| Tony Hawk's Proving Ground | |
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| Developer(s) | Neversoft (PS3/360) Page 44 Studios (PS2/Wii) Vicarious Visions (DS) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Series | Tony Hawk's |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, PS2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Extreme sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer, online multiplayer |
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| Media/distribution | Blu-ray Disc, DVD-DL, DS Game Card, Wii Optical Disc |
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (abbreviated as THPG and loosely referred to as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 9) is a video game developed by Neversoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles; by Page 44 Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Wii; and by Vicarious Visions for the Nintendo DS. Proving Ground is the ninth installment in the Tony Hawk's series.
Proving Ground didn't copycat the success of Tony Hawk's Project 8 (2006). When it debuted in 2007, critics were hesitant about its controls, despite receiving praise for its visuals and audio. Amidst this somewhat lackluster reception, it was a financial success.
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There are 9 levels in the video game. They are in 3 East Coast cities, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington DC. The levels differ between the different console versions. In the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, there is one open world. In the Wii and PS2 versions, you have to select different levels by pausing the game. You can choose three different types of goals in Story Mode; Rigger, where you add things to the level to complete a challenge, Career, which is mainly competitions and things to raise you to pro status, and Hardcore, which is street skating. In each level, there are two arcade machines, one for high score and the other to play classic mode. This game has three Nail the Trick modes ( Nail the Trick, Nail the Grab, and Nail the Manual.) The PS2 and Wii versions do not include the Nail the Manual feature. The Classic Mode feature allows the player to play each city section in the style of early Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games. There is a free skate mode on the PS3 and Wii versions.
In the Wii and PS2 versions a 2 player game is available in which you can play one of 4 game modes in any of the nine areas. These modes are:
The Tony Hawk's Proving Ground demo was scheduled for release on Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox 360 on September 10, 2007[2] but was delayed to September 12, 2007. The release date for the PlayStation 3 demo in the PlayStation Store was September 13 in the U.S. The UK demo was released on October 25, 2007.[3] The demo allows ten minutes of free time, but allows players to try out each skater class, including a detailed tutorial on the new Nail-The-Grab mode, as well as a toned down version of the Video Editor.
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Tony Hawk's Proving Ground was met with mixed reviews upon release. On Metacritic, both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions had an average score of 72,[4][5] the PlayStation 2 version had an average score of 65,[6] and the Wii version had an average score of 57.[7] All of these scores are considered "mixed or average" by the site. The PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii versions were criticized for not having the same mechanics that are in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. The Nintendo DS version received generally favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic it received an average score of 79 out of 100 based on 21 reviews.[8] On Game Rankings it received an average score of 78% based on 19 reviews.[9] Notably however, the game received a 9/10 from the Official UK Xbox Magazine. The Official UK PlayStation Magazine awarded the game 7/10.
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