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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 28.9 hrs on record (26.7 hrs at review time)
Posted: 31 Mar, 2024 @ 1:30pm
Updated: 31 Mar, 2024 @ 1:32pm

It's an almost perfect remake of the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games, which I have spent a lot of time playing as a kid.

The game feels very much like a Tony Hawk game and all the levels and their objectives are there.
more or less...bonus content from, say, THPS2x isn't included.
The levels that are included are pretty much the same as they were then and you can even do tricks that would be introduced in later Tony Hawk games, such as Reverts, Spine Transfers/Acid Drops and Flatland tricks, making the games feel more modern and on-par with the later games in the franchise.
However, I feel that a lot of the levels in this version feature some very bright colors that I, personally, am not a fan of, much preferring the older look of those environments.

Although the Spider-Man and Private Carrera unlockable characters from the original THPS2 aren't included, they have been replaced with an Alien skater, unlocked by finding all alien plushies, as well as the Ripper Skeleton, bought as part of the Deluxe Edition. Bruh.

On the topic of Skaters, Create-a-skater customization is quite lackluster. There does not seem to even be an option to specifically make your character male or female, they both share the same build, which sucks because past Tony Hawk games allowed players to customize their characters down to things like the shape of their head, size of their hands, length of their arms, so it's quite the step back, but is at least somewhat excusable due to this being a remake on a different engine...I guess...?

Music is more or less the same tracks you remember from the originals, with a few new ones sprinkled in like Bomb Drop by Less than Jake and Machine Gun Kelly's Bloody Valentine to replace some tracks that didn't return(?)

Sadly, it sorely lacks the original music made for the menus in THPS1 and 2, instead opting to simply play the regular in-game music. You do have funny loading screen tips, though, so, uh, yay...?

Despite what many reviews say, it is possible to play this game offline, even on PC, however doing so Requires the user to have purchased the game on Steam and use Launch options to make it happen. [www.pcgamingwiki.com]

All in all, THPS1+2 is a wonderful way to play Tony Hawk on PC, complete with Steam Deck support and online multiplayer. That said, if you want to play levels from the other games, your best bet will probably be to get Tony Hawk's Underground 2 somehow and use the THUG Pro mod for that game, since the Studio was pulled away from THPS3+4 so that they could work on Call of Duty Warzone instead. Thanks, Activision!
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