Just in case you didn't know, the Tony Hawk series is the best skateboarding sim ever--and now, with the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, it's even more so. As many young hipsters are aware, skateboarding is taken far more seriously nowadays than any child of the '70s could ever have imagined it would be, with legions of baggily trousered youth able to refer to moves such as a "bluntside" or an "overcrook" with perfectly straight faces. Indeed, the list of silly names for ridiculously dangerous stunts has been increased for this latest sequel, and you can now "skitch" (hold on to the back of a moving car) and grind through traffic. Such minor additions aside, though, the big new change is career mode, which has specific goals and milestones for all the different skaters, adding to replayability.

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"Gamepro magazine rates THPS 4 5.0!" All new tricks - skitch behind cars, skate on moving objects, and transfer over spines! New multiplayer and system link modes including Combo Mambo and Capture the Flag! 14 of the world's top pros challenge you to prove your skills. 1 - 2 players, Custom Soundtrack, In - game Dolby Digital, System Link 1 - 8 players at once and is also HDTV 720p capable! Only the XBOX version offers all of this along with smoothed graphics, and faster loading time, oh how sweet THPS 4 and XBOX go together!

3 of 5 found the following review helpful:

It'z KooL!!Aug 22, 2003
Tony hawk iz a kool and exiting game. It has one of the best 2 player mode i've ever seen, cause there is so many thingz u can do.But the Creer mode is very challenging, u have to be a pro just to get past the 1rst level at the college. But whaen u get 2 the next level it's worth the wait. Also u can create ur own park, buy boards , grip tape wheels ,secret skaters,and even parks.U can also can also go to parks that are alredy made and they are TIGHT!!!!

Well that's it i reccomend this game if u have 2 share ur system wit a brother. Because 2player mode is awesome. or just play by yourself.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Good, but not the best of the seriesJul 17, 2003
I'm one of those rare people who get every action-trick sports games, granted some I wait on, and others I will get day of release, and well I waited on THPS4 and glad I did.

First off the game went under major reconstructive surgery for this incarnation, pretty much throwing away the 2:00 clock. I have serious problems with that, it's what made THPS, trying to do the goals within the time frame. Also out is the tape system, and again I'm seriously upset, just like I was for the arrival of THPS2.

The gameplay is THPS without a question. Its a little dulled down from the sharpness of THPS3, but gives a little more realism to the game, but if I wanted that, I'd go out and pick up the deck and go skating. Many of the challenges are excrutiatingly tedious. Actually about 90% of them are tedious, I like the races, and the traditional collect SKATE of find 5 whatevers in 2 minutes, but then the competitions don't have the skate park feel to them. The levels are big, but fairly unimaginative (Chicago from Mat Hoffman 2....I won't say more)

If you're looking for a THPS game, I would go 3 and maybe even 2x before 4, but if you're looking for new levels and don't have 4, pick it up now that it is at a platnium price, and be glad you didn't spend twice as much on it.