Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - Dreamcast

Tony Hawk is back and this time he’s chilled. Making a return to the Dreamcast is the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series and what a welcome home the Dreamcast is to the definitive skateboarding game. The original game was amazing title that impressed gamers worldwide with its fun and addictive gameplay. Things have got even better, if you can believe that, new characters, levels and a whole host of new tricks.

Rodney Mullen, the godfather of modern street skating, is joining Tony in this second game. Tony might be the king of the vert ramp but all the cool kids know street skating is where it’s at. Rodney has invented more tricks than there are days in the year, including the kickflip, kickflip-underflip, casper slide and the ollie impossible. If anyone could pull of the crazy combos of this game in real-life, it’s Rodney.

The aim of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 is to become the best skater in the world. To do this you must prove yourself in three competitions. Each level has several tasks that you must complete to earn money, such as finding secrets or performing tricks in specific areas. Money allows you to unlock new levels and buy new tricks. Tony Hawk 2 is cool because you can customise your skater or a pro to your own preferences. You can choose what tricks, specials your skater has and how to do those tricks.

One of best aspects of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 is the combos that you can pull off, the only limit is your imagination, literally. You are no longer restricted to certain areas of the level to perform your combination tricks. In Pro Skater 2 one of the main new trick additions is the manual roll /nose wheelie, these moves can be done on flat ground and counts as a trick. So, after a few grinds you can land into a manual roll and make it over to another part of the circuit to continue your run of tricks. This gameplay addition opens up the levels in a near infinite way.

The Dreamcast version looks fantastic, high-resolution graphics and a clean update. The music is also well done and is worth listening to, something that is a rarity in the majority of videogames. There are so many secrets to unlock in this game it is almost guaranteed that you will be playing this game for months on end. Look forward to some secret web-slinging skating action. Can you make it to skate heaven?
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