Tony Hawk was one of the first video games to reimagine cities as playgrounds, ensuring that every element of the environment becomes an essential part of gameplay. The short gameplay loops, the addictive and accessible gameplay, the unrealistic and therefore forgiving physics, the over-the-top landscapes of half pipes and jumps and endless rails. It’s easy to understand why the early Tony Hawk games (here’s hoping for a THPS3 remaster soon) still stand the test of remastered time. (Okay fine, maybe not that Star Wars one, but it’s my list, darn it!). These and so many more all first appeared on the PlayStation, and still regularly rank at or near the top of all-time greatest countdowns. And two of the best games of, in my humble opinion, the best generation of games ever released: Metal Gear Solid. For us, THPS1+2 is a glimpse into a beloved past, a more innocent time when Vancouver still had an NBA team, the Iraq War was just a glint in Dick Cheney’s eye, The Simpsons was still good.įor those experiencing these games for the first time, THPS1+2 should be proof that all us stodgy old Millennial gamers know what we’re talking about. The classic tunes (oh you better believe the legendary soundtrack holds up well).
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I can almost smell the hot pockets, taste the Dunkaroos, as I boot up my PS4 copy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2.įor many of us who play THPS1+2 today, the experience makes for a heady nostalgia trip. Thankfully, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, easily one of the better remasters I’ve played in recent years, is here to help you experience those classics anew – or just “new”, if you weren’t around for their original release. Just ask anyone who’s suffered retinal burn after plugging a PS1 into their 4K TV. Sure, the core gameplay is still quite enjoyable, but outdated graphics and some rough edges make them very hard to go back to in their original form. Take the Tony Hawk games, skateboarding classics released all the way back on the first PlayStation. Not the way they actually were, mind, but the way you’ve stored them in your rose-tinted memory: the top-of-the-line graphics, the smooth animation, the impeccable controls. The best thing about HD remasters is that the games are always exactly the way you remember them. Those kids I see everywhere these days with the Mohawk bike helmets. The greatest skateboarding games of all time are now even greatest-er. Released on Septemfor PS4 (reviewed), Xbox One, and Windows.Ī high-def remaster of the two greatest skateboarding video games of all time. Our review of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, developed by Vicarious Visions.
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