Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 Review (PlayStation 5)
Drop back in with the most iconic skateboarding games ever made. Play the fully-remastered Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater & Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 games in one epic collection, rebuilt from the ground up in incredible HD.
Pros:
- Beautiful graphics.
- 23.41GB download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- HDR support.
- Better feedback on the rumble.
- Game mods can be turned on and they are perfect rail balance, perfect manual balance, perfect lip balance, always special, and no bails.
- Hud can be customized on what it shows.
- Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
- Can rebind controls for the controller.
- Three modes-skate tours, multiplayer, and create a park.
- Skate tours-Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, and ranked and free skate mode which is basically an arcade mode.
- The Player has an overall rank that increases by the exp you earn from doing challenges. Level up to unlock new gear to customize your skater.
- The Skate shop is where you spend earned credits on gear like skateboards, and clothing.
- Four custom skater slots.
- Over 20 official skaters with their own stats, specials and customize item unlocks via their own challenges.
- Can change songs whenever you want by clicking the right stick.
- Splitscreen local play is supported.
- Online multiplayer-quick launch with two-game modes-Jams and competitive.
- Stat points-find in the levels and use to improve your skater stats.
- Can customize skater special moves.
- Create Park allows you to download and upload other player creations.
- Lobby system where friends can join or you can lock it down.
- Friends list integrated.
- Songs have the swear words blanked out.
- Fast loading times.
- Nails the feel of the original games perfectly.
- Bailing has a quick recovery model so it’s not as time-consuming as before.
- Each level has a list of goals to do and you can do them in any order.
- Pin any challenges to your menu.
- Familiar easy to use controls.
- Classic levels with a fresh lick of paint and slight tweaks to improve the flow.
- Combo counter with moves performed showing on the bottom.
- Moves-the more you do the same move the more the score for that move decreases.
- Nostalgic yet new.
Cons:
- Stat points are a one-time earn for named skaters so if you get it with this skater then the other skater can’t get it.
- Daunting screens of unlocks and challenges.
- You don’t like Skateboarding.
