Changes: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, or THPSHD, is an extreme sports video game developed by Robomodo and published by Activision in 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The developers promised to combine the best elements of original game, upgraded for today with sharp visuals and fresh content. The game was removed from the Steam store on July 17th, 2017.

Differences[]

Since this is a remake of the original games, a lot of features from modern games were cut off. Even though the developers explained the lack of most features using the "classic feel" argument, there are obvious differences between the original games and the remake.

The most notable differences are:

The game lacks skater and park editors from THPS2.
White screen instead of bail recovery animations.
The game doesn't support local split screen.
There are no skate videos in the game.
Manuals were not in the original THPS.
Reverts were not in both THPS and THPS2.
Rail balance bar only appeared in THPS3.
Players couldn't balance lip tricks in the original games.

Levels choice[]

THPSHD Tony Hawk tweet — The original tweet.

The level list was a subject to discuss during the development. Since Tony Hawk asked fans about their favorite level on Twitter, tons of "Top 5 levels" articles spawned around the web. However, it's easy to spot that every level from the final level roster was already reused once: Venice, Hangar, School 2 in THUG, Warehouse (as Training), Downhill Jam and 3 DLC levels in THUG2, Mall and Marseille in THAW. It is known that Robomodo used THUG2 source code, which might explain the level choice.

Game modes[]

Career
Single Session
Free Skate
Hawkman
Big Head Survival
Projectives

Online mode[]

Online mode allows up to 4 players to join the host game. Unlike in previous installment, players are forced to wait for other players in lobby without being able to play (ironically, this is mostly how LAN play functioned in THPS2 on PC). Online play is not available in the PC version of the game.

Free Skate
Trick Attack
Graffiti
Big Head Elimination

Levels[]

Pro Skaters[]

Secret Skaters[]

Achievements[]

Full article: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Achievements

Soundtrack[]

Classic

Goldfinger - Superman
Anthrax feat. Chuck D - Bring the Noise
Powerman 5000 - When Worlds Collide
Consumed - Heavy Metal Winner
Lagwagon - May 16
Millencolin - No Cigar
Bad Religion - You

New

Pigeon John - The Bomb
Lateef the Truthspeaker - We the People
Pegasuses-XL - Marathon Mansion!
Apex Manor - Teenage Blood
Telekinesis - Please Ask for Help
El-P feat. Trent Reznor - Flyentology (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)
Middle Class Rut - USA
Metallica - All Nightmare Long (DLC)

Reception[]

This title caused a huge resonance in the community. Franchise fans hoped that Robomodo will use this chance to develop a successful title that will bring the franchise back on the track after two not very successful games. Game is mostly criticized for bad skater controls, poorly working game mechanics (like Wallride) and lots of glitches. Most of the noted glitches were tracked by players and reported on Robomodo Facebook page, though they were ignored. One of notable examples was AndyTHPS proposing the way to fix wallride glitch. Players also did not like the lack of revert move and threw in lot of negative feedback about it, a likely reason why the DLC pack was released. This game currently holds a score of 67 on Metascore.

Community Mod[]

Since the game is built using Unreal Engine 3, it was found that user can change most of default graphical settings manually, however, no UI was implemented in the game itself. This and the fact that Revert was found in the game code before DLC led to the apparition of the Community Mod that adds a classic launcher and a few game fixes. It is likely that this release forced the developer to come up with a free patch that enabled reverts before THPS3 DLC.

Trivia[]

This is the first game in the series where Tony's son Riley Hawk is a playable character.

External links[]

Debut VGA trailer
THPSHD Launch trailer
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD on IGN
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD on GameSpot
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD review for the Xbox 360 on GameSpot
Gamespot video review
Community Mod

Gallery[]

Tony Hawk's Game Series
Pro Skater • Pro Skater 2 • Pro Skater 3 • Pro Skater 4 • Underground • Underground 2 • American Wasteland • Project 8 • Proving Ground • Pro Skater 5 Downhill Jam • Motion • Ride • Shred • Shred Session Pro Skater 2X • Underground 2 Remix • American Sk8land • Pro Skater HD • Skate Jam • Pro Skater 1 + 2

