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Tony Hawk's Underground is the first Tony Hawk game to have a story where you create a character.
Overview
Tony Hawk's Underground, released in 2003, is the fifth game in Neversoft's popular skateboarding franchise. For the first time the "Pro Skater" moniker (and the sequel numbering it included) was dropped in favor of a new title for each year's game (except for Tony Hawk's Underground 2 released a year later). Also, Neversoft introduced the concept of a story to the Tony Hawk franchise - completeing goals triggered cutscenes which showed the progression of a player's created character from hometown skateboard punk to a professional skater. Although some large changes to the structure of the game were made, the legendary gameplay of the Tony Hawk franchise remained largely the same.
Changes from previous Games
New features for the game included the ability to get off of the skateboard (to walk around the level, or in the middle of a combo for a few seconds), the ability to drive cars, and the ability to create your own tricks, skateboard decks, clothing, and custom goals and share them online. Another new online feature was the ability to upload a picture of yourself and then map it on your created skater's face. Also included were a few new skateboarding moves - the "wall push", the "wall plant", the "hip transfer", and the "acid drop". The amount of tricks per skater was increased with double-tap grinds and more assignable slots for special tricks.
Storyline
The game's story centers around a player created character and his friend Eric Sparrow. Both are up and coming skateboarders looking to become sponsored pros. Throughout the game, the player's character travels to different cities (each a different level in the game) and performs a series of tasks for different people (which in turn advances the story). Each level also includes a professional skater who can be approached and will give the player the ability to do a new "special trick" if their goal is accomplished.
Soundtrack
- Aceyalone - "Rapps on Deck"
- Anacron - "A Prototype"
- Busdriver - "Imaginary Places"
- Cannibal Ox - "Iron Galaxy"
- Dan the Automator - "A Better Tomorrow"
- Deltron 3030 - "Positive Contact"
- DJ Q-bert - "Cosmic Assassins"
- Frog One - "Blah Blah"
- J-Live - "Braggin' Writes Revisited"
- Juggaknots - "The Circle Pt. 1"
- Jurassic 5 (ft. Big Daddy Kane and Percee P) - "A Day at the Races" (THUG trailer song)
- LA Symphony - "King Kong"
- Living Legends - "War Games"
- Mr. Dibbs - "Skin Therapy"
- Mr. Lif - "Phantom"
- MURS - "Transitions as a Ridah"
- Nas - "The World Is Yours"
- People Under the Stairs - "The Next Step II"
- Quasimoto - "Low Class Conspiracy"
- R.A. The Rugged Man - "King of the Underground"
- Supernatural - "Internationally Known"
- The Herbaliser (feat. MF DOOM) - "It Ain't Nuttin'"
- Wildchild - "Secondary Protocol"
- Alkaline Trio - "Armageddon"
- Angry Amputees - "She Said"
- Assorted Jelly Beans - "Rebel Yell"
- Authority Zero - "Everyday"
- Bad Religion - "Big Bang"
- Blue Collar Special - "Don't Wait"
- Bracket - "2 Rak 005"
- The Clash - "White Riot"
- Dropkick Murphys - "Time to Go"
- Electric Frankenstein - "Annie's Grave"
- The Explosion - "No Revolution"
- Flamethrower - "I Want It All"
- GBH - "Crush 'Em"
- Hot Water Music - "Remedy"
- Mike V. and the Rats - "The Days"
- The Adicts - "Viva La Revolution"
- The Browns - "American Werewolf in Calgary"
- The Midnight Evils - "Loaded and Lonely"
- NOFX - "Separation of Church and Skate"
- Paint It Black - "Womb Envy"
- Refused - "New Noise"
- Rise Against - "Like The Angel" (incorrectly noted as "Like the Angels")
- Rubber City Rebels - "(I Wanna) Pierce My Brain"
- Social Distortion - "Mommy's Little Monster"
- Stiff Little Fingers - "Suspect Device"
- Strike Anywhere - "Refusal"
- Sublime - "Seed" *
- Transplants - "California Babylon
- Blind Iris - "Drive"
- Camarosmith - "It's Alright"
- Clutch - "Impetus"
- Crash and Burn - "Crazy and Stupid"
- Entombed - "To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth"
- Five Horse Johnson - "Mississippi King
- Fu Manchu - "California Crossing"
- High on Fire - "Hung, Drawn and Quartered"
- In Flames - "Embody the Invisible"
- Jane's Addiction - "Suffer Some"
- Kiss - "God of Thunder"
- Kiss - "Lick It Up"
- Kiss - "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- Lamont - "Hotwire"
- Mastodon - "Crusher Destroyer"
- Nine Pound Hammer - "Run Fat Boy Run"
- Orange Goblin - " Your World Will Hate This"
- Queens of the Stone Age - "Millionaire"
- Smoke Blow - "Circle of Fear"
- Solace - "Indolence"
- Stormtroopers of Death - "Milk"
- Superjoint Ritual - "It Takes No Guts"
- The Hellacopters - "(Gotta Get Some Action) Now!"
- The Hookers - "The Legend of Black Thunder"
- Unida - "Black Woman"
| Game Name | Tony Hawk's Underground |
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| Original US Release |
Oct. 27, 2003
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| Original US Release | know the real date? |
| Aliases | THUG |
| ESRB |
ESRB: T
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| PEGI |
PEGI: 16+
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Tony Hawk's Underground Cheat Codes
This is a list of codes in Tony Hawk's Underground. |
