But the upgraded 3D models for both skaters and environments look fantastic. The UI is extremely similar when compared to the original. But don’t fret, this title still has a somewhat arcadey feel that separates it from a more realistic skating franchise like Skate.Īnother place where this title differs from the original is obviously the visual presentation. It’s less floaty which means you can’t just whip out 720 grab and flip tricks whenever you feel like it. I went back to the good old Dreamcast version of the original game to check out the Warehouse again.Ĭomparatively, this new version feels fantastic and certainly plays differently compared to the original, but in a good way. And each special trick feels just as incredible to land as it did back in the day. Of course, that could just be the demo restrictions, but it’s hard to tell since these moves were completely omitted instead of being grayed out.įortunately, the classics are still there like The 900 and even the 360 Varial McTwist from THPS4. There are still some special moves that don’t even appear on Tony Hawk’s list of options. That said, customization likely won’t let you make every skater have the exact same set of tricks. This is a massive amount of customization assures that no matter who you play that you’ll always be able to feel comfortable with their tricks.
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In the demo, you could only assign five specials from a list of 29, but it appeared that the full game will allow you to assign 10.Įven better, you can customize a list of up to 12 grab and flip tricks and eight lip tricks. There’s a massive list of special tricks you can add to a single skater. The trick customization in this game is absolutely bonkers. But that’s just the tip of the iceburg when it comes to customization in THPS 1 + 2. Better yet, if you only wanted to hear Superman while tearing it up at the Warehouse, then you could go into the settings menu and customize the playlist that way. If Rage Against the Machine isn’t your thing then you could always hit R3 to skip the song, even while skating. Guerrilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine combined with the footage of all the playable skaters shredding was a trip back to the early 2000s.
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Some sport games that borrowed THPS game mechanics use some type of special bar.From the moment you start up Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 it’s clear that the game is going to be a shot of pure nostalgia.This effect was popular in mid-90's video industry. Early builds of the initial Tony Hawk's title also featured glow effect around the skater when special bar was full.Also, above the special bar would read "YOWZA!" in blue text. If it is turned on, special bar will always be full. The majority of Tony Hawk's games allows player can unlock cheat mode called "unlimited special".Since THPS3 every trick performed in combo adds to special bar instantly, which means player can keep their combo full having constant chance to perform special tricks. Classic Tony Hawk games only allowed to increase special bar on the end of combo, which allowed a limited amount of time to perform special tricks until special bar will fall to zero. Player is only able to perform special tricks when special bar reaches the top and starting to glow in gold. The more tricks were performed in combo, the higher value is added to the meter. Every trick performed adds a small value to the meter. Special Bar or Special Meter is a gameplay parameter which defines the ability of player to perform signature moves better known as Special Tricks.īy default current bar value is constantly decreasing.