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+{{Infobox game
-{{Game
-|Game title = Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD
+| name = Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
+| image = Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Cover.png
+| developers = [[Robomodo]]<br>Disruptive Games
+| platforms = PlayStation 3 (PSN), Xbox 360 (XBLA), PC (Steam)
+| xbox 360 = July 18, 2012
+| ps3 = August 28, 2012 (US)<br />August 29, 2012 (UK, AU)
+| pc = September 18, 2012 (US)
+}}
+'''Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD''', or '''THPSHD''', is an extreme sports video game developed by [[Robomodo]] and published by [[Activision]] in 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The developers promised to combine the best elements of original game, upgraded for today with sharp visuals and fresh content. The game was removed from the Steam store on July 17th, 2017.
-|Devs = Robomodo
-|Dates = Xbox 360: July 18, 2012<br>
-PS3: August 28, 2012<br>
-PC: September 18, 2012
+==Differences==
-|Platforms = PlayStation 3 (PSN), Xbox 360 (XBLA), PC (Steam)
+Since this is a remake of the original games, a lot of features from modern games were cut off. Even though the developers explained the lack of most features using the "classic feel" argument, there are obvious differences between the original games and the remake.
+The most notable differences are:
-|Image file = Pro Skater Hd.jpg
+*The game lacks [[Create-A-Skater|skater]] and [[Create-A-Park|park]] editors from [[THPS2]].
-|Image size = 200px}}
+*White screen instead of bail recovery animations.
-Activision’s '''Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD''' combines the best elements of [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]] and [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]], upgraded for today with sharp visuals and fresh content. Available for download on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network for Summer 2012.
+*The game doesn't support local split screen.
+*There are no skate videos in the game.
+*Manuals were not in the original [[THPS]].
+*Reverts were not in both [[THPS]] and [[THPS2]].
+*Rail balance bar only appeared in [[THPS3]].
+*Players couldn't balance lip tricks in the original games.
+==Levels choice==
-The game is developed by [[Robomodo]], and is being published by [[Activision]]. Game costs around €/$15, 1200-Microsoft points.
+[[Image:THPSHD_Tony_Hawk_tweet.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The original tweet.]]
+The level list was a subject to discuss during the development. Since Tony Hawk asked fans about their favorite level on Twitter, tons of "Top 5 levels" articles spawned around the web. However, it's easy to spot that every level from the final level roster was already reused once: [[Venice]], [[Hangar]], [[School 2]] in [[THUG]], [[Warehouse]] (as Training), [[Downhill Jam]] and 3 DLC levels in [[THUG2]], [[Mall]] and [[Marseille]] in [[THAW]]. It is known that [[Robomodo]] used THUG2 source code, which might explain the level choice.
+==Game modes==
-Recently revert patch was officially released. It allows player to perform revert by default.
+*[[Career]]
+*[[Single session|Single Session]]
+*[[Free Skate]]
+*[[Hawkman]]
+*[[Big Head Survival]]
+*[[Projectives]]
-==Modes==
+==Online mode==
+Online mode allows up to 4 players to join the host game. Unlike in previous installment, players are forced to wait for other players in lobby without being able to play (ironically, this is mostly how LAN play functioned in THPS2 on PC). [[Online play]] is not available in the PC version of the game.
-*Career
-*Single session
-*Free Skate
-*Hawkman
-*Big Head Survival
-*Projectives
-There are no splitscreen modes such as Graffiti, Horse, Tag.
-==Online Mode==
-Online mode allows up to 4 players to join host game. It is not available in PC version of the game.
 *[[Free Skate]]
+*[[Trick Attack]]
 *[[Graffiti]]
 *[[Big Head Elimination]]
-*[[Trick Attack]]
 ==Levels==
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 *[[Venice]]
 *[[Downhill Jam]]
-*[[Marseilles]]
+*[[Marseilles|Marseille]]
 *[[Canada]] (DLC)
 *[[Airport]] (DLC)
-*[[Los Angeles]] (DLC)
+*[[Los Angeles (THPS3)|Los Angeles]] (DLC)
-*[[Skate park]]  (DLC)
-*[[Roswell]]     (DLC)
-*[[Skatestreet]] (DLC)
-*[[College]]     (DLC)
-*[[Alcatraz]]    (DLC)
-*[[School I]]    (DLC)
-*[[Philadelphia]] (DLC)
-==Music==
+==Pro Skaters==
-'''Classic'''
-*"Bring the Noise" - Anthrax featuring Chuck D (THPS2)
-*"Superman" - Goldfinger (THPS1)
-*"When Worlds Collide" - Powerman 5000 (THPS2)
-*"Heavy Metal Winner" - Consumed (THPS2)
-*"May 16" - Lagwagon (THPS2)
-*"No Cigar" - Millencolin (THPS2)
-*"You" - Bad Religion (THPS2)
-'''New'''
-*"The Bomb" - Pigeon John
-*"We the People" - Lateef the Truthspeaker
-*"Marathon Mansion!"- Pegasuses-XL
-*"Teenage Blood" - Apex Manor
-*"Please Ask for Help" - Telekinesis
-*"Flyentology (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)" - El-P featuring Trent Reznor
-*"USA" - Middle Class Rut
-==Playable Skaters==
 *[[Tony Hawk]]
 *[[Rodney Mullen]]
 *[[Eric Koston]]
 *[[Nyjah Huston]]
-*[[Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins|Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins (Pastrana)]]
+*[[Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins|Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins-Pastrana]]
