Disappointing sophomore effort..........
The game opens up to San Francisco's curvy, volumous hills. I thought the graphics of the game were done well, considering they captured international scenaries and terrains. However, once you start playing the game, not much else changes from there.
The gameplay is a constant in this game, in a bad way. Within each level, the goals are synonymous and simple. There is no real challenge within the different levels, maybe besides beating your opponents or gathering enough points, which aren't much.
A few levels are very short, despite their illustration. Many levels could be skated in less than two minutes, and the continuous downward slope left me with little ability to explore the area.
I expected much more from this game. I've been following the Tony Hawk series since Pro Skater days, and I'm praying the series will finally get a decent DS game, which seems so in Proving Ground.
Overall I am disappointed with this game. Although it is not horrible, and left me with a decent amount of gameplay, it was simple and repetative.
One thing I might add, however, is that the soundtrack is pretty good!