Under-rated by GS! Best TH game yet. Well, most detailed yet!
At first, when i purchased this game, i didn't think much of it as i simply couldn't be bothered playing it as the ultimate CoD4 was too distracting.
I eventually started getting into this game and have thoroughly enjoyed it and yes... im not new to the TH series as everyone seems to be getting a little bit bored of the series. I can tell you now that even though this game has its similarities to Project 8, Proving Ground has alot better replay-value and is a very in-depth game.
You start off with the Birdman himself and then you go off into a world of your own choosing what kind of styles and skating career you want to do, or accordingly, just do whatever the heck you wish!
Unlike Skate, this has more of a story to it as well as a more fun one! The game also has alot more 'real' professional skateboarders than EA Skate and alot bigger map that Project 8. There is good customization in this game as you'd expect from a TH game. The graphics are good but not perfect. I would imagine they are slightly better than Project 8's but not as good as EA Skate. But the depth of the story and the well made cut-scenes make this game an absolute pleasure to play!
Finally, in this short review, i'l sum this game up as 'a mediocre legend'.
If you are into skateboarding or any extreme sports for all you adrenaline junkies out there, this game is for you. However, if you are a skater yourself AND have been addicted the previous TH games and starting to get a little bored, i recommend EA Skate as that will offer more realism and a different style of play to this game. If you were/are an owner to the past 1-4 games of previous TH games then this game will hook you and i guarantee it will live up to its cost. Im sure this game will be cheap in some stores as it is way under-rated in my opinion.
Gamerpoints:
To achieve all the gamerpoints in THPG, its going to be extremely tricky as it consists of completeing all SICK goals, PRO goals and AM goals. For roughly about 300 gamercore points, youre looking at just completing all the story missions and objectives which are an absolute joy to play!