Tony Hawk's Project 8

"A Glitch-infested Crap-a-rama"

First off, let me mention something. This game should not be considered a game. Never have I seen such a horrible use of advertising and ego-boosting. So, without further B.S. from me, I shall now tell the story of this interactive advertisement about a starting skater on a mystical quest to kiss Tony Hawk's rear end.

Graphics: N/A

I normally don't care about graphics, and this game is no exception.

Sound: 6/10

The typical Tony Hawk game sounds are still there, and sound pretty much the same as they have for a while. The music wasn't as good as some of the other games have had, and this was actually the first Tony Hawk game where I turned off the in-game music and used my own.

Gameplay: 9/10 and 2/10

The typical Tony Hawk system is still there, and works well. The only downside is that special moves have to be bought by "stokens", which are tokens that you obtain by performing moves by spectators. I became sick of trying to impress people, so I went most of the game without special moves. No big whoop. On another note, some of the stats seem unbalanced. At the same level stats, doing handstands is almost impossible to mess up. The "Nail-a-Trick" feature is only mediocre. It isn't good, but since it isn't absolutely necessary, it isn't a huge deal. This is the part earning the 9/10.

For the 2/10, it is because of all of the glitches in the game. Typically when you play a Tony Hawk game, you think "Hey, cool! I am going to go off this quarter pipe!". In this one, you think "Hey, CAN I go off this quarter pipe?". Within the first five minutes of me playing the game, I actually fell into a quarter pipe. That goes into a long list of things that my character fell into that he shouldn't have. This includes falling through an entire floor.

All of the things mentioned before doesn't come close to the fact that during the final level my copy of the game froze after every run. Every freaking run. It's a good thing I didn't buy this game.

Storyline: 0/10

The storyline in this game is the worst I have ever heard of. I would rather go back to the early Tony Hawk games with no storyline at all than this crap. "TONY HAWK DEMANDS THAT YOU KISS HIS REAR!" The game revolved around you doing random tasks to increase your rank so that Tony will love you. Oh wait...that's every dating sim ever! But instead of trying to pick up attractive members of the opposite sex, you apparently are trying to hit on Tony Hawk.

*Spoilers*
The ending pretty much consisted of Tony Hawk giving you a thumbs up.
Best. Ending. Ever.
*Spoilers end*

Extras: 1/10

They completely erased Create-A-Park, and thinned out the Create-A-Skater so much that your only options are pretty much either Emo kid or Skinhead.

Overall: 2/10

The only reason why this game even received 2 points is because of the fact that the gameplay is similar to the other games. Aside from that, avoid this game. If you feel it absolutely necessary to play it, definitely rent it first.

Reviewer's Score: 2/10, Originally Posted: 11/30/06