Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

### Platform(s)

Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch

### Release Date

**Windows, PS4, Xbox One**
September 4, 2020
**PS5, Xbox Series X/S**
March 26, 2021
**Nintendo Switch**
June 25, 2021

### Mode(s)

Single-player, multiplayer

“*Break skateboarding boundaries*”
―Tagline
***Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2*** is a skateboarding video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision, released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 4, 2020. It is a remaster of the first two games in the *Tony Hawk's* series: *Tony Hawk's Pro Skater* (1999) and *Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2* (2000) which were originally developed by Neversoft. This is the first major *Tony Hawk's* game since *Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5* and Vicarious Visions' last work as a subsidiary of Activision before being merged into Blizzard Entertainment in January 2021.

## Gameplay

*Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2* is a third-person skateboarding video game that contains gameplay with oriented towards classic arcade games. As such, the goal of most modes of the game is to achieve a high score or collect certain objects within the time limit. The player must complete objectives to unlock levels to progress through the game. To score points, the player has to successfully perform and combine aerials, flips, grinds, lips, and manuals, with successful executions adding to the player's score. The point value of the trick is based on time maintained, degrees rotated, number of tricks performed in sequence, performing tricks on specific landmarks on the map, and the number of times the tricks have been used. Successful tricks also add to the player's special meter, which, once full, allows for the execution of special tricks which are worth a great deal more than normal tricks. Bails (falling off the skateboard due to poor landing) cause no points to be awarded for the attempted trick sequence and reset the special bar to empty.

## Playable Characters

This game features 13 pro skaters returning from the past *Tony Hawk* games, including 8 new pro skaters and 2 unlockable skaters.

Returning Pros
* Tony Hawk
* Bob Burnquist
* Steve Caballero
* Kareem Campbell
* Rune Glifberg
* Eric Koston
* Bucky Lasek
* Rodney Mullen
* Chad Muska
* Andrew Reynolds
* Geoff Rowley
* Elissa Steamer
* Jamie Thomas

New Pros
* Lizzie Armanto
* Leo Baker
* Leticia Bufoni
* Riley Hawk
* Nyjah Huston
* Tyshawn Jones
* Aori Nishimura
* Shane O'Neill

## Soundtrack

*Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2* has a total of 59 tracks, featuring 22 songs from the past two *Tony Hawk* games and 37 new songs.

## Reception

*Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2* received "generally favorable" reviews, except the PlayStation 5 version, which received "universal acclaim", according to review aggregator Metacritic. *IGN* called it a "tremendous turnaround" from *Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5*, and stated that it was "difficult to believe that they share even a shred of DNA".

## Trivia

* This is the first game in 17 years to feature Kareem Campbell, Rune Glifberg, Bucky Lasek, Elissa Steamer, and Jamie Thomas as playable characters since 2003's *Tony Hawk's Underground*.
* This game is built on top of Neversoft's handling code.