Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Reviews

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9.5 / 10.0
May 21, 2018

Vicarious Visions nailed the remake of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1-2. They have given us a reminder about how much fun this title was back in the day, how much fun it is today, and assured gamers that anyone can pick it up and play it without much fuss. Is it perfect? Nope, but it's near-perfect fun.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is a one-way ticket to the turn of the millennium. It's a complete, beautiful love letter to not only Tony Hawk himself as an icon but to a time when both the series and the sport of skateboarding itself were most pure and fun. As a bundle, and with the multiplayer providing even more longevity, this game offers unrivalled value.

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8.7 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

If you’re a long-time fan, here’s the only thing that really matters, the words you’ve been longing to read—these are the games you remember.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

Blemishes aside, Activision is doing so much right this time beyond just putting Vicarious Visions in charge. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 isn't going to blow people away, but it preserves the original experience with a few modern conveniences. It's a win.

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Kotaku
Top Critic
Unscored
Sep 3, 2020

Even with all its changes, THPS1+2 perfectly captures a moment in time. It’s a damaged Polaroid photo scanned, digitized, and lovingly retouched. It’s gravel picked out of a scraped knee. It’s a night of sleep untouched by nightmares and insomnia. It is, as it always was, just what I need in this moment.

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Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
Sep 3, 2020

Everything I love about the original is still here; it’s just a little older, a little kinder, and a lot better looking.

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90 / 100
Sep 3, 2020

Pro Skater 1 + 2 not only perfectly recreates the pure joy of the originals, it improves on them greatly. The visuals have obviously been improved, but so have the responsive controls. If you have liked a Tony Hawk game in the past, you'll feel right at home here.

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Jay Ball
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

As a recreation it highlights how good the original games were for their time. Challenging, original, addictive and damn fun to play.

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8 / 10
Sep 3, 2020

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 finally brings back the noise of a beloved franchise, after so many failed attempts. This remaster compile the arcade gameplay and the sillyness of two famous games to deliver a classic but loving experience for every fan of the genre. If only this duo turned into a trio, the party would have been perfect.

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Mat Paget
Top Critic
9 / 10
Sep 3, 2020

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 deftly recreates the original games' levels while implementing smart additions to the trick system and creating engaging challenges.

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Sep 3, 2020

A fitting remake for two of the best extreme sports games of all-time, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 offers up more than mere nostaglia,

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IGN
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 proves that going backwards has been the best step forward for the series in 15 years.

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VG247
Top Critic
Sep 3, 2020

Vicarious Visions has proved that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was more than just a product of its time, and that – like skating itself – it has every chance of penetrating the mainstream once again.

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88 / 100
Sep 3, 2020

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 moves between the old and new like fish on water. It offers the same control, the iconic levels and the gameplay we used to love, but with a new and shiny body, that offers more options than ever. It's not perfect, but it's the skate game that lots of us were expecting.

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10 / 10
Sep 3, 2020

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+ 2 is a labour of love and an ode to the series' glory days. Every inch of the game has been perfectly restored and updated for modern consoles and it's an absolute delight to play from start to finish. This is a must-buy for skateboarders, gamers and everyone else in between.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 are perfect remasters that remind me fondly of the original, offering excellent gameplay and tons to do. They look great, sound great, and have tons of replayability.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is a nostalgic attack that make us feeld very old. The fun classic gameplay with anecdotic features.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

The best skateboarding arcade ever made. Essential for the lovers of this sport.

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10 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

Vicarious Visions' reputation for developing nostalgia continues. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 not only lives up to the beloved classic games, but it lives up to my memory of the beloved classic games; an important distinction. It walks the fine line of recreating the classics for a modern era, while never feeling either dated or burdened with new and unnecessary changes. The small quality of life tweaks are all in service of building on the games you remember and getting players comfortable on the board 20 years later. Age hasn't slowed these skaters down. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 looks and plays better than ever, and lands a perfect combo.

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8.8 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2020

Remaking games is not easy, but once again, Activision and Vicarious Visions deliver a great experience. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 fell as good as its original versions, but at the same time, they adopt some things that the franchise learned along the way. Is nice to see that such a beloved series came back in such a good way.

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