Tony
Hawk's Underground is a skateboarding video game, developed by
Neversoft and published by Activision in 2003 for the PlayStation 2,
Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Xbox platforms. A Microsoft
Windows version was released exclusively in Australia and New Zealand as
a budget release in 2004, ported by Beenox. In 2004, its sequel was released.
It is the fifth game in the Tony Hawk's series, and the first not to bear the Pro Skater
suffix. It features the ability to create a custom character, and
supports face mapping and online play on the PlayStation 2 and PC
versions. Unlike its predecessors, Underground focuses heavily on
its story mode, plus is also the first game in the series to introduce
the ability to travel around levels on foot.
For the first time in the series, the player can get off the board in
order to walk, run and climb around as an alternate to skating. This is
necessary to reach some locations and challenges. The player is now
able to leave the skateboard in the middle of a combo of tricks and
continue the combo elsewhere, as long as he or she continues within a
time limit. Added to the moves in Underground is the wall push, the wall plant, hip transfer and acid drop.
In each level of the game (usually by beating a challenge that
requires it), the player also has an opportunity to use vehicles
throughout the level. Encountering the professional skateboarders in
each level features them trying to teach the player a new trick to add
to their slots (although these goals are not necessary for progression
in the game).
Vehicles
can also be used in Hotter Than Hell, a level unlocked when
successfully beating Story Mode on any difficulty. They can also be
accessed in the Create a Goal
feature which was a first of the Tony Hawk series. By accessing that
level you can get the car you drove for that level. Also, in the Create a
Park feature you can use vehicles depending on the background setting.
- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/7
- 1 GHz Intel Pentium III Processor or better
- 256 MB of RAM
- 2.5 GB HDD Space
- 32 MB video card
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