Tony Hawk: RIDE

Tony Hawk: RIDE is a video game that consists of 3 releases

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Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2009
Tony Hawk: RIDE's shoddy hardware and ill-conceived software merge to form something completely abysmal.
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Now the tenth game in the Tony Hawk series, Activision is rebooting the franchise to establish an entirely new way to play a skateboarding game with a motion-sensing skateboard peripheral.

In Tony Hawk: Ride, the series will see a number of changes. Since EA's skate appeared on the scene, a massive shift in the skateboard game segment has taken place. Tony Hawk had pigeon-holed itself
The Plastic Board.
The Plastic Board.
into being an arcadey combo-fest, and skate approached the genre with a more of a simulation approach. Gone is the traditional developer, Neversoft, replaced by  Robomodo . Rumors of a "skateboard" controller circulated around December of 2008. The peripheral is said to be a motion sensing balance board (think Wii Fit) that will allow the players to "put down the controller, step on the board, and feel the sensation of going big. Shift your weight to turn and balance grinds, kick back on the tail to ollie, and lean into airs to pull off huge spins."

That's how you play it with the plastic skateboard.
That's how you play it with the plastic skateboard.
As of 15. May 2009, a teaser trailer confirmed the new way of controlling to be a skateboard peripheral, and unveiled a new logo. A teaser site was launched at the same time, and suggests that it will be playable at E3 2009. The trailer and site confirmed the subtitle and the removal of the "'s" from Tony Hawk's, as in the previous games, all similar to the new direction that Activision wishes to take the franchise.
The new logo.
The new logo.

Although no specific information has been released from Activision, the game is currently underway. The publisher stated that the game is undergoing research and testing, promising the gamers of "a new direction for the brand". In August 10, 2009, Activision confirmed that the release date is scheduled to be on store shelves on November 17, 2009 for 120 dollars.


Playable Characters


  • Tony Hawk
  • Alex Olson
  • Cara Beth Burnside
  • Christian Hosoi
  • Daewon Song
  • Dustin Dollin
  • Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
  • Mike Mo Capaldi
  • Mike Vallely
  • Nyjah Huston
  • Paul Rodriguez
  • Rodney Mullen
  • Ryan Sheckler
  • Steve Nesser
  • Stevie Williams
 

Soundtrack

 
  • Adam Tensta – "My Cool"
  • Band of Skulls – "Patterns"
  • Beatsteaks – "Run Run"
  • Beck – "Gamma Ray"
  • Bill Withers – "Lovely Day"
  • The Black Keys – "I Got Mine"
  • The Bronx – "Minutes in Night"
  • Chevelle – "Jars"
  • Children Collide – "Social Currency"
  • Coconut Records – "West Coast"
  • The Commodores – "Machine Gun"
  • Darker My Love – "Two Ways Out"
  • Dead End Road – "Sin City"
  • Disbelievers – "Bad Storm"
  • The Duke Spirit – "Into The Fold"
  • The Faint – "The Geeks Were Right"
  • The Fold – "Neverender"
  • Gray Matter – "Fill A Void"
  • Green Day – "Murder City"
  • Half Astro – "Cellular"
  • Helen Earth Band – "Shake N Cut"
  • Kenny Rogers & First Edition – "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"
  • Kram – "Blitzkreig Bop"
  • KRS-One w/ Buckshot – "Robot "
  • Living With Lions – "She's A Hack"
  • The Meters – "Cissy Strut"
  • MGMT – "Electric Feel"
  • Modey Lemon – "Become A Monk"
  • Modest Mouse – "Satellite Skin"
  • Morning After Girls – "Death Processions"
  • Murs feat. will.i.am – "Lookin' Fly"
  • Nico Vega – "Burn Burn"
  • Nitzer Ebb – "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
  • NOFX – "Just the Flu"
  • Norma Jean – "Robots 3 Humans 0"
  • Patchwork – "Ping Pong"
  • The Pinkertones – "Electrobumbao"
  • Queens of Stone Age – "The Lost Art of Keeping A Secret"
  • The Raconteurs – "Consoler of the Lonely"
  • The Replacements –"Takin' A Ride"
  • Revolution Mother – "Night Ride"
  • Rose Hill Drive – "Showdown"
  • Russian Circles – "Death Rides A Horse"
  • Santigold – "L.E.S. Artistes"
  • Shiny Toy Guns – "Ricochet"
  • Spinnerette – "All Babes Are Wolves"
  • The Stooges – "I Got A Right"
  • Superchunk – "Punch Me Harder"
  • The Temper Trap – "Hearts"
  • This Drama – "She Had A Knife"
  • TSOL – "Dance With Me"
  • Turbotito – "Losing Their Head"
  • TV On The Radio – "Dancing Choose"
  • We Are Scientists – "After Hours"
  • Willowz – "Ulcer Soul"
  • Wolfmother – "Joker & The Thief"
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Zero"

Game Name Tony Hawk: RIDE
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Original US Release Nov. 17, 2009
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Original US Release October

2009
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Aliases Tony Hawk 10
Tony Hawk X
Tony Hawk's Adrenaline
ESRB
ESRB: E10+


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