Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Skate anything you can see!
• Sneak into spots only you can find - use ladders, ledges and wires to skate secret spots, find rooftop ledges, secret pools and hidden sewer tunnels
• Avoid security guards who will toss you out of the choice locations.
• Use skate checking on jerks that get in your way
• Compete in races and impress skaters!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TGB4UK
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 16, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,608 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Sports > Boarding & Blading
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Immerse yourself in the most detailed skating environement ever with Tony Hawk: Proving Ground. In this game, no ground is sacred - skate on anything that holds still long enough, and sneak into spots only you can find by way of ladder, rooftop or even sewer! Just watch out for security guards who will toss you out of the choice locations

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Same ole, Same ole, but that's what I like, January 26, 2009

By 

Ben - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tony Hawk Proving Ground (Video Game)

It is a High Def Tony Hawk game. The Tony Hawk games are basically all I play because the controls work the way I think they should and they are all fun. It's been that way from the beginning and I like it. Every year I get some new places to go skate and a few new things to check out. I guess I'm just easy to please, but I love it! I'm sure that it will all be messed up by the time the next one comes out (since Neversoft is no longer on the project), so I guess this could possibly be the last one I play. Especially if they move in the direction of Skate. I just want to push some buttons and stuff happen.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another fun edition to the series, June 28, 2008

By 

Lawrence Zieminski (Sierra Vista, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tony Hawk Proving Ground (Video Game)

Another year, another Tony Hawk game. I know I should be getting burned out from these games. When Proving Ground came out I didn't buy it right away because I felt like I had spent so much time with Project 8 when that was released that this would feel like overkill. Eventually I gave in (I'm an impulse buyer) and quickly found myself lost in the Tony Hawk world.

These games do an excellent job of making you feel like you're making progress. Like an RPG, everything you do builds experience. Want to just go wall ride around an area? That's fine...it will even lead to you getting better at it. I found myself spending so much time just riding around trying to max out my stats.

I don't play these games for the storylines. I play it just to have fun and complete the challenges. The game is split into separate gameplay styles, but realistically you'll go through all the storylines just to get access to all the abilities.

There has been some backlash against Neversoft, the developers, for sticking to the same formula, but frankly it works. This game is FUN. It's not a skating sim (something that EA's SKATE strives for). I understand that Neversoft may switch things up with the next game in the series, but I hope they don't change the game around too much. I'd probably stop playing if they try to go too far into the sim area and leave out the fun over the top gameplay that's satisfied me for so many years.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty bad, December 8, 2008

By 

Joseph Miller - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tony Hawk Proving Ground (Video Game)

I loved the first three tony hawk games, and having gone a while without playing on, I gave this a shot. Several times in the game the objective/goal had unclear instructions which led to a lot of frustration trying to complete simple tasks. I play a lot of games -- I can follow directions -- but these were really bad. Also, the voice acting/cut scenes are badly done and annoying. The whole "what type of skater are you" thing is a cheap gimmick, and I beat all three career paths simultaneously. The video editor is not well thought out and is a pain to use. I returned this game and got EA SKATE which is what THPS was so many years ago -- an original, fun skating game.

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