But despite that, it’s still another enormously fun game that has even bigger set pieces and unique ramps than the Underground series. RELATED: The 10 First-Ever Video Game Movies, Ranked (According To IMDb)Īmerican Wasteland did feature its own wacky depiction of L.A., but each area was connected by extremely long and narrow hallways, which were essentially interactive loading screens. Leading up to the game’s release, fans were promised a living, breathing, fully open-world Los Angeles, but that wasn’t exactly what they got. The game might have been reviewed higher if it was honest in its marketing rollout. While American Wasteland did receive very good reviews, it’s far from the best reception the series has had. And though there has always been comedy in the Tony Hawk games, Project 8 featured the actor/skater/comedian Jason Lee as the sort-of host of the game, who injected some fresh humor into the series. However, there’s still a lot to love about the eighth game, as it’s a giant open world full of interesting set pieces. The new feature was polarizing, and while it was an interesting addition, it felt clunky and left players resorting back to the traditional controls. While fans could still perform those tricks in the traditional way, there was also the option to slow down time and control the skater’s feet with the two analog sticks. Project 8 marked the very first time the series attempted to drastically change the controls, as it reinvented the way players approached flip and grab tricks. However, Proving Ground comes off like a world buffet, as it might have everything players love, but they were executed better in the other games. But as Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 pays respect to older Neversoft games, it doesn’t leave out Proving Ground, which is still an outrageously fun release with hours’ worth of content.

With Proving Ground, Neversoft threw everything and the kitchen sink into the game. The 2007 game is a melting pot of all the unique parts of each entry in the series, as well as adding a ton of brand new elements too, making it the biggest, most expansive Tony Hawk release ever.

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