Tony Hawk's Underground

"Long Live Hawk!"

Wow. Thats all I have to say wow. After losing my faith in this series because of Tony Hawk 3 AND 4. I loved 1, 2, and 2X. And now this makes me happy. Im proud to say this is the best sports game ever, by FAR.

Graphics: 9.5/10
Very, Very polished on the Xbox. The MAJOR difference between the Xbox and Ps2 versions are the graphics. They are very smooth and polished on the Xbox version, but on the Ps2 version, they are jaggerific

Gameplay: 10/10
This has always been the best part about Tony Hawk games. The gameplay has always been very fun, and its the best its ever been now. Getting off your board works great and feels smooth despite what professional reviewers say. The only major problem is driving, which is not enjoyable. But, create a park is the best ever, and Create a trick is awesome, too. Create a Skater is not the best, but is still very good, especially since you can change the skin color this time around. Create a deck is also pretty good, just not mind blowing like some of the other features.

Controls: 9.9/10
The controls are PERFECT. Except for driving, which brings this down

Difficulity: 9.5/10
For the first time ever, you can chose your difficulity. That said, every difficulity is fairly easy except for SICK, which for some people (myself) is very hard. (BTW THERE ARE 129 GOALS IN THIS GAME)

Length: 10/10
For story mode, this is more like a 6.75. But the fact is you can CREATE YOUR OWN GOALS. Eithier in your own park or a level in the game, This is preety enjoyable.

New Features:
Story Mode: YOU STAR IN THIS Tony Hawk GAME
Create A Deck: Not unlocked until later
Create A Trick: Create a Special Trick, Rediculous or not
Create A Park: NOt really, but there are a LOT MORE FEATURES like this rail tool that you could connect two buildings with
Driving: This is boaring, not very fun AT ALL.
Getting Off your board: you can now get off your board. You can connect combos with this.
There Are 3 Secret Characters in this one
Old Skool Levels: THERE ARE 3 OLD SKOOL LEVELS FROM old tony hawk GAMES THAT YOU CAN unlock
PreMadeParks: There are 8 PreMade Parks

Buy Or Rent: If you love hawk games or skateboarding games, this is A MUST HAVE. If you dont, Still pick it up or at LEAST rent it.

Overall: 9.8/10, rounded up to a 10

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 11/06/03