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WOW.... I didn't know Game Boy Advance was this powerful!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 25
Date: May 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's wicked amazing that a little game boy can turn out 3-D graphics, and keep a frame rate running high. THPS2GBA has 5 levels from THPS2 and the Warehouse level from THPS, plus some GBA specific secret levels! Plus you can still change your tricks with all of the ones from THPS2(wow!) and buy new decks for better play. This is a must have for a GBA owner, even if it doesn't have multiplayer, create a skater, or create a skate park, this will be what gets you through 10 hour car trips, with its high replay value. A MUST BUY!

Handheld at it's best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: June 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I wasn't aware of how powerful the GBA was until THPS2. Let me just say, "Wow". This seems to have put all what is great about the PS and DC versions into the handheld version. Now, don't go running to the store thinking you are going to pick up the same game, not by anywhere far. The basic elements and game interaction were put into the game, most things are different in this game from PS and DC versions. First, let's not kid ourselves, it seems people compare this version to heavily with its PS and DC conterparts. You can't do that. The GBA is the most Advanced "Handheld" system, no company has been able to put the power of a PS, DC or PS2 into handheld...not yet anyway. The games works more like the original GB version, but pupped up. A couple of things that had to compinciate for was the small screen, so the characters look sort of like faceless people with obivious poligon edges. If you have the previous GB versions (and you liked them), then you are in for a treat. You play an angled overhead view, the framerate is smooth, and the sound is great. My breakdown:

Graphics: I was amazed at this one. This is only my 3rd GBA game, so I haven't compared too much. The framerate is very smooth, no slow downs or fades out of the action.

Sound: Superb, the one trully advanced feature of the GBA is the sound. Comparing GB to GBA, the sound is ten times better. And comparing the THPS2 sound from the DC and PS version, I say wow again. It takes all the little sound effects from the console games and condense them into the handheld without any obvious flaws that I can detect. And of course you are going to loose the great soundtrack from the PS and DC version only because those songs were running off the CD, does this look like a CD to you, I didn't think so....

Control: The only thing hard to get used to is the control. But it didn't take me long to figure the controls on the game. they are actually easier to master than the DC or PS versions.

Playability: This is the first time I actually got ingrossed in a handheld game for longer than an hour. I haven't put this much attention in a handheld since I was 13 (when I first got the orginal GB). It took 10 years later to finally get me back into the handheld world.

Things you may have to get used to 1)Small screen- of course the small screen will throw you off, but it is bigger from the GB version. It makes it hard to see what type of move you are pulling off at times (without knowing in advanced what you are going to do, if you just push buttons, then of course you may not know what you are doing)....

Get THPS2

Top notch game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: June 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Activision finally got it right this time around...after the 2 previous Tony Hawk handheld titles I guess they had no choice. Tony Hawk 2 for the Advance makes good use of the system's impressive abilities. The graphics and speed of the game are similar to the bigger consoles, as is the detail. All the skaters and moves are here including bluntslides and tail/noseslides, as well as those innovative special moves. I believe there are 7 levels in all, including a Boston rooftops bonus board which is extremley difficult to skate for very long without falling off.

On the downside, the sound suffers somewhat---you'll find no licensed music from real artists on this version, only your typical gameboy stuff. I just turned the music off, no big deal. Also, in certain areas on almost every board you will probably find it difficult to determine where your skater is in relation to his/her surroundings i.e. ramps, decks, corners, etc. For example you think you are in line to ollie onto a ledge from a certain ramp and in realiy you miss it entirely and slam. This type of thing you will get used to, so don't let it deter you from buying this game. Just look for shadows to help you out.

One other thing, despite what you may hear, there is NOT a create-a-skater feature.

Sweet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: May 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It takes some pretty sweet graphics for me to be "amazed" by a game and this game did just that. I watched the video at ign.com and i couldn't believe it. I could honestly tell you that if someone showed me the video and didn't tell me what console it was for i would guess Dreamcast or PS2. I don't know how they did it but they did. .... ....

THPS2 Best Launch Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 is the best launch game it is almost exactly like the console versions, the camera is in an isometric view so they had to change the levels a bit but you still do the same stuff you have to get the high scores, collect skate etc.... There includes six levels from the original plus new parks just for GBA! They had to unfurtunitly taske out create a skater and create a park. So keep this game in mind when buying GBA.

Keep rollin'

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: November 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This was one of my first GBA games, and let me tell ya, this is among the best so far. It's fun, fast, and good looking. The graphics are really good for a handheld, the sound is fair, and most of all it's fun. I'd never expected a skateboarding game to be this good (for handheld that is). THPS2 is perfect for trips too, and for the people who get carsick (like myself) don't worry, the music is not as annoing as the GB's and GBC's. So you'll be assured not to regurgitate for at least an hour.

The game itself is awsome, you have plenty of skaters to pick from, with a large number of levels, goals, and so on. Although not as good as the Playstation version, ofcourse, it is worth the money especially if you like the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games.

I OWN THE RIGHT MAGAZINES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: May 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

In the June 2001 Electronic Gmaing Mounthly it clearly states that the little brother of the PSone Tony Hawk 2 (this game) plays just like it and is internally 3-D. To add to that Tony Hawk himself played the game calling it "flawless. completely identical gameplay to the PSone information." EGM played it a day later and were impressed with the control sceme and were getting 400,000 point combos and over 1,000,000 points after the 2-minute run!

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

O.K this is a really good game. I'm addicted. But on toysrus.com they give the wrong information. You can NOT create a park or player. Now I don't know why they did this but it is a downfall. The upside is that you can do career mode, free skate, single session, and there is a options mode. I am not positive about linking up with other players and doing all those competitions and everything, because none of my friends have it yet. But what I want to get across is that no matter if you are a skateboarding fan or not you will LOVE this game. It has sweet graphics, awsome gameplay, and really good sound. I give it 5 stars. So what I say is definitly get it. I would even make it your first game.

WHOA!! seriously thats all I have to say!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: April 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Do you remember how good tony was on PSX and dreamcast......now hes on game boy, AND HE IS EVEN LOOKING GOOD! This game is supposed to have about 6 or 7 of the levels from the origonal(sorry I cant spell) tony hawk 2. You still have to do challenges to unlock the levels and all that good stuff. When this game gets a perfect score just remember whos review you read.

the best!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: April 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this has awesome graphics!!!!! i watched a movie and it was stunning!!!! it has all the previous levels and it has 3d characters! it has all of the characters from the other tony hawk 2 for dreamcast and psx! ooooh!!!!! i cant wait till i comes out. im going to get fire pro with this game too!!!!

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