a secluded warehouse in the very back of a level completely filled with pipes, you'll have easier access to them by using the new walk system. Jersey is the only level I know of now, but there are sure to be other levels just as exciting and new. That's about all I can tell you about THUG now, but be sure that hopefully Activision 02 and Neversoft can pull off this new Tony Hawk series, hopefully, THUG want be a fluke. None-the-less, I can't wait for this title to come out in late October! And remember, the gang from the previous THPS games are in THUG, but they aren't the stars, YOU are.

This game will be top o' the charts!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: September 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you liked the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series you will love the next and newest game. This ends the THPS series and starts a new series where you, yes, you get to become a pro skater. You can also do things off your skateboard like walk, run, climb, shimmy, and drive various vehicles. You can also fix your skateboard. I have NOT played this but have merely read about Tony Hawk's Underground on Activision's website. You can also send in a digital picture of yourself to one of the companies that helped produce the game and your pic will be in cutscenes and will be seen while skating. You will also be able to create tricks and various other things. With the extended park creator this game will rock even more. Once again, I say that this game will be AWESOME!!!

Gonna Be The Best Game Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 23
Date: September 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Everyone else covered the basics so i wont go over that again. But they forgot to say that when you play in the other modes of the game like two-player and so on you can skate as the regular pros. And in this game they brought in two new skaters, Arto Saari and Paul Rodriguez. I've only heard rumors about the soundtrack so i wont spread fake speculations. Oh, and check out the neversoft skaters video.

Hi

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: October 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Tony Hawks underground is very wicked. You can do things! Cool things! Hi! Tony's Underground is also called thug. You can get off your board, and into buildings and cars. You can ride on motocycles and bikes. I want it very bad. On gamepro, I saw a car on fire

Hello

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

You download your face by taking a head shot of yourself, and then you send it to a certain website, and then they give you a code to put in. When you type in the code, it will put your face onto the person. It even shows it in the story parts. Ity is very cool, u can drive motocycles, bikes, cars, and you can even set the cars on fire. You get your own sponsors and every thing. In the beggining, your friend eric rapps on the window, to go see a famous skateboarder, Chad Muska. You have your first chance to get the hang of the controls. There are nine huge levels. I only know 2 of them, Massachuates and New Jersey.I have played the demo of it, believe me, it is the best game ever made. It is sort of like GTA, but there is no killng and no weapons, and no other things like that. It will be the best game in 2003 when it comes out

Good game but i have played better...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 37
Date: October 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I agree this is a very good game but I have played better. I belive Donkey Kong is a much better game.
For one thing Donkey Kong is an action packed game with fun filled levels,and at the same time it is challenging and exciting. DONKEY KONG FOR LIFE.

Tony Hawks Its a killer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Tony Hawks 4 was I think the best skating game out there. And now you add the concepts of creating your own moves, skater with your face (optional) and make your own park. You can get behind the wheels of cars, get off your board and walk, climb, and run around. You can star in movies. Basically its Grand Theft Auto besides killing people. I know I'll get this game.

certainly a step backwards!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: October 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is nothing compared to the previous four releases. it has lost all of it's orginality. What happened to goals like grinding helicopter blades, grinding on the backs of elephants to make them stampede, and who can forget dodging the monkey droppings. I think this game needs more violence and certainly some weapons for the characters. In two player mode there needs to be a gladiator option and free skate should include a free-for-all riot option. I gave this game two stars only because I was able to upload a picture of my cats face onto the characters body and I named my character Catman!

I have actually PLAYED the game...imagine that

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First of all I love all these reviews that I have been on this site for weeks--even though the game just became available on the 28th of October, 2003. How can you review a game that you have never played?

I guess Activision knew that the Hawk series was running its course, and decided to come up with a "storyline" to more involve the player in the various stages of the game. The only way to open up new levels (aside from the cheat codes) is to play through the "story" mode. When you take a step back, this new Hawk title is still about missions, some of which have nothing to do with performing tricks on your skateboard. On one mission I had to chase down this SUV full of gangsters to rescue my homeboy Eric. Sounds like Grand Theft Auto to me.

Anyway, the insane tricks are still here and the levels are huge. If you liked the other titles then you will probably like this one. Some of the "Story" is just silly though.

Could've been better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The biggest name in skateboarding takes a back seat to a nation full of wannabes in Tony Hawk's Underground-and the results represent a fresh start for the series. The game's centerpiece story mode stars you as an unknown skater who gets the chance to live the scrub-to-am-to-pro dream. It's a classic tale of opportunities, power, and betrayal among friends-just like Julius Caesar or Showgirls. Your personal quest takes you from New Jersey to various spots around the globe, where you'll be meet pros like Hawk and Steve Burnquist while doing burly tricks...and much more (no spoilers here). Some of the missions are a little hokey, and while the driving sequences do break things up a bit, they feel a little forced-but the satisfying story mode is a big improvement on THPS's structure. The story ramps up the difficulty gradually, so you build skills as you go, but there are now four difficulty levels, making THUG totally accessible to newbies.
When you finish the story, you can create almost everything yourself-skater, deck, tricks, levels, even level goals. PS2 owners get two major perks: They can map their own photo directly onto a player's face (very easy, very cool), and they can trade all of the above while skating online. The control and gameplay feel as tight as ever; old vets can drop in with ease. The new mechanics this time are wallpushes as well as getting off the board, running on foot, and climbing ledges. Jumping off the board (and keeping a combo going) expands your trick lines immensely, but it's just tricky enough to get on your nerves. It's easier on the PS2 than on the Xbox (mapped to the Black button), but it ultimately feels like one priority too many. Graphically, the game's no slouch; The Xbox version looks a hair prettier than the PS2, but the levels are huge and richly detailed on both systems, and linking animations are noticeably improved. Expressive voice acting and an enormous 75-song soundtrack featuring NOFX, Jurassic 5, and Jane's Addiction (the Xbox also supports custom tunes) make this the best audio experience in the series. The PS2's online elements give it an edge, but skate fans on any platform-including those who have strayed from the franchise in recent years-should buy Underground. The new name signals a new experience.

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