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Right then, this is my first review in a long time but I would like to share my opinion of this game. When I bought it I really wanted to like it, and did manage to see the positives for a while. One of the problems though is that in trying to compete with the realism of Skate, they've pretty much failed. The skateboard controller was a good idea and has been made really well material-wise, but it's sensors/motion-recognition is incredibly poor. So now I shall talk about the negatives:

Despite being well-built, the sensors seem to be terribly inaccurate and it's actually this that makes the game challenging. Even more annoying is that you can't seem to stand anywhere near the sensors without it thinking your hands are grabbing it. Basically your goal in challenge mode for example is not only to do the trick it tells you to do, but to also make the controller recognize that you're doing them. Another big problem I found while using the control is the steering. There's simply not enough subtle detection in the sensitivity of your tilting. Not only that but trying to stop turning was quite difficult as well without turning the opposite direction. My general point is that the controller works pretty poorly.

Now on to the positives... The game is pretty good despite what I had initially heard. It has gone in a completely new direction but has an enjoyable arcade sort of feel to it which I enjoyed playing. The game's main mode seems to be broken down into 5 different cities, with about 5 locations each, which are then broken down again into three categories of speed (time trial), trick (high score), and challenge (a set of 5 different challenges). It is really fun to play but does have some graphic glitches and there is an issues with the lack of information provided causing you to have to quit the game to see if you've done everything you need to do.

If you're thinking about buying this game then I would highly suggest that you wait for the price to come down and be prepared to deal with a controller that is more difficult to learn than an actual skateboard. It may also be worth knowing that this is the first game I have ever taken back for a refund that wasn't faulty. I have completed virtually every other tony hawk game, but this one just isn't worth the grief. I welcome challenging games but not ridiculously challenging controllers.

Product arrived quickly and was easy to set up. Board has a solid feel and information is fed quickly to X-Box360 so slight movements are in time with screen action. My son loves it. Hours of fun!

This game seems to have a lot of mixed reviews, this is going to be the next one.

At first I found this game to be very frustrating a lot of problems seem to be down to the use of the controller, the problem being it is a lot like a Skateboard so Myself and a lot of people are trying to use it like one in truth you need to be a bit gentler than that, youtube have some very good Tutorial videos helped me a lot.

The Skateboard seems to work OK, but it is not without a few problems I had left it on the settee with two of the sensors covered I then must of started the game when I got back in the room My Skater was busy doing tricks etc, he done so well I won 30 Gamerpoints for the longest grind ?.
The game itself Doesn't differ much from other Tony Hawk Games Ride around, Pull of tricks, Complete the Challenges etc. Graphically it looks a little bit 6th Generation (Xbox, PS2 ETC). The Skateboard Controller is very well built feels solid, Gameplay is good But nothing new certainly not enough to warrant the price I managed to pick this up SecondHand from a well known Online/Highstreet retailer if you can get it cheap enough I would say buy it but at nearly £80 its not wort it hence only 3 stars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Darn Fun
The board itself is relatively sturdy and the game is pretty good. Worth it at its current price just for the sheer gimmick if I am honest.

Published 2 months ago by Alex123

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea...terrible execution.
I would love for a game with this premise for both peripheral and gameplay to work.

Sadly, it doesn't. Read more

Published 16 months ago by A. Davies

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Game
It's a good game - the reliability of the skateboard is questionable.

I had to return the first one which never really worked. Read more

Published 23 months ago by J. RAJASANSIR

4.0 out of 5 stars Takes some perseverance to learn, but well worth it.
I read some really awful reviews of this game but decided to ignore them and bought it anyway. I'm glad I did, as it's really good fun and not as impossible to get to grips with... Read more

Published on 13 Jan 2010 by Johnjoe

5.0 out of 5 stars Tony Hawk,New Way To Ride
As i used to be a skateboarder in my younger years, i found geting used to the contols very easy! if you wached other reveiws of people who take it from the box play it for 5 mins... Read more

Published on 4 Jan 2010 by A. Swatton

4.0 out of 5 stars I agree with the 2 previous posters.
I agree, this game deserves a lot more respect. I think a lot of people are somewhat missing the point, criticising the graphics, there are a few glitches, and criticising the... Read more

Published on 25 Dec 2009 by Jay

4.0 out of 5 stars I don't ever write reviews...
But i had to write one in response to the only other review up at this time as i think it is WAY off. This game is great. I have played it extensively in the past two days. Read more

Published on 7 Dec 2009 by Joe D

1.0 out of 5 stars Completely awful.
Though I can't claim to have purchased the game, I've played enough of it to know that I never will. Read more

Published on 5 Dec 2009 by Mr. S. R. Marshall

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