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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for Xbox Videos >>
Rating Reviewed By MikeFrom homewood, illinois (south suburb of chicago) Review Date 10/16/2002 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary let me start off by sayin this game was awesome,the levels were layed out better than then the regular thps 2. the characters were awesome and detailed, with good looking bails. I wasnt so crazy about the fact that they made the skaters look pretty dumb when they do 50-50's. i like the extra levels that they put in the 2x part of the career mode. i also liked the extra park editor themes. i didnt like the way the buttons were setup for how you make a park, i think they could have made that alot easier with some simple changes. the career mode was cool, and the idea and principle of the game was awesome. oh and also, the levels from thps 1 were made better than the original also. so i think that the game was made great except a couple small things that could have made it better.Sound the sound in the game was pretty good except the soundtrack kinda sucked, coming from me in which i pretty much listen to just punk but i guess i cant get what i want every time. and umm the way the custom soundtrack works is pretty bad, figuring that in free skate it gets annoying hearing the same song over and over again, but the sound effects were pretty good, umm the sound of the bails were pretty good, and the sound of the board popping was cool, somehow in reasons i cant explain, it jus sounds like it is better quality than the previous thps games.Gameplay the gameplay was good too, except of what i said above for the fact that the park editor wasnt so great. umm, other than that i pretty much think that the game was pretty good. it wasnt hard at all to learn the controls, for the fact that they were similar to the previous thps games. sometimes i play jus to do cool stuff like kickflip to like a grind or somethin, just stuff that is possible, and it still is fun, the game really makes the actually possible stuff look pretty cool, so i enjoy that.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I think THPS2X is the best THPS game available. I bought it for $20, and for that I got THPS1, THPS2, and 5 new levels. I still think 2 has the best control and feel to it. THPS3 is nice, but the levels don't flow well, and the control has gotten worse. I own both games, and feel that 2 is hands above 3 in several areas. Because 4 is coming soon, both 2 and 3 should drop in price. You can find 2x for 16-20 now. Get it, it's worth it.Sound I think the sound is adequate, the music is good, and nothing really stands out about the sound, which to me is a good thing.Gameplay If you played THPS2 before, it's basically the same, with 5 new levels, plus all the THPS1 levels added. Granted, the 5 new levels aren't deep, at least they gave you something new to do.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is essentially a compilation game. It consists of the original THSP 1 levels, the THPS 2 levels & brand new Xbox only levels.Sound Sounds like I'm ouit skating. I love the bails & smacks! Using DD on the Xbox makes it sound that much better. Woohoo!Gameplay If you're into gaming, I'm sure you've played a THPS game. If not, this is one of the most fun franchises to play ever! You ride around on a skateboard & pull insane tricks everywhere.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By GabeFrom North Carolina Review Date 04/06/2002 Overall Rating  4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Back in 1999,we were all introduced to the runaway hit series that is Tiny Hawk's Pro Skater.Since this game has evolved in many ways,yet the best is the right here in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X.Many of the levels are beutifully rendered to take advantage of the XBOX's capability's.The level with the most notably change up is Roswell.Very pleasent surprises I have found.I have found this game to be a very nice break for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for PS2,which is also a very good game.The best of this game is 24 levels!!!That is the best yet.Graphics,gameplay,and an adictive fun factor.OVERALL: GREAT GAME BUT LACKS A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE 4 OUT OF 5 Sound Sound is not that great.THPS has never been known for its wonderful soundtrack though.The CD ripper is a great tool for this game.OVERALL: NOT TOO GREAT AND TOO BAD EITHER 3 OUT OF 5 Gameplay Gameplay reminds me alot of THPS for the Dreamcast (which were overlooked by most everybody).No complaints on the gameplayOVERALL: TRADITIONAL GAMEPLAY, VERY EASY TO LEARN 5 OUT OF 5 Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is basicly all the levels from THPS1 and THPS2. There are 5 new levels. I have never played THPS1 so this was a very good deal for me. This game has got to be the most fun next to Halo.Sound The only thing that saves the sound score is the ability to listen to your own music through the Xbox hard drive. I didn't care for the music they provided, but it was fun skating to Louis Armstrong. Nobody can tell me they hate "What a beautiful World"!!. It just isn't possible to hate that song. come on now.Gameplay Controler was very easy to handle. I had no trouble pulling off specials. Everybody thinks that the Xbox controller is too big, but I found it to fit perfectly in my hands. The d-pad made it easier to use than the cheap dreamcast's directional pad. Replay value is through the roof. I have already beat the game, but I am dying to finish this review so I can go play some more.