Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x coverart.jpg
Developer(s) Treyarch
Neversoft
Publisher(s) Activision
Series Tony Hawk's
Platforms Xbox
Release date(s) NA 20011115November 15, 2001
Genre(s) Extreme sports
Skateboarding
Mode(s) Single-player
multiplayer

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x is a skateboarding video game in the Tony Hawk's series of skateboarding games. The game, developed by Treyarch and Neversoft, and published by Activision, is a high-definition re-release featuring all 19 levels from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Pro Skater 2, as well as five levels exclusive to the game. Some elements from then-recently released Pro Skater 3 were also included, along with other new features. It was released exclusively for Xbox on November 14, 2001 as a launch title for the system in the United States and Canada.

Gameplay

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See also: Gameplay in the Tony Hawk series

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x is a skateboarding video game, with an arcade-style emphasis with regard to realism. The objective is to score points by successfully completing various skateboarding tricks such as grinds, flip tricks, and aerials. Performing several moves in succession without any pause results in a combo. The player's score is multiplied by the number of tricks in the combo. If the player successfully lands the final trick the score is then banked, otherwise all points in that combo are lost.

Three "Career" modes are included in the game: both full career modes from Pro Skater and Pro Skater 2, and a shorter career mode exclusive to Pro Skater 2x. Players are tasked with completing objectives in each level within the given time limit. These include achieving a set high score, collecting the letters S-K-A-T-E, performing a certain trick on or over a certain object, and on certain levels, earning a top-three finish in a competition. Completion of these objectives is necessary to unlock new levels, skateboards, hidden characters, and stat points that can be spent to upgrade a character's attributes.

Along with graphical improvements to the game's remade levels and character models, some minor cosmetic changes were made to the environments (such as the addition of an air traffic control tower in the level, "The Hanger"). Some features introduced in Pro Skater 3 were included: female characters could be created in Create-a-skater mode, and a visible balance meter was implemented for grinding. A "motion-blur" camera effect was included in the game, a feature which would later return to the series with Tony Hawk's Underground 2. Though the game featured no online play, up to eight players could compete via Xbox system link. Point bonuses, which were scattered around the original levels featured in Pro Skater, were removed for this game; unlike in the original game, however, players can utilize the manual on these levels.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack included in the game was previously featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.[1] The player can also use custom soundtracks saved on their console's hardrive. When in the "Club, London" level, a sixteenth track becomes available (and plays by default) which features looped music playing from the nightclub.

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Guerrilla Radio"   Rage Against the Machine 3:26
2. "You"   Bad Religion  
3. "Bring the Noise"   Anthrax featuring Chuck D. of Public Enemy 3:34
4. "When Worlds Collide"   Powerman 5000  
5. "Pin the Tail on the Donkey"   Naughty by Nature  
6. "Blood Brothers"   Papa Roach  
7. "B-Boy Document 99"   The High and Mighty featuring Mos Def & Mad Skillz  
8. "Heavy Metal Winner"   Consumed  
9. "Cyclone"   Dub Pistols  
10. "Five Lessons Learned"   Swingin' Utters  
11. "Subculture"   Styles of Beyond  
12. "No Cigar"   Millencolin  
13. "Out with the Old"   Alley Life featuring Black Planet  
14. "May 16"   Lagwagon  
15. "Evil Eye"   Fu Manchu  
16. "Club Track"   Sergio A. Bustamante II[2]  

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 83.17%[3]
Metacritic 78[4]

The game received generally positive reviews upon release. Jeff Gerstmann of Gamespot called the game "the equivalent of a "director's cut" edition, containing the original product and some nominal enhancements." He went on to say "While the game is technically the best version of Tony Hawk 2 to date, and while the addition of the Tony Hawk 1 levels is a nice touch, the game feels a little dated, whether you compare it to the rest of the Xbox lineup or the recently released Tony Hawk 3..."[5] Vincent Lopez of IGN stated "Tony Hawk 2x is exactly what you expect—an amazing translation of Tony Hawk1 and 2 with extra touches such as more detailed characters, and crisper textures and details on the environments. Unfortunately, because it's exactly what you expect, this isn't a game that can be recommended to everyone.[6]

References

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External links

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