Tony Hawk Underground

**Johnny Nighttrain** · 14 May 2003, 07:41 PM

from IGN:

The doors to E3 have just opened and already the surprises are popping up. Tony Hawk's Underground, Actvision's latest foray into the Pro Skater series is being showcased in video from on the show floor. We'll have video of this trailer soon enough, in the meantime here's all the details you need to know about what will be a very different Tony Hawk.

Underground isn't just some attempt to capture a hip new name. This is an adventure game filled with skating. As shown in the video, gmaers can now hop off their board, run around, climb ladders, shimmey on roofs, and drive cars throughout the city. Yeah, it's a whole new world.

Skater's like Hawk, Bob Burnquist, and Buckey Lasek are all in the game, but the new change is that you will now be in the game as well. Acitivision is promising that any gamer's face can be scanned and plugged into the game so that gamer's can play as themselves. How this will be implemented is unknown, but we'll be certain to get the full skinny shortly.

The create-a-park mode is also revamped. You can now create your own game. Giant city buildings and apparently anything else in the game world can be added to your own park. More over, you can create your own goals, set up S-K-A-T-E and lay down the letters wherever you want. And you can create and name your own tricks. We're not sure how any of this will work online, but the possibilities are tantalizing.

Taking place during all times of day and in industrial areas like a nuclear plant, T.H.U.G. should, at least, quell any of the gripes form gamer's that Activision does nothing new with the Hawk series. We'll have more very soon.

um, ok i guess. i'll just have to check it out.

**Regus** · 14 May 2003, 07:48 PM

Heh, so this THPS meets GTA game wasn't just a rumor. I for one can not wait to try this one out, please be sure to bump this thread once that video goes online, because I don't follow any of the major site's coverage, so I don't want to miss it.

T.H.U.G.

Heh

**Frogacuda** · 14 May 2003, 07:50 PM

It was true!

They've lost their minds.

But honestly even though the series never turned to crap or anything it was getting hard to get excited about each new one, so I guess they had to do something.

**Sl1p** · 14 May 2003, 08:48 PM

This sounds pretty awesome! I imagine this being like Tony Hawk 4 with the free roaming levels and go at your own pace goals, but the big difference being to actually be able to free roam the level.

Seriously, imagine the possiblities XD!!!

There hasn't been a bad Tony Hawk game (Just a disapointment in Tony Hawk 3. It still wasn't bad though) so I have major faith in Activision on this one. I can't wait.

**Fuzzeebunny** · 14 May 2003, 08:50 PM

You guys seem really afraid of change. Or is it just me?

Anyhow, I look forward to something new and different.

**Jeremy** · 14 May 2003, 08:50 PM

This is a very.... odd game concept.

**Tain** · 14 May 2003, 08:54 PM

Heh, so this THPS meets GTA game wasn't just a rumor. I for one can not wait to try this one out, please be sure to bump this thread once that video goes online

What he said.