Plot
A remaster of the first two games in the Tony Hawk's franchise. It's set to bring back original levels, pro skaters, tricks, modes, and songs from the iconic soundtrack
Cast
The usual roster of Hawk associates such as Chad Muska, Kareem Campbell, Bob Burnquist and Eric Koston and weirdly Jack Black as Office Dick.
Verdict
I grew up with Tony Hawks games and became positively god like at them due to a combination of the hours I put in and them and myself just naturally clicking with the game and the controls. The thing is I never truly fell in love with them until THUG & THUG 2 namely Tony Hawks Underground and the wackiness of it all by comparison (Especially THUG 2). The trouble is that set the bar so high that coming back to Pro Skater quite frankly makes them look bad by comparison.
Don't get me wrong these are fantastic titles and as a remastered bundle they're essential for fans of the series but for me it makes me frustrated that this will also likely be as close as I come to playing the Underground games again which are simpler superior in my opinion. They're Saints Row 3, these titles are Saints Row 2 and I mean that analogy in multiple ways.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1&2 are great titles, easy to pickup but brutal to master.
Rants
I miss the good ol' days with couch coop games, Tony Hawks was one of my most played. The trouble is I'd mastered the game to such an extent I was unbeatable so friends found themselves adjusting their strategy and would sabotage my combos by crashing into me. Good times, bring back couch gameplay!
Breakdown
Very addictive
Lots of content
Solid soundtrack
Pales in comparison to what came later
Merciless difficulty spikes.
