Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Critic Reviews

The levels are not only more interactive, but they're also enormous - much larger than those from "THPS3."

Makes a mockery of "Hawk 3" - you'll see. Funny, smart, richly entertaining and superbly crafted, Hawk 4 is more in the same class as "Grand Theft Auto III."

All I can say is this year's installment puts all others to shame.

Even the simple removal of the two-minute timer brings an unrestrained joyous expression to my face.

The first thing gamers will notice is that the levels are huge, the goals are plentiful, and basically its everything you know and love about Tony Hawk, except bigger.

Where else can you skate to Iron Maiden, AC/DC, De La Soul, Public Enemy and the Sex Pistols? "Evolution Skateboarding"? Yeah, right!

The same great Tony goodness is back with better graphics, more and cooler tricks (read: lazy a$$ manual), better sound, and the whole damn game has been completely revamped. The replay value goes through the roof.

The sound effects are even more disturbing than previous games with crunching bone sounds that will leave most people cringing the first few times.

Featuring a lovely variety of online-multiplayer games based on the best trick system in gaming, THPS4 is terribly addictive and ridiculously fun.

Short of smacking your knees with a sledgehammer and scraping your face with a cheesegrater, the genre couldn’t really feel much more realistic (and no, none of us plan to stand on one of those daft ‘skateboard PS2 peripherals’ either).

Updated Career mode? Check. New tricks? Check. Online play? Check. Hopelessly addictive gameplay? Check! Yup, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 just about has it all.

Anyone with even a remote interest in either the genre or the real-life sport should purchase this game as soon as possible.

Unrivaled in just about every aspect, as the sound, visuals, and controls once again set a new standard for these types of extreme sports game.

This game does retain its glory, but you actually have to work, and work hard, to find it.

Whether you're struggling to pop an ollie, or reverting your way to a 57-string combo - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 will keep you enthralled long into the winter.

Easily the best Tony Hawk game yet, and online multiplayer makes it the best complete package in the genre.

The game's goals are so diverse, you can't help but come back for more, if only to see what outrageous challenges await you next.

A great online game that will give you tons of replayability long after you are done playing its single player mode. Hats off to Neversoft for creating such a stable online environment with GameSpy.

I would definitely recommend this one to anyone who has enjoyed a previous THPS game, as it is easily the biggest and best one yet. There are a ton of goals to complete, insanely hard challenges that'll keep you coming back, and the best online play yet.

The end-all-be-all of skating games. Highly recommended, but also highly difficult.