Schlagwort: thps 1&2

  • Become Legendary – Announcing the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Legendary Combo Contest

    Become Legendary – Announcing the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Legendary Combo Contest

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    Becoming the G.O.A.T. means being a legend first, and for PlayStation Skaters, the opportunity to become immortalized is now.

    From September 10  to September 16, PlayStation wants you to land your most epic string of tricks as part of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 Legendary Combo Contest.

    With 3D-printed statues and other PlayStation swag on the line, here’s what you need to know:

    Legendary Combo Contest Details

    On September 10 through September 16, play Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 and go for your most innovative high scoring combo.

    Whenever you’re ready to share your legendary combo with the world, clip it through the PlayStation 4’s Share feature, and post the clip on Instagram or Twitter with #THPSLegendaryCombo.

    Submitting your clips will give you a chance to win personalized swag from PlayStation. Clips will be judged by Tony Hawk himself on a variety of factors including point total, trick variety, and difficulty.

    The top player who nails the best combos will receive their own custom 3D-Printed statue to commemorate and immortalize their legendary trick. 

    Contest open to legal residents of the United States and Canada.  Void where prohibited. For more info, please visit: http://playstation.com/thpslegendarycombo.

    Top Five Tips for Nailing a Legendary Combo

    Every skater has to start from somewhere. Million-point combos are rarely done by accident, and not knowing your Nollie from your Fakie could lead to a few unplanned and unfortunate bails.

    Don’t sweat not being the G.O.A.T. – you’ll get there in time, especially with these five tips for creating some epic combos:

    5. New Tricks Up Your Sleeve

    Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 includes tricks that existed after the original two games, including the Revert, which allows a skater to pivot their board off a vert surface to keep a combo going, and Spine Transfers, which allows a skater to gap between two vertical surfaces that are back-to-back.

    These, as well as a few others, add a new school spin to the classic THPS 1 and 2 formula, and could be crucial to landing that lengthy and ludicrous combo.

    In short, do your best to learn, experiment, and eventually add these new moves to your bag of tricks as soon as possible.

    4. Amp Up the Difficulty

    The more difficult the trick, the more points it awards when it is landed.

    Special Tricks obviously award the most points and are the most difficult tricks to land, but there’s plenty of hard Air, Grind, Flip, Lip, and Manual tricks that award more score than simpler ones. These usually involve flicking the controls in a diagonal direction or by pressing a button multiple times.

    Remember that there is a smaller margin for error when trying to land difficult air tricks, or keeping balance on harder Grinds, Lip and Flatland tricks, so practice them often before incorporating them into combos.

    Trick Transitions and Flatland Tricks also fall under more difficult maneuvers, as throwing in a few button presses during a grind, lip, or manual trick can boost a combo multiplier or score significantly. Again, land these a few times in practice first before sprinkling them into your lines, or you might wind up bailing at the end of a potential legendary line.

    3. Take a Tour of the Parks

    Tours, the new Single Player experience that follows the original two games’ Career modes, offers the opportunity to skate around every non-custom park in the game as you complete objectives and participate in competitions.

    Outside of offering a fun and engaging challenge, Tours is essentially a crash course in mastering each park, with some goal-based objectives lined up in a way so that you can learn where Gaps and other combo starting areas are.

    Plus, Tours are full of Stat Points which, when grabbed, can be used to boost your favorite skater’s attributes. Which leads to our next tip…

    2. Customization is Key

    Both real and created skaters have fully customizable Stats, which are crucial to starting, maintaining, and finishing combos.

    Each skater already has statistics that lean towards a specific combo style, but this preference can be furthered by fine-tuning and adding to their existing Stats.

    When customizing a skater’s Stats, it’s best to max out specific attributes that are to your preferred combo style. For example, those who love grind-heavy lines should shoot for upping the Rail Balance attribute, while those looking to one-up the Birdman and pull off a 1080-degree spin should max out the Spin attribute.

    Move sets can also be customized, allowing you to map difficult tricks to whatever button combinations are most comfortable to you, or give a skater more Special Moves to really ramp up their point-scoring potential.

    1. Learn from the Pros Online*

    The Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2 community rosters has plenty of innovative virtual skaters, and some of them can be seen skating around the public Multiplayer playlists.

    With a variety of maps and modes on offer in these lobbies that hold up to eight players, you could gain some inspiration from those who string together incredible lines in order to win games.

