Tony Hawk's Project 8

Reviewed by:
Scott Jones

It's officially time for the Tony Hawk series to dig a hole and then do a 360 stalefish-to-nosebone into it. You start the game as a #200-ranked skater—I think Bea Arthur is ranked ahead of you—who has to work his way up to Numero Uno. Skate around the game's big, boring levels set in boring environments like a factory and a school (both of which have been done, and done better, in previous installments). Manual and revert moves, which were challenging to pull off in earlier games, have now been dumbed-down to simple button presses. "Create-A-Skater" and online play are absent from the PS2 and Xbox versions: call this "Tony Hawk 2.0." Maxim Pro Tip: You'll find Bam Margera in the slums. We strongly suggest leaving him there.