


Then for some unknown reason there are two skaters by the name of Jake Harrison and Emily Weslund.

Then there are some “new” skaters (newer to the video game franchise but not necessarily skateboarding itself) like Chris Cole, Nyjah Huston, and Riley Hawk (Yes, Tony’s son whose technically not a pro yet). There are some old school favorites like Rodney Mullen, Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, and of course The Birdman himself. Just about everything else this game has to offer is going to make any old school Tony Hawk fan want to give up the virtual sport forever. The game is really reminiscent of the early titles….and that’s about it. So maybe I should begin by talking about the positives. Instead it’s a mash-up of the two games put together with a new coat of HD paint. It’s not the first game from the franchise, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, or Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 in their entirety. Well, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD isn’t like any of those bundled collections which is really unfortunate. The Splinter Cell trilogy, Prince of Persia Trilogy, Kingdom Hearts Collection, and the list keeps on going. The recent trend in the game industry has been to re-release older titles in HD and bundle them up in one package. Obviously, the game is now in high definition but don’t get the name confused and believe this is a remake of the original, because it’s not. First off, let me expain the whole “HD” thing.
