Description

THPS4 is the fourth game in Activision's ever popular franchise.

The main feature of this game is it's redesigned career mode. When beginning a level, you have all the time in the world to skate around, perform tricks, get a feel for the level, without the hassel of any goals or time limits. When you're ready to attempt a goal, simply find a pro skater, talk to him, then receive the goal, similar to Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX. Goals are similar to the previous games, such as collect SKATE, get a certain amount of points, transfer over this and grind that. There are new goals, however, such as collecting the word COMBO while doing one big combo. Miss a trick, and goal fails. Once all regular goals are accomplished, you can attempt the Pro Goal, which is specific to each skater, and is extremely hard.

All the major skaters are here, including Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Steve Caballero, Kareem Campbell, Rune Gilfberg, Eric Koston, Bucky Lasek, Bam Margera, Rodney Mullen, Chad Muska, Andrew Reynolds, Geoff Rowley, Elissa Steamer and Jamie Thomas.

The levels are been expanded and are huge. Some of the levels include a college campus, a shipyard, and the infamous prison complex Alcatraz.

For multiplayer, all the favorite modes are back, from Graffiti and Trick Attack to Horse and King Of The Hill. New modes include Capture The Flag and Combo Mambo. THPS4 also supports System Link play, but not XBox Live.

The PlayStation 2 version offers everything from the XBox version, but also has online play, utilizing either your own network adaptor or the official one. The PS2 version also features a one level demo of Shaun Murray's Pro Wakeboarder, which is not featured on any other version of the game.

Alternate Titles

  • "托尼霍克职业滑板4" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
  • "THPS4" -- informal title

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 GameCube $1.10  
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 PlayStation $1.98  
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Xbox $0.04  
ebay.com
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4    
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User Reviews

Still a great game, but not as accessible as previous outings. GameCube quizzley7 (21320)
Best THPS yet! GameCube Exodia85 (2193)
Is it good?.......Yes it is. Xbox ThE oNe (188)

The Press Says

GamePro PlayStation 2 Oct 04, 2002 5 out of 5 100
Mac Gamer Macintosh Feb 01, 2004 95 out of 100 95
GameSpy Xbox Oct 26, 2002 94 out of 100 94
GameSpy GameCube Oct 26, 2002 93 out of 100 93
XboxAddict Xbox Nov 21, 2003 90 out of 100 90
Game Freaks 365 GameCube Jan 01, 2005 8.9 out of 10 89
GameSpot Windows Aug 25, 2003 8.7 out of 10 87
GamersMark PlayStation 2 Jul 22, 2007 8.5 out of 10 85
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN) GameCube Feb 08, 2003 8 out of 10 80
Withingames Windows Oct 23, 2003 4 out of 5 80

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Trivia

Much like Tony Hawk 3, in which the well known Star Wars character Darth Maul made an appearance, Jango Fett makes a secret guest appearance for Tony Hawk 4, with a range of moves that use his jetpack and blasters.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66198) and JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9127)
 

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