Tony Hawk's Project 8 is a welcome back to the old series but i happened to like what Underground 2 had going for it

User Rating: 8.3 | Tony Hawk's Project 8 X360
By luckypool04 | Review Date:
Tony Hawk has now entered its eighth title. It is quite amazing to me, since I have played every single one except a little bit of American Wasteland but I heard it was not too good. The series has been through a lot, it’s been through, level updates, graphical upgrades, and mechanic updates and finally got itself a Story, added to it! Now the story is what really kept me interested in the game after #4 but as soon as THUG 2 came out I was blown away and could not wait for the next one, except the next World Destruction Tour never came. STORY: Now that there is no story to it and no extra levels with wacky stunts, it seems to have lost that thing that made THUG 2 practically so Great. There is no, crazy wheel chair guy going around and doing 540's, at least not in career mode. It just plays it safe and goes back to the roots, just with more tricks and in an open city with more things added. It also has no load times, (unlike Wasteland).

ENTERTAINMENT: The new stuff like, the Focus mode really is cool but it’s quite difficult to pull off. Nail the Trick I believe also is a new addition which is also made this game much more interesting then others but it also is rather tough to pull off. Nail the Trick allows you to jump off a ramp and while in the air hit focus and be able to actually make the board do multiple combos in any direction until you are close to the ground. The Multiplayer is also a great and a good amount of fun but there usually is not that many people on. What also really gets me mad about this one is that there is not as many Create options like THUG 2. I used to Love making Skate parks, I would spend days and weeks creating the perfect skate parks but now they don't even have a create your own Deck, and not that good of a list for create a skater, or a lot of stuff. They also don't have the Classic mode anymore, which I thought was a great addition to THUG 2.

PROS: Great new additions like the Focus mode and Nail the Trick, No loading times through the huge sandbox skatetopia, good variety of areas, Fun multiplayer, New Career mode makes things a little easier for everybody although it still is the most difficult Hawk game yet.

CONS: No Story, Very poor Create options compared to previous entrees’ in the Hawk series, No classic mode, or create a Park, not very much replay value.

OVERALL: American Wasteland really had a lot of Training sessions going on but in this game, you will wish you had a tad bit more because of the increased difficulty. Overall this game shines pretty well for an open world and no story game. Especially in today’s games which have Giant lane out stories in like every game that comes out now. So a fairly good experience skating but mostly still waiting for something a little more ambitious and I would say worth a rent if there is nothing else to get, otherwise try under ground 2 and you won't be as let-down.

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  • Rating:7.4

    good, but could have been better

    By doomgiv3r6 | Review Date: May 25, 2007 | X360

    At its core, Tony Hawk's project 8 is a quality game with a lot of potential, but it just does not seem to have that one element that makes the series so much fun. First of all, a lot of this game's potential is hindered... Read Full Review

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  • Rating:9.5

    great game!

    By gringots | Review Date: Nov 11, 2006 | X360

    i love it, i love how u can make ur own trick on the go when u press both joysticks.. and awesome graphics! much fun!, it is just increible how u can do such crazy combos, i mean, i got on and once i got the buttons down... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
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