Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure

"Not As Bad As You Might Think"

Introduction - It's Tony Hawk 4 with Disney Characters, skating in Disney Environments.
Gameplay - It's pretty simple- if you thought Tony Hawk 4 was fun, and you like Disney, you will think this game is very fun. This game is much easier than Tony Hawk 4 however, and experienced players will probably beat it in very short time. The controls have also been simplified to make the game easier for kids, and Tony Hawk vets will actually be confused when they go to do something and it doesn't work. That is unless they go into options and activate the Pro Controls, which makes the controls exactly like in Tony Hawk 4. Yay!
Characters- I forget a few names but you can skate as Simba cub, The old wise monkey from Lion King, Timon & Pumbaa, the female lion cub from Lion King, Woody, Jessie, Buzz Lightyear (my fav), what looks like Buzz's bad guy from Toy Story 2, Tarzan kid, Jane, Tantor, the monkey from Tarzan, and 11 pro skater kids including Little Romeo. If you are like me you are thinking We got the elephant and monkey from Tarzan and the crazy old monkey from Lion King, but no Stitch? No Monsters Inc.? No Lama Emperor? Why wouldn't they just take the best characters from each Disney Movie, rather than give us filler characters? This was my biggest disapointment with the game.
Graphics/Sound - The game looks great. Disney environments are very well done. I would of liked to hear more voices from the characters, but they are pretty silent most of the time. The one liners are only activated when you fall hard or do a certain trick. The music is cool. Almost a bit too cool lol. There may be some disapointed kids who were expecting Disney songs.
Play Time/Replayability - If you already whooped Tony Hawk 4, this game will give you something to do until Tony Hawk Underground comes out. There is lots of stuff to unlock, but you unlock it after beating each goal, so once you beat the game there is not much to go back to. Except messing around and having fun of course.
Final Recommendation - If you were a pro at Tony Hawk 4, you better just rent this game since you will probably beat it before it is due back. Kids and people who found Tony Hawk games very interesting but sucked at it will LOVE this game if they are Disney fans, and should buy it without worries.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 09/10/03