Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

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title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
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developer=Neversoft
Vicarious Visions (PlayStation, GBA)
Babaroga (Mobile phone)
publisher = Activision
designer =
engine = RenderWare
released = October 2002
genre = Extreme sports
modes = Single-player, Multiplayer
ratings=ESRB: T
ELSPA: 15+
platforms= Xbox, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Game Boy Advance, Tapwave Zodiac, Mobile phone
media = CD, DVD
requirements =
input =

"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4", often called "THPS4", is the fourth game in "Tony Hawk's" series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. In 2003 it was published for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Tapwave Zodiac.

The game, reportedly, would be the last "Pro Skater" in the series, though some took this to mean it would be the last "Tony Hawk's" game in the entire series.

Gameplay

The game is a departure from the previous three games' Career mode, in which the player had a set amount of time in order to find and complete goals. "THPS4" instead featured a Career mode more similar to Free-skate mode, in which there was no time limit to explore the level, the goals are usually offered to the player to attempt by characters found in the level. This Career mode would be later seen as the Story modes of "Tony Hawk's Underground" series, "American Wasteland", "Project 8" and " Proving Ground".

New trick

Tricks new to this game included: (these tricks were not featured in all versions)

*Skitching: The player can grab onto the bumper of a vehicle, moving to either end of the bumper to avoid obstacles.
*Spine transfer: Allows the player to move from one quarter pipe to another as long as they were back-to-back.
*Flatland tricks: While introduced in "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3", were converted to regular tricks instead of tricks that can only be done while in special.

Online play

The online play has been discontinued as of January 1, 2006, though some unofficial servers have been created.To go online with "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4", one would have needed a PlayStation 2, a network adapter, and an Internet connection. With broadband, a room of up to eight people can be hosted. With dial-up, a room up to three people can be hosted. Players with either connection can join any room.

The games you could play online with other people were as follows:
*Trick Attack: The goal is to get as many points as possible. Whoever has the most points at the end wins.
*Graffiti: If one player does a trick on an object, that object changes color to your color. If another player does a "bigger" trick on it that is worth more points, they steal that object, or tag, from you. The one with the most tags wins.
*Combo Mambo: Almost the same as Trick Attack, except the highest amount of points done in one combo.
*King of the Hill: A crown is somewhere in the level. An arrow on the screen indicates where it might be found. Once it is found, other players must be avoided; as soon as they make contact with the skater, they will steal the crown. Competitors will always know where the player holding the crown is, as they all have an arrow that points directly to that player. In addition to this, the crown is presumably heavy, for both the player's ground speed and jump height is greatly decreased when in possession of the crown.
*Sl
The goal of the game is, simply, to hit each other. The faster skater will knock down the other, so it is important not to slow down for one second.

oundtrack

*AC/DC – "T.N.T."
*Aesop Rock – "Labor"
*Agent Orange – "Speed Kills" (Darkness version) (actual song name "Bloodstains") **
*Avail – "Simple Song"
*The Bouncing Souls – "Manthem"
*City Stars - "Bad Dream"
*The Cult – "Bad Fun"
*De La Soul – "Oodles of O's"
*Delinquent Habits – "House of the Rising Drum"
*The Distillers – "Seneca Falls"
*Eyedea & Abilities – "Big Shots"
*The Faction – "Skate and Destroy"
*Flogging Molly – "Drunken Lullabies"* **
*Gang Starr – "Mass Appeal"
*Goldfinger – "Spokesman"* **
*Haiku D'Etat – "Non Compos Mentis"
*Hot Water Music – "Freightliner"

*Iron Maiden – "The Number of the Beast"
*JFA – "Beach Blanket Bongout"* **
*Less Than Jake – "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads"
*Lootpack – "Whenimondamic"**
*Muskabeatz & Biz Markie – "Bodyrock"
*Muskabeatz & Jeru the Damaja – "Verses of Doom"
*Muskabeatz & Melle Mel – "I'm a Star"* **
*N.W.A. – "Express Yourself"* **
*Nebula – "Giant"
*The Offspring – "Blackball"* **
*Public Enemy – "By the Time I Get to Arizona"
*Rocket from the Crypt – "Savoir Faire"
*Run-D.M.C. – "My Adidas"
*Sex Pistols – "Anarchy in the U.K."
*System of a Down – "Shimmy"
*Toy Dolls – "Dig That Groove Baby"
*U.S. Bombs – "Yer Country"* **
*Zeke – "Death Alley"

* *Song is censored on next-gen systems (PS2, Xbox, GameCube)
* **Song is censored on PlayStation version

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041127035628/http://www.neversoft.com/th4/thps4mainpage.htm Official "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4" website] on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
* [http://www.activision.com/en_US/game_specific/74023b74-91c5-4acb-a49e-bb4ab4d13a2a.html Official "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4" web page] on Activision.com
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/561410.html GameFAQs Guides for "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4"]
* [http://www.th-central.com"Tony Hawk Central]
* [http://www.midlet-review.com/index?content=review&id=665&rel=&mobile_game=Tony%20Hawk's%20Project%208j2me Tony Hawk Mobile Game Review] Midlet-review Mobile Game Review