Tony Hawk's Underground

"T.H.U.G. Totally Hot Underrated Game(Underrated for GC)"

I know, this is not the best version of T.H.U.G.(because of no face-mapping), but it has the same amount of fun as the Xbox version. Let me tell you guys/girls why I love this game in (almost) every single way.

1. The Story
You start out as a punk skater from Jersey who knows some tricks and wants to be sponsored by your local shop. With some advice from Chad Muska, your dreams might come true. My favorite line is when you join a team and your team manager (who is a little over weight) said while eating two cheeseburgers, ''I gotta finish this meal before I go out to eat.'' That kind of stuff makes the game great. The story is dramatic and awesome, but some goals are really annoying (like Blimp).

2. Create a Deck mode
This game features a really cool and creative idea, creating your own pro model (or you could call it deck, who cares). I really enjoy making my own model with stuff like the Birdhouse logo or the Canadian flag. With these neat and innovative ideas that Neversoft keeps coming up with (like no time limit, getting off your board, creating your own decks) I think that the next Tony Hawk game will be so cool, that everyone will own it.

3. Create a Trick mode
Think of it, combinding a connecting a 360 flip with a Sacktap and a 540 spin, it is really cool. And, you can name the trick what ever you want to call it. I called mine the SackTap 540 because it had a 540 spin, a sacktap, and a Casper flip 360 flip. The final project of the move looks killer.

4. Difficulty levels
Is this your firs time playing Tony Hawk? Neversoft knows that it is very easy for someone to not be that good their first time playing, so they put in a difficulty system.

Too Easy: Easy physics and fewer bails for first time Tony Hawk players.

Beginer: Less difficult goals for those fairly new to the Tony Hawk series.

Normal: Challenging goals for the average to good Tony Hawk players.

Sick: For hardcore veterans who have mastered the Tony Hawk games.

Like I said in the title T.H.U.G. is a Totally Hot Underrated Game. I really enjoyed playing through the story and I recommend this game to everyone. It won't sell that good, but Gamecube owners who don't own it will be sorry because this game rocks.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 02/15/04