Tony Hawk's Project 8

Better then the last few for sure

Reviewed by Jigsaw123 on September 27, 2007  |  report this review

Yes this is the 8th entry in the Tony Hawk series. Does it actually do anything new? Yes it does.

New Features: The nail the trick mode is simply the best addition and Im suprised no one has thought of this before now. Also new this version is the bails, which are used for some challenges (bail and break this many bones or bail and rack up this much of a hospital bill). This feels like a copy of Amped 3, but works semi well and adds some new variety to the series. Also new is the classic mode integrated to the story, which is my favorite new feature.

Graphics: The graphics are amazing, specially when you compare it to Tony Hawk American Wasteland. The graphics are smooth and I have not seen any slow down that some reviews have mentionned.

Sounds: The sound is good and the track list is varied and good. Out of 50 some odd tracks I think I knew about 4 bands. In a way I wish they would have thrown in a few more well known bands, but the unknowns (to me anyway) are decent and a few tracks actually made me want to look up the artist.

Character creation: Unlike other reviews (ign for example) I disagree that there are not enough options. You pick from 5 or 6 basic models and each then has options to modify them. There are a few things I would have added, like being able to change my guys hair color for the hair I chose instead of it only adding highlights to the black do or being able to change the shirt under the leather vest I wanted to wear. But over all I think the creation should make most fans happy.

The cons: A lot of reviews have mentionned that create a trick was removed (IMO replaced with the much better nail the trick), create a park mode was also removed...but I never used it. The graffiti portions found in American Wasteland were also removed...but I found that to be boring and a waste of time anyways. My main negative comment to make about this game is that it has some collision detection problems (I've gotten stuck near a wall and had to switch to walking to get away) and the VERY unrealistic bails. It annoys me when I'm trying to get a line or beat a challenge and bail and litterally fly all the way accross the section I'm in...It's a bail, not a superman impression... I really hope they patch the bails to make them more realistic, because currently it's too awkward half the time to be fun, it's unrealistic..it's not even remotly funny at the minute.

Over all: The game is loads of fun (hence the 5 stars).

tricks to boost trick points

Hint by truepatriot6 on March 26, 2008  |  report this hint

a good way to get alott of points for tricks is manual tricks. once you get the hang of the balancing act you can rack up alot of points. most of the tricks can be switched in between by simply dounble pressing nuttons. also, use grinds. be sure when you jump to do flip tricks or grabs before you start you grind and double tap buttons to transfer between tricks on your grinds also. spin every time you jump.