Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 Street
THPS4 is the fourth game in Activision’s ever popular franchise.
The main feature of this game is it’s redesigned career mode. When beginning a
level, you have all the time in the world to skate around, perform tricks, get
a feel for the level, without the hassel of any goals or time limits. When
you’re ready to attempt a goal, simply find a pro skater, talk to him, then
receive the goal, similar to Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX. Goals are similar to
the previous games, such as collect SKATE, get a certain amount of points,
transfer over this and grind that. There are new goals, however, such as
collecting the word COMBO while doing one big combo. Miss a trick, and goal
fails. Once all regular goals are accomplished, you can attempt the Pro Goal,
which is specific to each skater, and is extremely hard.
All the major skaters are here, including Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Steve
Caballero, Kareem Campbell, Rune Gilfberg, Eric Koston, Bucky Lasek, Bam
Margera, Rodney Mullen, Chad Muska, Andrew Reynolds, Geoff Rowley, Elissa
Steamer and Jamie Thomas.
The levels are been expanded and are huge. Some of the levels include a
college campus, a shipyard, and the infamous prison complex Alcatraz.
For multiplayer, all the favorite modes are back, from Graffiti and Trick
Attack to Horse and King Of The Hill. New modes include Capture The Flag and
Combo Mambo. THPS4 also supports System Link play, but not XBox Live.
The PlayStation 2 version offers everything from the XBox version, but also
has online play, utilizing either your own network adaptor or the official
one. The PS2 version also features a one level demo of Shaun Murray’s Pro
Wakeboarder, which is not featured on any other version of the game.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 Street
