Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

"This game had the first trailer that made my jaw drop! (no joke)"

As I was surfing the internet one day i saw a movie for the dc version downloaded it, wathced it and went to buy the game 15 minutes later (if you haven't seen the movie get it at www.dailyradar.com) Were shall i start......

Graphics:9/10
Amazing, amazing, stunning, the 3 best words to describe, some of the best graphics ever for dreamcast, altough the textures were still taken from the PSX version :(, but the game runs at a much higer rez than it's 32-bit brother. you will enjoy the graphics tremendously

Sound:100/10
Definatly the best part of the game, over ten tracks of music WITH LyRiCs! from real name bands!!! My personal favorite was the one about superman or whatver, the SFX are good too, grinding noises, and of course, falling :)Although some of the music is not as good as others, and will maybe get on your nervs, also there is no way to lock your favorite song in place, or make it repeat, so every new level you will have to re-select it, or go to the menu, and press back, when it's over, but it's only a minor annoyance that doesn't really get in the way.

Replay Value: 10/10
more addictive than sex, lay's potato chips, and your favorite movie, all combined into one! this game never get's boring, even after you beat it and get all the tapes, secrets and time challenges, you will still have fun grinding, sliding, and skating your way through beutiful scenery. Once you get all the tapes, you will open up 1 new skater, and skate park, after that, you can start a new game, or just have fun, doing nothing. once your done in single-player you can have fun in some, pretty kewl multiplayer levels, im not sure the PSX version had these but hey, this isn't the PSX. One of the modes is a tournement where each player takes turns racking up points, another cool one, is graffiti mode in which every time you skate off a wall, it will turn your color, but your opponent can come and do a better trick, to put on his color, to change it back to yours youd have to do and even BETTER trick, and who ever has the most walls after time, wins.

Buy/Rent:Rent
Yes, i know after the rave review above, you'd think buy, well this games not for everyone, some people might find it tedious trying all the different stunts, in a certain amount of time, and may find some of the songs annoying. so you'd probably want to rent it first, but i assure you you will buy it afterwards. (trust me)

Closing statement:
to be subtle-----------PLAY THIS GAME, NOW!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 05/30/00, Updated 05/30/00