I've been a THPS player since the beginning. On days when it was too hot to skate, my buds and I would put hours into head to head competition. We played on PS Ones, PS2s, Dreamcasts and Gamecubes. Now the series gets an HD makeover. So, how's the game? Here's my first day impressions.
The XBox controller sucks. The D-Pad isn't accurate enough. Perhaps I need the newer controller.
No create-a-skater, park creator, and only 7 levels. It's $15. I guess that's how much nostalgia goes these days.
The graphics are better. The sound seems the same, which is probably a good thing. The soundtrack brought back some of the favorites (Goldfinger's "Superman") and debuted a few new forgettable songs.
My biggest problem is the career mode. You have to complete the entire game as each character to get their stats up. That might have been all well and good for the older generations of games, but today's gamer doesn't want to do the same thing over and over. They want to level up, get online and have fun.
Speaking of the online, it seems all well and good. And it's fun to play a gamer where I'm better than a lot of people.
Pro Tip: If you're going to build up one skater, don't make it your avatar. His body size to skateboard size ratio is unnatural and awkward.
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