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is great it's virtually perfect its a game that never really gets old always new suprises and fun.The only thing that isnt as good as it could be is the graphics the charictors are not what they could be they are very blurry and some things are out of perporsion.Besides the charictor graphics every other aspect of the game is awsome!Sound Sound is great very clear and the music (if u like rock) is very nice no complaints here.Gameplay I love the Xbox controller and this game is perfect for it its just like n64 controlls with the buttons and its easy to stear and preform tricks(specials can give u trouble or any trick that requires more then one direction of the joystick).Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By PANdaRUSFrom U.S.A., New York City (and proud of it) Review Date 12/05/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary When I got this game I was not sure how to rate it since Skate or Die 2 had been the only other Skate Boarding title I had ever played on any system (NES). Back then my friends and I gathered around the 13" mono-speaker television I had in my room with the volume cranked up just to hear the game say "SKAAATE OR DIEEEEE 2!!!" at the start up screen. Funny how that tinny, scratchy, terribly compressed voice file had us saying aloud "MAN! It doesn't get ANY better than this!"Enter Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2X for the Xbox Entertainment system. Last night I finally had time to actually sit down with this title and run it through some paces. And I must say, before long I looked up and it was a quarter to five in the morning (I started at 11pm) and I still didn't want to go to bed! This title is strangely addictive and once you fall into it's snare of grinding, railsliding, ollie's and general all around skate boarding trash talking baggy clothes wearing foolery - you will be hooked. Sound Sound definitely rocks. I challenge anyone to play this game and not be tempted to slap a backwards cap on before the game is done! Music gives you that competitors edge an helps to serve up the feel that you are here to do some serious Grinding. Ambient sound effects are good and crisp.One very important feature added to this game was the ability to use your own music (previously stored on your Xbox harddrive) to replace the soundtrack for the game! I spent half the night busting big air, doing ollies, avoiding that crazed fool in the golf cart that comes out of nowhere all the time and almost runs you over, listening to Linkin Park, No doubt, Gorillaz and more! It was way fun and I bet you won't be disappointed if "fun" is your motive for buying this game... Gameplay Gameplay appears solid. Since I'm new to the whole "dude! You suck!" skater scene I'm still familiarizing myself with many of the things I need to learn to score big points in this title. Often times I find that if I manage to stay on the board after a huge jump I'm happy enough and feel "cool". The controls appear responsive and are tight. You won't lack in control over your boarder. (oops! would that be considered another sport? Should I have said 'Skateboarder'?)Controls consist of crouching down and gaining speed, pumping your player by using one foot to propel your player forward on his board, and various controller commands in conjunction with buttom presses in order to achieve "tricks" and "jumps" that gain you points and cash in your skating "career". From the tricks I have managed to pull off I must say that the controls have been topnotch. Levels are interesting enough and offer enough places to ride "illegally" with your player. School yard stairways, handrails, and even off the walls are all possible in this game. Heck any game that allows you to railslide a helicopter's blades sending them into a spin that launches it crashing up into the roof of the hanger it was in is alright by me (and pretty dang cool!) Gameplay allows for tons of hidden areas to be found merely by activating certain events into motion. Because levels are goal based you can return to them over and over again until you've found every secret in them. Toss in a level editor/character creator and up to a possible 8 friends to play with you or against you and you have the makings of a long lasting title. One thing to note: When you first play this title you will not have a very big board to start your play on. Don't let this fool you into thinking that later boards will be small too. That is just a starter board and trust me if you stick with the title you'll be happy you learned all those tricks so you can really express yourself when the levels get larger. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is an awesome game stands out as a game with much replayability. The graphics are cool and the sound is perfect and the gameplay is good. and the best part is 24 LEVELS!!!Sound Sound is perfect. You can even use your own ripped music from the hard drive. I love skating to Linkin Park and Disturbed.Gameplay This is where the game kinda sucks, if you have tony hawk 3 for ps2 that is. The same system from tony hawk 1&2 are used and it kinda sux when comparing to tony hawk 3. But the controls are tight and all the levels from i and 2 and 5 new ones are in.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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