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MixMasta
06-01-2002, 07:48 AM
maybe ive been sleeping too long, but is there any good info on this game yet??? like locations, characters, new features, videoos, screenshots?????

faceoff508
06-01-2002, 07:56 AM
This is a real game!! Here are some infromation and some pics:


May 22, 2002 - There's been a whole lot of jibber-jabber preceding this year's E3 Expo about Tony Hawk 4. People were bellyaching that the game couldn't possibly live up to the standard this amazingly popular series has set. People were running their mouths about the franchise getting old. Well, hear me now and believe me later: Tony Hawk is still the baddest game on the block. Both Hilary and I got an early chance to play the PS2 version of the game on the show floor. We got an opportunity to take a look at two of the levels: College and Zoo. Read our first impressions below:
Chris' Take:
The first thing you'll notice about Tony Hawk 4 is that the graphics are tight. The textures have improved considerably. They seem to have "roughed up" the look of the game slightly. The environments look more tactile and varied. Where once there might have been a smooth sheet of concrete, there is a bumpy slab of imperfect asphalt. Bottom line, everything looks more real: the skaters, the animations, and the environments. The faces are better than ever, and the interface has a slick, more stylized look than last year's more utilitarian design.

Of course, what Tony is really about is gameplay. Anyone who's ever touched a THPS game before will immediately feel comfortable with the controls. They haven't added a whole lot as far as revolutionary tricks go... although everything you've grown accustomed to is still there. That's not to say to that there aren't new tricks-each skater has a fresh stable-there just anything as groundbreaking as the manual or revert here.

Even from this relatively short hands-on, I noticed some pretty amazing level design. The College level was excellent. There are more lines here than Gary Busey snorted in his career. The whole feeling of the level was organic and free-flowing. There are benches, ledges, rails and vert ramps everywhere. There are more transitions than a South American government here. (Okay, I'll stop with the bad comparisons) As always, it's fun just to cruise around and pretend you're in a Toy Machine video. More than ever, the world feels like your canvas, and you get to paint it with the dope sh--.

The Zoo is also impressive. Stocked full of caged wildlife (we didn't play long enough to set any of it free, but we're betting you can do just that), this level is super-fun, stuffed full of lines (many of them circular), and visually as impressive as the College. Now if only you can grind a rhino...

As for the Career Mode, it's being handled in an entirely different way this time around. Instead of having a clock count down from the get-go, you're allowed to skate freely around a level, get used to lines and explore a bit. When you feel like earning your keep, all you have to do is approach one of the many pedestrians to receive an assignment. Some will tell you to fetch letters, others will ask you to bust a fresh trick. This is an obvious extension of what TH3 was trying to do with observer bonuses and it works well. It's nice not to have the pressure of time always looming over you. If you want to get down to business, you can. If you just want to cruise around and chill, you can. It feels a lot more like the skateboarding vibe to me, and that's a damn good thing.

All in all, my first look at THPS4 has me drooling (and wondering what appointments I can cancel to go play more). The graphics are great, the frame rate is buttery-smooth, the level design is mind-blowing and the whole thing has me all riled up. Can you tell? Can you?





http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/e32002/xbox/tonyhawk4/tonyhawk4_screen001.jpg
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http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/e32002/xbox/tonyhawk4/tonyhawk4_screen003.jpg
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http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/e32002/xbox/tonyhawk4/tonyhawk4_screen005.jpg

MixMasta
06-01-2002, 08:01 AM
that is sweet, sounds similar to the dave mirra carrer mode

Xbox Owner
06-01-2002, 09:55 AM
lol, the graphics kind of look like gta3:D

E-Xbox
06-01-2002, 12:27 PM
Originally posted by XBox Owner
lol, the graphics kind of look like gta3:D

yea kinda...

they are really good....
and i cant what for this game to come out..
cuz i love all the thps titles....

peace

Xbox Owner
06-01-2002, 12:33 PM
Originally posted by E-Xbox


yea kinda...

they are really good....
and i cant what for this game to come out..
cuz i love all the thps titles....

peace

this is kind of off topic, but ur only 5 post away from 2000!!!:)

E-Xbox
06-01-2002, 12:47 PM
Originally posted by XBox Owner


this is kind of off topic, but ur only 5 post away from 2000!!!:)

actually..
im 1 over 2000!
and check the off-topic forum man!!!

WOOOOOHOOOO!!!

peace

PROUDXBOXOWNER
06-01-2002, 12:57 PM
i am not into this series but it would be yet another xbox aaa title so i am hapy abt it.

Xbox Owner
06-01-2002, 12:59 PM
Originally posted by PROUDXBOXOWNER
i am not into this series but it would be yet another xbox aaa title so i am hapy abt it.


aaa title?:confused:

hook-worm J
06-01-2002, 01:17 PM
to stay up to date with THPS4 news, check out Planet Tony Hawk (http://www.planettonyhawk.com)

Xbox Owner
06-01-2002, 01:18 PM
Originally posted by hook-worm J
to stay up to date with THPS4 news, check out Planet Tony Hawk (http://www.planettonyhawk.com)

sweet dude, thanks

JADE8704
06-01-2002, 02:04 PM
if no volumetric grass, im only renting...i liked 2x because of the sweet grass :cool:

E-Xbox
06-01-2002, 02:54 PM
Originally posted by JADE8704
if no volumetric grass, im only renting...i liked 2x because of the sweet grass :cool:

i knew something looked different b/n 2x and 3..
now i know..
it was the GRASS!
hehe

oh well..
im picking this game up on the rls date no matter what!

peace

Scarlet Spider
06-01-2002, 02:56 PM
wow that almost doesnt look like a vidoe game!!
thats kinda creepy........................................

X-Ray
06-01-2002, 08:28 PM
Please, tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't like THPS games:eek:

Xbox Owner
06-01-2002, 08:57 PM
Originally posted by X-Ray
Please, tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't like THPS games:eek:

WHAT?! those games kick some major @$$!!