Review OprahWindFury 4/5 · Apr 30, 2020
3.5 stars (filler to make the review 10 words here)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)
Dreamcast · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation · iOS
4.08 from 1765 ratings
3202 members have it in their collection · 21 playing now · 203 backlogged · 151 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · with extras 20h · 100% 10h (from 9 logged playthroughs)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 redefined an already great game. Its addition of stellar new features (like Create-A-Park), and great game-play tweaks (the manual maneuver will be copied for years to come) made it the best installment in a killer series of games. Anyone who has ever skated the Philadelphia level will agree -- this game is a masterpiece of …
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 redefined an already great game. Its addition of stellar new features (like Create-A-Park), and great game-play tweaks (the manual maneuver will be copied for years to come) made it the best installment in a killer series of games. Anyone who has ever skated the Philadelphia level will agree -- this game is a masterpiece of level design. Hell, it's a masterpiece all around. There isn't a bad park or dull moment, just pure gaming nirvana!
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Details
- Developers
- Neversoft Entertainment
- Publishers
- Activision, Aspyr Media
- Genres
- Sport
- Themes
- Action
- Franchises
- Tony Hawk's
- Series
- Tony Hawk's
Release dates
- Sep 19, 2000 (North_America) PlayStation
- Sep 29, 2000 (Europe) PlayStation
- Oct 24, 2000 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Nov 07, 2000 (North_America) Dreamcast
- Nov 17, 2000 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Dec 15, 2000 (Europe) Dreamcast
- May 31, 2001 (Worldwide) Mac
- Apr 01, 2010 (North_America) iOS
- Jun 09, 2010 (Europe) iOS
Also available on
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) · GBC
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2001) · GBA
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2001) · N64
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x (2001) · XBOX
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2006) · Windows Mobile
Related
Remakes
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Sep 2020) · NSW, PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
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Review DirtyMidnighter 4/5 · Apr 8, 2020
Best Video Game Being Played In The Background Of A Scene In Zoolander Of All Time
Who's the most iconic name on the box of a video game? My money's on Tony. This game series single-handedly brought skateboarding culture to the mainstream. God, I miss the XTREME SPORTZ era...
Scholars will never reach a unanimous decision, but HORSE was always the most fun multiplayer mode to me. Followed by graffiti.
Review Mazinkaiser 3/5 · Oct 21, 2017
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - Finicky Skating
I wanted so badly to like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. Hearing that it was better than the original, seeing mechanics like manuals to improve combos and being able to buy and upgrade stats and tricks, Spiderman?! Sounds great, right?
Well, I forget that I was a kid when I played the original, and have things not aged well in …
I wanted so badly to like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. Hearing that it was better than the original, seeing mechanics like manuals to improve combos and being able to buy and upgrade stats and tricks, Spiderman?! Sounds great, right?
Well, I forget that I was a kid when I played the original, and have things not aged well in the controls department. Say what you will about how to play the game, but anything ranging from balancing manuals/grinds to special moves that have the brutally small timing of a hardcore fighting game to...never landing properly. Even the basics are quite difficult to get a grasp on, and you may play what feels like hours hitting the ground and scratching your head as to what went wrong.
Career Mode is where the meat is really found (though the 2-Player mode is always entertaining) - essentially you get goals, some secret, mostly collectible, some involving pulling off tricks on specific objects, and finding cash littered throughout the level, a decent touch above the original. Most of the money is spent towards unlocking competition levels where scoring nets you an ending based on three medals. In all honesty, if you like the idea of something a little meatier in terms of progression, it's surprising how repetitive it becomes, even with the well-rendered tracks with secrets abound.
As for unlockables? Tony Hawk 2's got loads of em, with even more ridiculously repetitive requirements (100% a single character? How about ALL of them to unlock this stage) that rely on a player's penchant for practice over seeing new things.
For someone who knows the game so amazingly well they might as well be playing a competitive fighting game championship, Tony Hawk 2 adds to the action and gives more for them to enjoy. People looking to have fun, well...stick to the 2 Player. You don't know the pain of trying to manage a bluntslide on an awning and hopefully you never will.