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| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $7.19
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 2397
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 81607
UPC: 047875816077
EAN: 0047875816077
ASIN: B000G7X0BS
Release Date: November 7, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Messy Purely Messy! January 4, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've had several issues with the game not responding or responding 5 seconds later to what I've done. Theres a part in the game where you have to do a tripple kickflip and the game it self told me I did it at the bottem how ever for some ungodly reason it didn't count twords the goals of doing a tripple kickflip.
this game would be great if there wasn't control issues & bugs that still need to be worked out (if my xbox360 asks me if I wanna update I ALWAYS do!)
In the end I wouldn't bother getting this game at this time I'd wait for the next Tony Hawk.
 More of the same January 3, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Frankly, I was greatly disappointed. Sure, the gameplay itself is the same, and I had no problem running up big combos, etc. But the game has, like the last 3 or 4 games before it, gone down the "let's put in lame jokes and stupid tasks" route. Give me a tough line, not some joke task that 8 year olds think is hilarious. I don't want a Jackass game, I want a Tony Hawk game. The skater customisation is non-existant, which is astounding considering that this is the 8th game, and supposedly the next-gen flagship. If you're new skating game player, then by all means, play this game. But if you're a fan of the Tony Hawk series, just get Tony Hawk 4 out again; it'll be a far better use of your time.
It's a great game with playability issues December 28, 2006
I personally haven't played a Tony Hawk game since his Pro Skater 2 and 3 for the PSone/2. For those that haven't played this series for a while but have in the past, don't worry, the controls are all essentially the same as back in the day. You can still use the d-pad for the entire game, you still have to pull off unbelievable tricks and rack up a god-awful amount of points to beat "goals". Most of the aging hippie line-up you remember from THPS2 are still there, only looking a lot older than before. Overall, this should have been called Tony Hawk 2007, because there isn't anything revolutionary beyond the slo-motion trick mode that caught my eye.
You start off with a stock skater you build on your own that is desperately trying to be ranked within the top 8 skaters in the world. This person has the chance to be Tony Hawk's maidservant on his pro skate tour. You get to talk to people around your area that give you quests to do, like retrieve golf balls, do an amazing trick off a fence or ramp, or chase a guy around that videos you while you do tricks. All the while, you are trying to build up your reputation and rank against a group of 200 faceless other skaters all competing for the same prize. This becomes a recurring theme throughout the game.
Project 8 is all about trial-and-error gameplay. If you screw up a trick, get back up and do it again. You'll end up doing a trick over-and over up to 100 times just to land it exactly the way the game tells you to. And when I say exactly, I stress that in the highest. You also have a time limit on some quests to complete a set number of goals. If you can't get all of the goals completed, you get back up and keep going over and over till you get it right. If this doesn't sound like fun, then this game isn't for you.
The open-ended gameplay of being able to skate on virtually everything (even water) and just bust out crazy tricks and bone-crunching bails to your hearts content makes the game fun on its own. You can run over people you skate by style without any penalty to you, or try to grind on that unbelievably high pole in the air. Nail the trick mode was an interesting part of the game, as you try to bust out a timed board move in mid-air, in slow motion. This was probably the best feature I found in the game, as it gave you a chance to invent your own tricks.
That is unfortunately where the fun ends. If you want to progress anywhere in the game or open up new areas, you must complete somewhat easy, but then ludicrously hard goals. These goals are pretty much the same thing from every other Pro Skater game that's hit the market in the past. Collect letters, find the secret area, wallgrind the posters, rack up 50,000 points etc. The gameplay of Project 8 felt no different than GTA3 now except you're not packing heat and bustin'a cap on the locals. Your character never talks, never gets to make decisions on their own, and ultimately seems pretty shallow in that their only goal in life is to be recognized by Tony Hawk.
According to Activision, this game was made "with great care" for the XBOX 360 and is considered the flagship version of the game. So why am I experiencing slowdown when going into certain areas? Why can't I get to build my own skate park like I could in Tony Hawk 2? What happened to being able to place your own stats where you wanted them, rather than having to do the same spin move over and over to build your character up?
At the core, Project 8 is a great game because it gives you a skater world like no other. It will always be a good game because busting out crazy tricks like you can in this game will always look cool to spectators watching people play. You will find no game with greater accuracy to trick names, board styles, and celebrity endorsements. All the clothing, skateboard logos and the latest emo fashions are available, with a great punk/hip-hop soundtrack. I just don't get why the game feels so shallow and bugged after all these years, especially on a next generation system. Hopefully Activision will work out the kinks, and maybe finally give the Tony Hawk series a 2008 name. Then again, skaters never like to conform to the norm.
Son Happy with game, Imressed with graphics December 27, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a parent I was happy with my sons reaction. As a gaming enthusiast, I was happy with the game play and impressed with the graphics.
The game has various types of gameplay and my son seems content with character development, which to me is a little odd but the developers seem to have found something that kids find intruiging.
Unrealistic, but fun December 20, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I definitely think this game was worth it, especially if you have enjoyed any of the previous tony hawk games. The last TH game I played before this was THUG, I skipped THUG2 and THAW but this one was worth the wait. It took me about 15 hours to beat the game (get to number 8 in the world) and I feel it would take about at LEAST 15 more hours to get to number 1 (I'm guessing a lot longer). I have to warn you: some of the sick challenges truly are insanely difficult. It's possible to get to number 8 in the world without doing too many sick goals, but to get to number 4 and then number 1, it's going to take a rather high percentage of sick goals.
The nail the trick mode is interesting but it's just such a huge risk, I barely ever find myself adding them into my combos.
The reviews don't lie when they say there are some performance issues: the framerate can stutter during certain parts, especially when the physics go wonky and you go flying through the air. The graphics look fine, but certainly not as good as some other games on the 360.
They added ragdoll physics into this game, but they are absolutely laughable - sometimes in a good way, sometimes not. I got quite a bit of enjoyment just trying to break as many bones in my body; in fact some of the goals are based on doing just that.
They bill this game as being realistic, but. No. It's not. It's fun, but it's not realistic.
One of my biggest complaints about the game is that the create a player has been stripped down to be almost useless. Tony Hawk 2x had a better customization options than this.
Despite a few rough edges, this game is certainly worth it
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