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You are a new skater in the city of L.A.. The main drive of the game is that your hanging around with a skating group and its leader, who also happens to be a skating legend, at their skate park in Beverly Hills called Skate Ranch. Throughout the game you must help your friends by getting skate pieces for Skate Ranch. The game marks the third reinvention of the series, with Pro Skater being the first, and Underground being the second. It comes with brand new features like the ability to change your personal appearance in game, as well as the ability to get off of the skateboard and use a BMX. For the first time all of levels are strung together into one big environment, which gets rid of loading times and menu selection. Old features were also kept like Create-a-park, which dates back to the Pro Skater series. Missions are still acquired by going up to random people or friends and accepting the mission they want you to run. The game also includes a multiplayer mode and co-op for up to 2 players for added replay value.
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Reviews
9 reviews found78
PC Gamer UK
Jan 1, 1970
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Play.tm
Jan 1, 1970
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Boomtown
Jan 1, 1970
There's nothing significant to recommend this over the previous ones if you already own one. If you don't then this is a good introduction to the series.
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Computer Games Magazine
Jan 1, 1970
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GameSpot
Jan 1, 1970
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PC Gamer
Jan 1, 1970
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Jolt Online Gaming UK
Jan 1, 1970
THAW is a step backwards, with its uninspiring Story mode being mostly to blame. The PC version suffers even more thanks to it being the recipient of such a sloppy conversion. No graphical enhancements; poor controls; bugs aplenty – there’s really no excuse.
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Worth Playing
Jan 1, 1970
The traditional Tony Hawk gameplay has several twists - some for the better, others not so much - but has had the difficulty significantly dumbed down to the point where Story Mode is boring much of the time, and is insufficiently counterbalanced by Classic Mode.
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PC Format
Jan 1, 1970
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