    Don’t get discouraged by those awesome skaters if they wind up taking over the lobby; learn from their lines so that one day, you may be landing that Legendary Combo and getting your own statue for your epic skills.

    What Are You Waiting For? Drop in Today!

    Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 is available now for digital download on the PS Store in two versions: a regular edition, which retails for $39.99 (MSRP), and digital deluxe version, which has a suggested retail price of $49.99 (MSRP).

    Have fun dropping into this nostalgia-packed experience on your journey towards becoming the G.O.A.T!

    *Internet required for Online multiplayer (PlayStation Plus subscription sold separately) and other features.

    Website: LINK

  • The Legacy Continues – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 out tomorrow on PS4

    The Legacy Continues – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 out tomorrow on PS4

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    PlayStation Skaters, it’s your time to become the G.O.A.T. in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2. Developed by Vicarious Visions, this faithful remaster of the original two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games is available tomorrow on PS4.

    Before you check your griptape and start shredding, here’s what you need to know:

    The O.G. THPS 1 + 2 Experience Meets the New School of Skateboarding

    Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 returns classic levels, pro skaters, and tricks alongside new skaters, customization features, and much more, all brought to life in detailed 4K*.

    Skate your dream park at vintage spots first discovered in 1999 and 2000, or craft a dream skatepark with Create-a-Park, totally revamped from ramp to rail.

    Here, expect to find a robust editor that allows for park customization like never before, the ability to share creations with friends, and the ability to download “Remixable” parks on the public Park Browser to then mold into your own skating paradise.**

    Carve up these parks with your own custom skater through Create-a-Skater, as skateboarding’s current stars, including Leo Baker, Aori Nishimura, Riley Hawk, and Tyshawn Jones, or as a member of the O.G. roster.

    Like this mix of old and new skaters, this game’s soundtrack stacks songs from the original games on top of three dozen fresh hits, which come from across decades and around the music world.

    The Legacy Continues – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 out tomorrow on PS4

    Tours – Career Mode Remixed

    No matter what your soundtrack and skater is, get ready to conquer every skate park from the first two games through Tours.

    This primary single-player experience is akin to a reimagined Career mode from THPS 1 and 2, as you will go through goal-oriented levels, where you complete various objectives such as collecting the letters “S-K-A-T-E” around the skate park or hit a High Score, and competition-based levels, where you must earn Medals by beating other skaters via virtual judge’s scores.

    There are two Tours to choose from: the THPS Tour and the THPS 2 Tour. Each is based on each game’s original Career mode and will bring you through the following locales:

    The THPS Tour:

    • Warehouse – Goals
    • School – Goals
    • Mall – Goals
    • Skate Park – Competition
    • Downtown – Goals
    • Downhill Jam – Goals
    • Burnside – Competition
    • Streets – Goals
    • Roswell – Competition

     The THPS 2 Tour:

    • Hangar – Goals
    • School II – Goals
    • Marseille – Competition
    • NYC – Goals
    • Venice – Goals
    • Skate Street – Competition
    • Philadelphia – Goals
    • Bullring – Competition
    • Two Secret Levels – ???

    On top of revisiting these hallowed stomping grounds, expect to find a few other surprises within these tours that add some modern challenges to the old school experience.

    Other single-player modes are also available, like Free Skate and Single Session, as well as the next chapter in the franchise’s signature Multiplayer mode.

    THPS 1 + 2

    Multiplayer – Jams and Competitive Playlists

    Outside of local couch play, you can hop online to skate alongside – and against – up to seven other players on two distinct playlists that host vintage THPS Multiplayer game modes on a variety of skate parks.

    In the Competitive Quick Playlist, only the best skater will win each session. If you top this playlist’s leaderboard, then feel free to call yourself a G.O.A.T. in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 Multiplayer.

    Jams is the more casual Quick Playlist; the top-four skaters will be counted as winners, and its own leaderboard is separate from Competitive. This makes Jams the place to warm up before Competitive matches, or to just hang with friends through the game’s party feature.

    THPS 1 + 2

    Get Ready to Drop in

    Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 is available tomorrow for digital download on the PS Store in two versions: a regular edition, which retails for $39.99 (MSRP), and digital deluxe version, which has a suggested retail price of $49.99 (MSRP).

    Have fun dropping into this nostalgia-packed experience on your journey towards becoming the G.O.A.T!

    *4K Available on PS4 Pro.
    **Internet required for online multiplayer (PlayStation Plus subscription sold separately) and other features.

    Website: LINK