Overview Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 is a skateboarding game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision (under their Activision o2 label) for the PlayStation 2 , Xbox , and GameCube on October 23, 2002. The fourth installment of the long-running Tony Hawk franchise and the sequel to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 , Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 is the last main game in the franchise to bear the "Pro Skater" name, adding new levels, skaters, and tricks (such as Flatland Tricks, Grind and Lip Trick Extensions, skitching vehicles, and Spine Transfers, which allow players to switch between connecting quarter-pipes or self-right themselves to exit quarter-pipes without bailing), as well as a new Career Mode system (where players skate around levels similar to Free Skate mode, and are given objectives and mini-games by talking with NPCs ). A limited version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 's currency system returns (by completing objectives and special mini-games, as well as collecting cash pickups, players can buy clothes for the Create-A-Skater mode, decks, movies, cheats, secret skaters, and hidden levels).
The game was ported to the PlayStation alongside the original release (by Vicarious Visions ), and the PC in August 27, 2003 (by Beenox , published by Aspyr ). The PlayStation version runs on a slightly-modified Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 engine, changing the level structure of most levels while replacing the Zoo, Carnival, and Chicago levels with two new levels: Sewers and Little Big World (the counter-tops of a giant kitchen).
Handheld versions were released on both the Game Boy Advance on October 28, 2002 (developed by Vicarious Visions) and the Zodiac in 2004 (developed by Semi Logic and published by Tapwave ). Both games are played in a 2D isometric viewpoint , and feature many elements from the console versions.
Similar to previous two entries in the series, this game features crossover characters from different franchises as hidden playable skaters: Jango Fett (a bounty hunter from the Star Wars franchise) and Eddie the Head (the mascot of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden ).
Gameplay The core skating mechanics are mainly unchanged, but adds a spine transfer maneuver, where you can press a button to either switch to a ramp on the other side of a vert, level off of launched away from a ramp, or land correctly into a ramp if entering from a flat area.
Pogo tricks were also introduced. These tricks are performed during manuals by tapping one of the face buttons. Depending on the trick, the skater will perform a handstand on his board or stand on the side of his board. Exstensive use of the pogo system is effective during combos.
The way you receive goals is greatly changed, adopting a sandbox-style system where goals are given to you by people placed in the current area. Completing a goal results in receiving stat points that you can assign, and sometimes special trick slots which can be customized. The game also reintroduces the concept of money, which was present in the second game but not in the third game. Small amounts of money can be found throughout the level, usually by going up a ramp or grinding rails.
Each skater, including the custom skater, has a unique "end" goal, which is often very elaborate. Completion of the goal nets a highlight video of the chosen skater, if using a pro skater.
Characters Initial Characters Hidden Characters Eddie (Iron Maiden Mascot)Jango Fett Mike Vallely Daisy (Jenna Jameson)Little Person (resembles an Oompa Loompa - PS1 version only) Frycook (GBA version only) Mindy (GBA version only) Momo (GBA version only) Roger (GBA version only) In the game's Create-a-Skater mode, apparel can be unlocked to create Officer Dick and Ollie the Magic Bum from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.
Levels College
San Francisco
Alcatraz
Kona
Shipyard
London
Zoo
Carnival
Chicago (A level from Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 )
Soundtrack Song Artist T.N.T AC/DC Labor Aesop Rock Bloodstains (Darkness Version) Agent Orange Simple Song Avail Manthem The Bouncing Souls Bad Dream City Stars Bad Fun The Cult Oodles of O's De La Soul House of the Rising Drum Delinquent Habits Seneca Falls The Distillers Big Shots Eyedea & Abilities Skate and Destroy The Faction Drunken Lullabies Flogging Molly Mass Appeal Gang Starr Spokesman Goldfinger Non Compos Mentis Haiku D'Etat Freightliner Hot Water Music The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden Beach Blanket Bongout JFA All My Best Friends Are Metalheads Less Than Jake Whenimondamic Lootpack Bodyrock Muskabeatz & Biz Markie Versus of Doom Muskabeatz & Jeru the Damaja I'm a Star Muskabeatz & Melle Mel Express Yourself N.W.A Giant Nebula Blackball The Offspring By the Time I Get to Arizona Public Enemy Savoir Faire Rocket from the Crypt My Adidas Run D.M.C Anarchy in the U.K. Sex Pistols Shimmy System of a Down Dig That Groove Baby Toy Dolls Yer Country U.S. Bombs Death Alley Zeke
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