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Tony Hawks Project 8 (PS3)
A review by slate_dawg on Tony Hawks Project 8 (PS3)
July 10th, 2007


Author's product rating:   Tony Hawks Project 8 (PS3) - rated by slate_dawg

Playability & Enjoyment A good game - playable and enjoyable 
Originality Not bad - some good ideas 
Graphics Good 
Sound Excellent - makes full use of my speakers 
Difficulty & Complexity Average - suitable for most 

Advantages: Good graphics, hundreds of goals and side games, more real than ever before
Disadvantages: Some graphical glitches, can be frustrating .

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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Tony Hawks has exploded onto the PS3 with a revamped version of the PS2 game Project 8.
From personal experience and being a very big THPS fan, I can say that this is by far the most addictive, most improved and best Tony Hawks game on the market. Even as a "pick up and play" game it is very addictive as I have many friends who had tried this for the first time and have gone on to purchase the game themselves.
As you start the game, you create a skater that is completely custom to how you want him or her to look in a way that no previous game has been able to manage. Then, in a completely free roaming world, you unlock goals and areas around the game that increase in difficulty as you progress. Once a certain amount of goals are completed, you can unlock additional areas of the Tony Hawks world that expand the huge free roaming gameplay area.
As for the gamplay, it is far more realistic than any of the previous games, making for a much more real gameplay experience. Also, the Tony Hawks genre has been taken to another level with "nail the trick" where the player can depress both joysticks and it goes into a "slow mo" mode where the jocksticks control the skaters feet to create your own custom trick to make massive combos to get massive points.

The setup of the game is similar to the previous titles in the series, where you complete goals to unlock skaters and ocmplete the game. However, at different stages, there are "pro challenges" that have to be completed, as well as having to complete the goals at am, pro and sick levels. Each time you complete a goal, your rank will rise until you reach your target of number 1 skater. To achieve this, you have to find additional secret spots, gaps, grinds, as well as passing goals in order to reach the top, making the gameplay almost endless, though a little frustrating when you reach a goal that is almost impossible to attain the sick level on.

Graphically it is amazing to play on the PS3, with skaters looking more real than ever before as well as sickening bails and awesome slow motion clips allowing for an excellent gaming experience. The only glitch I have found so far is that players may sink into a small amount of the surroundings as they used to on the PS2, though these are very few and far between. I would definitely recommend the purchase of this game as it is good to learn the game and challenging for even the best Tony Hawk gamers, with multiplayer action proving to be ever more expansive with a massive choice of games though this is not free roaming as I would have hoped.

Details:

AGE: 12+

PLAYERS: 1-2

SIXAXIS controller motion sensitive.

COST: £35-50 new
£25-40 pre owned

Hdd req: 264MB 
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Addictiveness Compulsive 
Value for money Excellent value 
Longevity/Expected Longevity ongoing 

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