The Tony Hawk series was a massive success when it first came out and remained so for many of it's sequels. In the later years it started to get very watered down as it attempted to out-do itself with every game. By the time they created a Tony Hawk skateboard controller, many fans were already long gone from the series and wishing for the times of old.
Hope seemed lost until this game was announced for XBox Live... and when it was finally released, many Tony Hawk fans were breathing sighs of relief. This game gives the fans of the earlier Tony Hawk games exactly what they wanted (although I still would like a few things added back in, such as stepping off your board, etc...) but overall, this is a return to what made Tony Hawk games fun. The levels are pretty much straight out of the classic games, which is OK, and the hope is that they will begin releasing more and more of these games, potentially with new levels and moves, etc...
Anyway... I wanna stop typing and play some more... booyah! Oh yea... so far I've played through 3 levels and would rate the game a 4 out of 5.
