I was excited to check out this neat concept of a game skateboarding birds. There has been such a massive gap in the skating video game scene for so long, and it is only now being patched up through remakes, reimaginings, and reinventions, with Skatebird being the latest to try and get in on the action. The game also features more realistic balancing, bails, and board dynamics.I’m a big fan of the Tony Hawk games, I grew up with them, and they will always hold a special place in my heart.

Improved physics: Improved skater physics and animations now allow skating on moving objects, skitching behind cars, and performing spine transfers or leveling out to transition from a vert trick to a grind.

Choose from an ultimate team of street and vert skaters including Elissa Steamer, Chad Muska, Jamie Thomas, and many more.

Skate like a pro: Players can skate as Tony Hawk or one of thirteen other top pros.

Players can create a dream park and give it to a friend to session.

New upgraded skatepark editor: The new, upgraded Ultimate Skatepark editor allows user-set objectives like high scores, hidden tapes, and combo completion.

An entire set of Pro Goals has been added to test the most hardcore THPS disciple, adding incredible challenge and game depth to already expansive career mode.

Go pro: Players must make their way through the game as an amateur and then conquer a Pro Challenge based upon the skater's personal history to unlock the more difficult professional world.Players can toggle different skate elements on and off (quarterpipes, benches, kickers) to change up lines. Enter a competition and extra ramps or rails appear. Living worlds: Evolving levels change depending on the specific skater's goals and accomplishments.Challenge pros head-to-head to beat their best tricks, take off to a competition, or just skate solo and conquer a gap.

Spankin' new Career mode: Completely new career mode lets players choose the goals they want to accomplish.Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 delivers the deepest and most challenging gameplay experience in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series yet. Earn respect and pro status by conquering a skater-specific Pro Challenge, before opening an entirely new set of difficult Pro Goals. Featuring a new free-roaming career mode, the player starts as an amateur and chooses which goals to take on to build skills and work up to becoming pro. The world's best skateboarding game gives players a glimpse into the real-life experience of becoming a top skater.

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