Tony Hawk's Underground

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Another year, another Hawk game. And you've guessed it, it's better than the last one! This time, it's not just skateboarding, but an actual story of a young skater (you) and your journey to become the world's number one.

You start off in your New Jersey house, fixing your board when your stupid friend Eric bangs on the window and tells you Chad Muska is coming to town to do a skate demo. After you've designed your custom character and fixed your board, you head out into the unknown lands of Tony Hawk's 5. But don't worry, you'll warm to it in minutes as it plays exactly like Tony Hawk's 4. The one exception is you can now get off your board and run and climb to new areas.

After escaping from the drug dealers of New Jersey, you'll find yourself in New York where you gain your sponsorship. You'll then be off to Tampa for your first contest. After you win it, the celebrities are all after you. Choose your favorite team and you're on your way to being the best. From zero to hero.

The game has a good soundtrack; some fast punk tunes and heavy rock too. There's also hip-hop, but I don't like it, so I can't say much about it. You'll probably never heard of most of the bands, but it does include some big stars like Q.O.T.S.A, The Clash, Alkaline Trio and rock'n'roll legends, Kiss. There is also an unlockable Kiss concert level where you get to see Gene Simmons and the boys perform both in the game and on a video. Gene is also a secret playable character unlocked by finishing the game on normal mode.

As you'll notice from the beginning, the graphics are incredible and the towns are really detailed. The one flaw with the graphics is that Tony Hawk could have been improved a little more, it doesn't really look like him.

Anyway, I can't believe I ever doubted this game for a second. It's a Tony Hawk's to be proud of!