![]() ![]() Anyone coming into this release having played the game on previous-gen systems (or are maybe completely new to last year’s remake) will notice the glaringly obvious parts Pro Skater 1 + 2 has unfortunately kept untouched. Improvements in some parts, while others surprising at just how much they add to the experience. The game’s release across the now-current generation consoles via PS5 and Xbox Series X/S brings with it neat additions both technically as well as aesthetically. To reiterate a point made in my original review: it’s a testament to original developer Neversoft’s approach to level design and the sandbox, improvisation-esque approach that even real-life skateboarding has long relied on. Roughly six months after initial release across PS4, Xbox One and PC, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is still a joy to play. Like all remasters or remakes of decade-old properties, former detractors or those who simply held differing tastes may not feel the most impact on revisiting these stages or pulling off those tricky combos between half-a-dozen pieces of the environment. ![]() Returning to where it all began - where, it can be argued, the cult-establishing legacy that is the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series was properly established - and the positivity that stems will of course vary between players. ![]() Vicarious Visions’ knack for homing in on what made the original craft so addictive to return to was where Pro Skater 1 + 2 truly shone. More so, it was more than just a reimagining of what those once blocky, deliberately-foggy, view distance-restricted maps would probably look like today. Sane Trilogy before it in 2017, last September’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 was more than just a new coat of paint. With what would be their last game as a studio - before their subsequent absorption into Blizzard Entertainment - Vicarious Visions pulled off another great remake of a cult classic in the form of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series last year. ![]() Editor’s Note: Portions of this review originally appeared in our PS4 review of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, which can be read in full here. ![]()
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