
How that’ll translate to PC, it’s hard to tell, but with these types of games, you typically want to play with a controller. So far it’s shaping up to be a spiritual successor to EA’s Skate and even features its dual analogue control scheme where each stick represents a different leg, which makes it feel like a retro game. Session kick flippedinto the public eye during E3 2018 with a reveal trailer, and it’s due to come out this year. But it’s the precise controls of Pro Skater 2 that make it so satisfying to play even now. If you’re feeling like Superman, you can thread in some grinds and manuals to test your sense of balance. Much like its predecessor, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 retains its arcadey feel as you roll off lengthy button combinations to pull off elaborate tricks that occasionally defy physics.


The music wouldn’t land without quality gameplay to support it. The extreme sport has always rolled hand-in-hand with a particular spirit of rebellion, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 taps into that wonderfully with its soundtrack.Īs you ollie and grind, you’re spurred on by tracks such as You by Bad Religion and Guerilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine – various artists featured in Tony Hawks have even gone on to say that being featured in the game made them famous. We could talk about how Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2’s gameplay brought a greater sense of balance and skill to the rough and tumble of skateboarding, but first we’d like to single out the music.
