Tony Hawk

By Mike Fahey Tony Hawk Ride is the latest installment of the storied Tony Hawk skateboarding video game franchise, given new life by developer Robomodo with the inclusion of a plastic skateboard controller. How could such a concept fail? Read on.

By Mike Fahey Losing ground to EA's Skate franchise, Activision tapped developer Robomodo to help take the Tony Hawk franchise in a whole new direction, eschewing standard controllers for a new plastic skateboard peripheral, attempting to bank on the success of peripheral-dependent titles like...

By Hawkfan267 Hawk's reccomendation: If you haven't played a Hawk game in a long time or have moved on to Skate, there's nothing about Tony Hawk: Ride that'll change your mind. Simply put, it's still the arcade Tony Hawk gameplay that we've had since THPS with a Skateboard peripheral. If that doesn't so...

By Hawkfan267 3) It's not Skate. Let's be honest here, video game jounalists gave up on the franchise a long time ago. Every review I saw up until THPG all said the same thing, "just another Hawk game". That's one of the main reasons why they loved Skate so much. It wasn't a Hawk game. Fine, but as good as Skate is, i...

By Hawkfan267 Tony Hawk: Ride ImpressionsSeriously -- is this game any good, or what?by Matt Casamassina November 5, 2009 - It's been a decade since Activision unveiled the innovative Tony Hawk franchise to the world and a lot has happened to the series since. It has seen upward of 15 sequels, semi-sequ...

Like Madden, Hawk’s name graced an almost annual skateboarding video game that became one of the best-selling franchises in history. Along the way, however, Tony Hawk games became about excess like allowing players to grind on wires in the sky. ...

Unlike the rival Tony Hawk franchise rooted in a simpler arcade style, Skate focused on creating a realistic skateboarding experience. Skate 2 feels like ... Skate 2 Review Videogamer.com Skate 2 Cheats and Secrets - PS3 / Xbox 360 About - News & Issues ‘Skate 2′ Review (360, PS3) GameCyte

become interested in sports or other activities if they can portray them in a fun and easy way, like skateboarding is in the Tony Hawk and Skate franchises. Critical Reception: EA Black Box's Skate 2 Gamasutra Tweaks make Skate 2 a solid sequel Canada.com

 - I will never ever play my old Tony Hawk Xbox games unless it is to achievement whore. I think it was a good decision for Activision to stop making Tony Hawk ...

 CA - After all, Neversoft had been trying to reinvent its Tony Hawk franchise almost every year and it had long been having a hard time making many of the new ... Skate 2 - Review Planet Xbox 360 Xbox 360) TeamXbox all 3 news articles

I approached this game with some cautiousness. Because most reviews of this game are pretty poor. I think the highest I've seen is a 5.0 of Gamespot. Nevertheless I'm a massive Tony Hawk fan. Call me sad but I even have a Tony Hawk backpack.

By Matt Paprocki A strange mix of EA Sports Big SSX series and long forgotten, under appreciated ESPN Extreme Games on the PS1, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is a complete departure for Activision's skateboarding franchise. This new spin on the genre is a fantastic run that feels fresh, unique, and different e...

By Matt Paprocki As with Sk8land before it, Downhill Jam offers online play via the clunky Nintendo Wi-Fi service. The simple service allows for versus play in a limited number of modes for up to four players. There’s an in-depth option to create your own logo, clothes, and boards with the option to upload th...