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jrunnoe's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (PS2)
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| [January 23, 2008 05:07:05 PM]
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GAMEPLAY
After playing for the second portion of time I started to regain my old muscle memory and skills. This allowed me to accomplish more difficult goals and get farther in the game. The environments are set up such that almost anything in the world is skateable. You can jump off of or grind on almost anything whether its a garbage can, bus stop, moving car or rail road track. With this amount of freedom I was able to create combinations landing me hundreds of thousands of points in one combination.
After some time my interest in the game did begin to fade a little bit. The only problem I have with THPS4 is that you have to achieve very similar goals on each level. Every time you get to a new level you still have to get the letters S-K-A-T-E in one combination and you still have to try to beat a high score. Sometimes they get creative with the goals such as interacting with non-player characters and completing environment specific tasks, but most of the time its the same old challenges.
DESIGN
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 is a decently designed game. It is fairly aesthetically pleasing and has a great amount of freedom although it can become a bit repetitive. The designers did a good job of incorporating the levels into the challenges some of the time. For example, in Alcatraz you get to ride down a steep and curvy road in a shopping cart. This is a fun and different break from the usual tasks.
This game has a feature where you can create your own skate park and then play in it. This is a lot of fun because you can create a place with ideal set ups for tricking. You can make perfect lines for combinations and then go skate them yourself. There is a huge selection of pieces to choose from and an easy to use interface which saves building the park from being an overly tedious process.
The two player mode that is offered is very entertaining. There is a selection of games to choose from, ranging from horse, to high scores, to graffiti. This also makes it more fun if there is more than one person around. I noticed that once I became familiar with the design of a level, I could move about in it more freely and create more innovative tricking combinations. There was a lot of potential for great combinations and thought put into the environment that is given to skate in.
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| [January 18, 2008 12:57:01 AM]
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SUMMARY
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 is a good solid game of progression with set rules and boundaries set in place by the designer. The goal of the game is to complete all of the goals and advance your character while unlocking levels. As you progress you learn new tricks and gain the ability to skate better. The game is challenging enough to provide many hours of fun.
GAMEPLAY
THPS 4 is a good social game. It is fun for a bunch of friends to play because there are lots of multi-player options and a fun atmosphere. It is also good for beating personal goals. The characters in the game are based on real skaters and the game comes with some of their skate videos. This adds a facet of realism that makes skating with the characters more enjoyable.
The game provides a space for the character to work in. The levels are set environments with the same mediums for tricking off of. The character then gets to move about freely in the space and create their own combinations of tricks. This freedom is a very important part of the game because it imitates the best part of real skateboarding.
Another fun aspect of the game is the ability to advance your character. As you progress through the game you are allowed to add points to balance, air, spin and other physical attributes. This allows you to improve your character as you go along adding something to work for which is always good in a game. Also you are able to unlock new tricks allowing you to score higher and create new combinations.
On the whole it is a good game of progression with a lot of freedom for the player. It is challenging enough to be entertaining but is still possible to beat.
This entry has been edited 1 time. It was last edited on Jan 18th, 2008 at 17:13:17.
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jrunnoe's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (PS2)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Thursday 17 January, 2008
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