 *[[Andrew Reynolds]]
 *[[Chris Cole]]
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 *[[Emily Westlund]]
 *Avatar (Xbox 360 Version)
+*[[Steve Caballero]] (DLC)
-*[[Cuddles]]
-*[[dylan pasek]]
+*[[Geoff Rowley]] (DLC)
-*[[Seth rogen]]
+*[[James Hetfield]] (DLC)
+*[[Robert Trujillo]] (DLC)
 ==Secret Skaters==
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 *[[THPS Tony Hawk]]
-==DLC==
+==Achievements==
+:''Full article: [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Achievements]]''
-Currently, there is a single DLC pack available for the game. It is titled "The Revert Pack" and includes content from [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]. However, actual revert move was added in the game by developers for free as a downloadable patch.
-===Levels===
+==Soundtrack==
+'''Classic'''
-*[[Airport]]
+*Goldfinger - Superman
-*[[Canada]]
+*Anthrax feat. Chuck D - Bring the Noise
-*[[Los Angeles]]
+*Powerman 5000 - When Worlds Collide
+*Consumed - Heavy Metal Winner
+*Lagwagon - May 16
+*Millencolin - No Cigar
+*Bad Religion - You
+'''New'''
+*Pigeon John - The Bomb
+*Lateef the Truthspeaker - We the People
+*Pegasuses-XL - Marathon Mansion!
+*Apex Manor - Teenage Blood
+*Telekinesis - Please Ask for Help
+*El-P feat. Trent Reznor - Flyentology (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)
+*Middle Class Rut - USA
+*Metallica - All Nightmare Long (DLC)
-===Skaters===
+==Reception==
+This title caused a huge resonance in the community. Franchise fans hoped that [[Robomodo]] will use this chance to develop a successful title that will bring the franchise back on the track after two not very successful games. Game is mostly criticized for bad skater controls, poorly working game mechanics (like [[Wallride]]) and lots of [[glitches]]. Most of the noted glitches were tracked by players and reported on Robomodo Facebook page, though they were ignored. One of notable examples was [[AndyTHPS]] proposing the way to fix wallride glitch. Players also did not like the lack of [[revert]] move and threw in lot of negative feedback about it, a likely reason why the DLC pack was released. This game currently holds a score of 67 on Metascore.
-*[[Steve Caballero]]
-*[[Geoff Rowley]]
-*[[James Hetfield]]
-*[[Robert Trujillo]]
-===Soundtrack===
+==Community Mod==
+Since the game is built using Unreal Engine 3, it was found that user can change most of default graphical settings manually, however, no UI was implemented in the game itself. This and the fact that Revert was found in the game code before DLC led to the apparition of the Community Mod that adds a classic launcher and a few game fixes. It is likely that this release forced the developer to come up with a free patch that enabled reverts before THPS3 DLC.
-*Metallica - All Nightmare Long
+<br />
-==Reception==
-This title caused a huge resonance in the community. Franchise fans hoped that [[Robomodo]] will use this chance to develop a succesful title that will bring the franchise back on the track after two not very successful games. Game is mostly criticized for bad skater controls, poorly working game mechanics (like [[Wallride]]) and lots of [[glitches]]. Most of the noted glitches were tracked by players and reported on Robomodo facebook page, though they were ignored. One of  notable examples was [[AndyTHPS]] proposing the way to fix wallride glitch. Players also did not like the lack of [[revert]] move and threw in lot of negative feedback about it, probably that was the reason why the DLC pack was released. Major game sites gave this game a high 9 score, however, average score lays in between 6 and 7.
+== Trivia ==
+* This is the first game in the series where Tony's son Riley Hawk is a playable character.
+==External links==
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ4yU5F5YDM Debut VGA trailer]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csPNzyLIJqs THPSHD Launch trailer]
+*[http://www.ign.com/games/tony-hawks-pro-skater-hd Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD] on IGN
+*[http://www.gamespot.com/tony-hawks-pro-skater-hd/ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD] on GameSpot
+*[http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-hd-review/1900-6388013/ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD review for the Xbox 360] on GameSpot
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lECnJwisw-s Gamespot video review]
+*[https://thmods.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=262 Community Mod]
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery widths="175" orientation="square">
 THPS HD Screenshot 7 Huston flip.jpg
+Nyjah School 2.jpg
 THPS HD Screenshot 6 Koston GrindRail.jpg
+Reynolds Hangar.jpg
-THPS HD Screenshot 5 Hawk fside air.jpg
+Mullen Downhill.jpg
-THPS HD Screenshot 4 Hawk nosegrind quarterpipe.jpg
+THPSHD_Lyn-Z_GymnastPlant_Venice.jpg
-THPS HD Screenshot 3 Mullen shoveit vert.jpg
+Tony Downhill.jpg
-THPS HD Screenshot 2 Mullen manual.jpg
 THPS HD SS 1.jpg|Chris Cole sketch
 THPS HD SS 2.jpg|Riley Hawk sketch
 THPS HD SS 3.jpg|Rodney Mullen sketch
 THPS HD SS 4.jpg|Tony Hawk sketch
-Koston Venice.jpg
-Mullen Downhill.jpg
-Nyjah School 2.jpg
-Reynolds Hangar.jpg
-Tony Downhill.jpg
 </gallery>
-{{Stub}}
+{{Tony Hawk games}}
-{{Template:Tony Hawk games}}
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