This is only a problem occasionally, however, and you do get used to it. The camera did not fare as well вЂ“ I canвЂ™t put my finger on it, but thereвЂ™s something slightly off about it, making you unable to see some of the level. The muted orange palette is really fantastic, and is a visual highlight.

Even though thereвЂ™s some dreadful texture pop-in (which is expected, considering the game is based on Unreal Engine 3), the design is fantastic вЂ“ I particularly enjoyed the new rendition of Venice Beach, which takes place during the sunset. Unfortunately, вЂGuerilla RadioвЂ™ by Rage Against the Machine didnвЂ™t make the cut, which is a disgrace. The new songs arenвЂ™t great, although the oldies are still as catchy as they were back then вЂ“ вЂSupermanвЂ™ is, of course, included. The soundtrack is also poor вЂ“ instead of having a compilation of songs from the old games, Robomodo decided on having half old songs and half new. Other attempts to modernise the franchise also fall flat вЂ“ all skaters are represented at their current age, as opposed to what they looked like in the 90s, which leads to some hilariously odd moments like a forty-something Tony Hawk trying to grind some lunch tables in a high school. In an attempt to make the game relevant, Robomodo changed the вЂSecret TapeвЂ™ objectives to the вЂSecret DVDвЂ™ which feels a bit off, considering weвЂ™ve all spent so many years with trying to find those tapes. The level design remains classic to this day вЂ“ the secret tape location in Hangar remains one of my favourite video game moments ever, with the developers relying on your intuition to find the hidden object (as opposed to just spelling everything out). The level selection here is sublime вЂ“ fan favourites such as Warehouse, School II, and Venice Beach all make the cut, and the levels from the first THPS have added objectives to make them fit within the template set out by THPS2. Tony HawkвЂ™s Pro Skater HD is a good looking compilation of some of the best levels in the first two games вЂ“ and even though it feels a bit low-budget and lacks the brilliant physics of the originals, it does an adequate job of bringing the franchise back on track.ДЄs I have said previously, THPSHD is all about recreating the feel of the original two games while updating the graphics. Therefore, it was wise for Activision to make the next game in the franchise a return to roots. The games got increasingly worse, and the once influential extreme sport classic reached rock bottom with Tony Hawk: Shred, which was severely overpriced and featured a gimmicky peripheral that didnвЂ™t work at all. Despite their differences, I think itвЂ™s safe to say that both fanbases will agree that the franchise took a massive dive in quality after the already divisive Tony HawkвЂ™s Underground 2. The latter prefer more open-ended gameplay, with a larger focus on exploration and an expanded move-set. The former love classic gameplay without any added gimmicks вЂ“ itвЂ™s just you, an arena, and several objectives to complete against the clock. Tony Hawk fans usually split themselves into two groups вЂ“ pre- Tony HawkвЂ™s Pro Skater 4 and post- Tony HawkвЂ™s Pro Skater 4.

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