Tony Hawk 2 - GBA Game (Retro Fam)

This is a good game. Review outlets are getting that much right. Here’s what they’re rarely (if ever) admitting though:This rebuild from Vicarious Visions may leave a bad taste in your mouth at times, especially if you’re someone who noticed the jump changes in their Crash Bandicoot outing. The control inputs here are noticeably optimized for joystick over the d-pad. Jump height and distance, along with momentum, can be pretty unreliable. Moves are randomly delayed; sometimes failing to register at all—this mostly happens during transitions. While much has been made of the improved graphics, there’s a lot of muddy texture fills popping all over the place (primarily at a distance). The game is quite dark in a lot of places. The stages feel less arcade-like, which causes certain objectives to be difficult to spot. The camera seems closer to the skater, which also makes traversal harder. Some things about the locales have been altered. And there’s a noticeable delay of about 5 seconds when restarting a run. That doesn’t sound like much, but you’re apt to encounter this hundreds of times. The menus are somewhat convoluted (think Trials Rising). And, the music volume sits midway in the mix, even at the loudest setting. I had to lower the noise effects, then increase the TV volume significantly to resolve this. Most of these things can be resolved in a patch. And the rest are pretty mild annoyances. I just hope all the uncritical praise the game’s receiving doesn’t see its flaws ig.

I love this game, I used to play the second one on PS1 long time ago.

This is an example of a near-perfect remake. The gameplay feels wonderful. The graphics are beautiful. The sounds are great! The music is all the old hits, with some modern takes. Challenges are challenging. I love this game. I would happily pay $40 for it like I did. Bravo Activision!

Exactly like the old ones only better graphics completely amazing games