Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

"The best Non-RPG game ever made!"

It is rare for me to rate non-RPG games, but Tony Hawk is undeniably a masterpiece! This game has it all: 11 cool characters each with thier own special boards and special moves, 9 giant tracks with tons of places to grind, flip, or grab, two player mode so you can go head to head with a friend, ending cinematics for every character and bonus bails, a freeskate mode so you can practice, and a wicked soundtrack with real music from the living-end, the dead kennedys and more. The totally cool controls allow for tons of moves which can put together into an endless amount of combos to stack up points. This is a must have!

Graphics 10/10- The graphics are beautiful! Very detailed realms which are above most playstation games. The moves are smooth and the backgrounds colorful, and there's no pop-up!

Control/gamepaly 10+/10- The most addictive gameplay in a non-RPG game! The controls allow any skating move to be used easily so you can pull of wicked stunts so you can score up to 100,000 points or more in one combo. The controls are easily learned and gameplay is so addictive you'll play forever. Since you have to beat the game with every one it will last a long time.

Sound 10/10- The real soundtrack is awesome! Real music from the Living-End, Primus, The Dead Kennedys, The Vandals and more... the music will have you dancin as well as playin. The sounds as well are cool, very realistic and the voices are clear.

Story ?- I usuall y have this section but this game really doesn't have one...

Repaly 10/10- With 10+ characters at your desposal each with signature moves and boards the game will keep you playin. since there are 30 tapes you must retrieve each harder than the last, thats 330 tapes total so you'll be playin at least 500 hours!

Overall 10/10- This game is action packed, addictive, and gorgeous! Every person who loves video games or skating should run to your nearest video game retailer and buy this game! Its teh best to come along in a long time.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 01/24/00, Updated 01/24/00