1UP Gives 5.5/10 to Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

Unless you've completely conquered Project 8 and are thirsting for more uninventive Tony Hawk action, Proving Ground doesn't offer any compelling reasons to give it a chance as a full-price game. It's unpolished, unfocused, and proves nothing more than the now undeniable fact that the series needs a serious makeover and a lengthy vacation. Competition is always good, but it's now more painfully evident than ever that Tony Hawk is merely an unfulfilled promise of what a skateboarding game can truly be.

[chester]

after skate., tony hawk looks tired and ridiculous. they've never had any kind of competition for THPS, so we'll see how they react to it. all i know is i'll play skate for a very, very long time and won't be going back to any kind of current TH ever again.

[predator]

is skate any good?

[chester]

yeah skate is really, really good. i liked tony hawk back in the day, but after playing just the demo for skate i knew i'd never play another tony hawk again. skate just feels like a real skateboarding game. of course it's unrealistic in parts, but for the most part it's about angles and timing and execution and it's fantastic. the worst part of the game is when it goes too "tony hawk" with christ air's and such. but it really is a great game.

[C_SoL]

R.I.P.
TONY HAWK'S SKATING SERIES
??/??/9?-10/17/07

SKATE's better without a doubt.

[TheMART]

So EA can do things right

SKATE

[xplosneer]

If only the online was a tad better(For both sytems it's incredibly laggy) then this would have been a 9.2/10 for me. It's down to an 8.5 with the online but it kills Tony Hawk none the less.

[MK_Red]

Activision is simply milking the series, Amercian Wasteland was the death of Tony Hawk games. Haven't tried Skate but it looks way better and got 9/10 from 1UP.

+ I think this is the lowest score for any Tony Hawk game to date.

[BloodySinner]

EA totally killed this.

[PS360WII]

This is why I already have a copy of skate. ^^ Skate is a great game but honestly I have been bored of TH for a lot longer than these guys have been.

[Almighty]

Owned by Skate.

[Marceles]

*puts crown on skate.* Skate just pwned this game...I actually think Skate should've gotten a higher score than it did on some reviews. Especially Gamespot..giving skate a 7.5 and a 7.0, they're seriously on drugs.

[okcomputer]

About time someone put this tired series to rest. The second one on the original ps1 was the best in the series, after that it was all downhill.

[IdontTakeSides]

Actually I think THPS:4 was the best in the series...but that's my opinion..!!

[Ri0tSquad]

project 8 was so much better

[MK_Red]

The sad thing is that while Skate is way better and a much worthier game, it's sales weren't hight enough while Tony Hawk will surely sell much more simply because a lot of buyers are stupid and don't care for quality.

[BloodySinner]

They don't notice the quality. As long as it's labelled "Tony Hawk", little Tim will want it.

[PS360WII]

a rather sad truth

[DEADEND]

I played the demo and this game really sucks, I don't know what went wrong but they did a really bad job.

[JIN KAZAMA]

the game jsut plain sucks! And He is such a has been, why would you even keep putting this trash out. Atleast skate is better, the demo does look pretty cool. Tony Hawk Demo was horrendous. I am sick of seeing his lame ass face on the cover. He always has this lame blank stare.

[patriotZero]

TONY HAWK MAKE ME FUN SKATE CHILDISH

[nomad117]

I like Skate a lot more then Tony hawk garbage.

[wangdiddy82]

but after that i never really played these types of games anymore so i could careless about skate or tony hawk..

Anyway thats a big OUCH though for tony hawk.. This was the only skating game around so they had no comp.. Now it looks like skate is the best skating game out there.. EA just dominates when it comes to sports games.. The only place EA gets whooped at is in basketball by NBA 2k.. Way much better basketball series than nba live..

[felidae]

wtf?

this game deserves a 5.6

[ElementX]

Good thing I didn't get this. I bought Skate on Ebay. Too bad I'm busy with Orange Box (360) and Folklore (PS3) to even try it out.

[pshizle]

skate FTW

[Xi]

they're should remake number 2.

[MyNameIsNotRick]

I played all of the Tony Hawks and some were better than others. However, Skate is way better. I'm sorry Tony(I'm a skater and have been a fan of the real Tony since the 80's) but Skate is the closest game I have ever played to the actual sport. I have had skate since it came out on the 360 and I will still play for hours just for the enjoyment of it, much like real skateboarding.
PS. I'm 36 and still skateboarding. Built a new half pipe in my back yard this summer:).

[PS3n360]

im an old fart as well, I skate to the store for bread and milk but mostly just surf and snowboard now since my body is mucho destroyed from the the last 20 years of eating concrete. So did you build an animal chin ramp in the back yard? Whats your address. Yea Skate owns
THPS.

[MyNameIsNotRick]

Not really an Animal Chin Ramp other than it's in the middle of nowhere. I Just moved out into the country this past spring. It's about 5 ft high. Just enough to have fun. I'm too old to skate on anything big. Actually, I probably shouldn't skate at all but what the hell. Thanks for the respone.

[Skizelli]

After THPS2, I lost interest in the series. Skate is badass. Finally, a skating game that actually requires skill. My buddy made Chuck Norris as his skater. Too bad the naming doesn't allow for a more lengthly entry. Walker Texas Skater would've been sweet.