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Tony Hawk's Project 8
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
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Based on 8 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
Genre(s): Extreme Sports
Players: 8
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 7, 2006
Summary
Reengineered from the ground up, Tony Hawk’s Project 8 immerses players in the definitive skateboarding experience using ultra-realistic graphics, enhanced physics and responsive controls that simulate the feeling of skating with every trick and bail. The game challenges players to experience the intensity and pressure of skating against some of the world’s top pros in true to life competitions as they aim to become the #1 skater. [Activision]
Also On Metacritic
GAMES: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Tony Hawk's Underground Tony Hawk's Underground 2
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What The Critics Said
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Game Chronicles
If you must play the game on the old PS2 you'll still have a good time; albeit a lonely time. Just don't play it on the 360 or PS3 or you might never be satisfied with your classic system again. Tony has definitely made the jump to next-gen and you might want to do the same.
Read Full Review >Game Almighty
All in all, the work and innovation that was put in to this game really shows.
Read Full Review >PGNx Media
A good port of the next-generation version. It keeps the solid gameplay and manages to introduce “nail the trick” and focus mode to the mix. As expected there are some concessions. The graphics are noticeably worse, the motion capture animation system is gone, the streaming world is gone, and inexplicably the online multiplayer is gone, too.
Read Full Review >Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
A curious balance - chunky visuals betray subtle animation, while deep but fiddy controls yield major addiction. [Christmas 2006, p.74]
GamingTrend
The gameplay and controls are solid, and the Nail the Trick mode is a fantastic addition. If you haven’t selected a Next Generation system yet, you might be able to squeak by on this last title, but it is really time to retire the PS2 versions of this series.
Read Full Review >PSM Magazine
The environments in Tony Hawk's Project 8 lack the innovations of previous versions. [Feb. 2007, p.84]
PSM3 Magazine UK
Visually, it's considerably worse [than the PS3 version], but quite decent for PS2 and retains the core gameplay. [Jan 2007, p.63]
PSW Magazine UK
The way PS2 Project 8 uses shabby video versions of the Xbox 360 cutscenes to tell the story shows you this is a bit of a corner-cutting exercise in game-making, as is the lack of characters to choose from when starting a game, and the loss of online play.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
I realized Project 8 was playing like an updated version of the original Pro Skater series. Hardcore fans will likely bemoan the simplicity of the game, but it does allow amateurs to enjoy the experience more.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
It is down to the bare bones of the series, leaving you feeling like you're playing the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater again.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
Project 8 is just another THPS, except without the "cool" factor.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Project 8 makes some odd control changes that will stick out to longtime fans of this skateboarding series, but the core game is still fairly good.
Read Full Review >IGN
The level design is mediocre and the stripping of features is unacceptable. Nail the Trick is not particularly exciting on current-gen consoles and has been made too simplistic. Worst of all is the changes to manuals, which is completely unwarranted.
Read Full Review >GameBrink
Create-A-Park is gone, Create-A-Skate has been downplayed a lot, some things are a bit too easy, and finally the whole world feels a bit stale.
Read Full Review >Sydney Morning Herald
There are more trick-based challenges than ever, but aside from the new slow-motion control, Tony Hawk is skating through the same old territory.
Read Full Review >TotalPlayStation
The PS2 version of Project 8 is a joke. Online was removed -- let me say that again: online is missing.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Timothy R. gave it a10:
This is a very good game. I have THUG and THUG2 and this game is a mile better. The graphics are good, the maps are cool and I like how it is just 1 big city. The Nail the trick feature is awesome! Sure, the customize character feature is very limited, but apart from that, this game is really good. Be it looking for gaps, completing goals or just skating around, you will get hours of entertainment from this game.
Brian B. gave it a9:
I finally got around to checking this out after I found it used for $10. Personally, I think this game got robbed by the critics. While the other TH games are more about huge combos and points, this one is all about style. The levels are more organic-feeling than previous titles, and it allows you to really express yourself, and develop relationships with certain spots (like skating in real life). If you're looking for another THUG or THAW, this ain't it. But if you want something that feels more realistic, this is definitely your game.
Thomas K. gave it a2:
Wow. Just - WOW. I can NOT believe how much Neversoft have messed this game up. I'm pretty sure the 360 and PS3 versions are better, but the PS2 version is a laughing stock, maybe even more than K-bloody-Fed! Remember when there was a tiff over the graphics between the Xbox and PS2, then it were forgotten? Well, this game will remind you of those times. The whole thing just looks shabby. The new slow-motion board thing, or whatever the hell it's called, is OK, but when it's placed in this game, well, so what, you know what I mean? Create-A-Park: gone. Create-A-Tag: M.I.A. (my creativeness slowly wanes...) Create-A-Skater: the less said about this the better. The soundtrack? Worst yet, and that's with SLAYER on it!! Don't get me wrong, Slayer rule, but 'Angel Of Death' deserves more than to be on this. The Career and Free Skate modes are puerile as well. Career bored me within three hours, because a) the goals are too diverse for thier own good, and who wants to improve their grade for that one extra ranking spot? Not me. b) The cut-scenes and story are laughable, no depth or engaging moments. Like sitting through the movie Catch Me If You Can. With more wood; and c) Stokens? STOKENS? Oh no mate, you gotta be kidding me! Free Skate? Pffft. So I suppose that goes away with online play? Ooops...no online. I mean, WHAT? In summary, this game is absolute rubbish and deserves all bad things and accolades coming. I would give this 0/10, but I'm giving this 2 marks. Why, you ask? a) This game taught me never to belive the hype, and b) This game taught me to appreciate the "Jackass" elements in previous installments, because, no matter how lame they may be, they still made THUG great. I don't know why either. One more thing: if games in general slack off on the PS2 and XBox versions as THP8 did (God forbid), the PS2's demise will be undeservedly unnoticed. I think I'll go play THUG2 again while I await the inevitable. Let it go out with a bang.
LividFiction gave it a3:
If I had to choose between THUG and THP8, I'd choose THUG without a doubt: Even though THUG was a stale experience, THP8—at least on the PS2/Xbox—is such a heaping helping of the runs that I'm amazed that I actually could bear the first two levels—and that I'm giving this game a 3/10 instead of a 0/10 or a 1/10. Every feature that has made the series fun since THPS2 is gone. Want to make a park? Sorry. How ’bout a trick? Hit the road, Jack. Sure, you can still create a skater, but why bother? The customization options are so limited I'd rather watch paint dry than play this game while doing some really good drugs. And how about Classic Mode? It's in there, but it's so hidden in Story Mode that you're better off not even trying to play it. And don't even get me started on how crappy the goals are.
