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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, often called THPS2, is the second game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2000. It was first released for the PlayStation, with subsequent ports to the Nintendo 64 (by Edge of Reality), Dreamcast (by Treyarch), Game Boy Advance (by Vicarious Visions), Mac OS, and the Windows PC (By Gray Matter Interactive). It was ... released for the Game Boy Color, and was better received than the first installment on that machine. In spite of that, it still bore little resemblance to the other versions of the game. The Game Boy Advance version, however, was highly applauded for translating the style and sense of the game accurately into an isometric (pseudo-3D or 2.5D) game.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (THPS2) is likely to become the most ported game in recent history. The wildly successful original on the PSX, and its awesome looking Dreamcast counterpart have legions of fans worldwide. Why? For the best reason there is - it's fun. The tricks, stunts, moves, and flair of the game combined with the imaginative levels made it into a great time killer. THPS was so good, in fact, it actually helped wean a friend off EverQuest (although he now has a phobia of camping equipment and books...)
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The gameplay in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 has been brought more in line with the PlayStation version, where players attempt to complete objectives, which in turn earns them money that they can use to unlock new boards and levels. Four levels are available to the starting player, as well as one board for each of the 13 skaters represented (the entire cast from the PlayStation version is here). During the game, players go for big points by executing a number of tricks and linking them with grinds off of all types of objects, from rails to cars, to score combos. Also present are the S-K-A-T-E letters which gamers will likely be familiar with, and unlike the game's bigger PlayStation brother, these are some of the hardest goals in the game to achieve.
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Only six months after the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater found its way to the Dreamcast the sequel is released. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 features the same style of gameplay and controls as the original with more modes of play, moves, skaters, and locations. Just as in the original many of the locations must be unlocked by meeting requirements at each area as you go along. Money can be earned as well that can be used to purchase new tricks and equipment. Multi-player modes of play include Trick Attack, Horse, Graffiti, and Tag. Tag mode is new to the sequel and works similar to the actual game of Tag.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 has a limited number of modes for players to choose from. There is a Free Skate mode that encourages practice in an unlimited amount of time, but the Career Mode is where the real spine of the game is located, and unlocking the levels and boards with all 13 characters is the game's chief replay feature. You can ... choose to look at the game's credits, and even print out unlockable pictures from a Photo Album with your Game Boy printer. Multiplayer was present in the first Tony Hawk GBC title, but is absent from this version. ~ Jon Thompson, All Game Guide
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While Tony Hawk's Pro Skater put extreme sports on the videogame map, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 redefined an already great game. Its addition of stellar new features (like Create-A-Park), and great gameplay tweaks (the manual maneuver will be copied for years to come) made it the best installment in a killer series of games. Anyone who has ever skated the Philadelphia level will agree -- this game is a masterpiece of level design. Hell, it's a masterpiece all around. There isn't a bad park or dull moment, just pure gaming nirvana. Developed by Neversoft Entertainment, THPS2 came out in 2000 across a range of platforms.
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