I didn't much care for Tony Hawk: Ride. Other critics appear to agree, with the game's Metacritic score hovering just under 50 out of 100. Tony Hawk, who worked with Robomodo and Activision every step of the way to bring the game to life, isn't please with the reaction.
"Most snarky critics had their minds set before ever seeing/playing the game," he wrote on his Twitter account.
"I'm proud of what we created," he added. "It's innovative, responsive & fun."
When I first laid eyes on the peripheral earlier in the year, I was skeptical at first, but impressed and curious by the potential. My review score, a "2" out of our 10-point-scale, is the lowest score I've ever given a game. It didn't come lightly; I don't enjoy dumping all over the hard work, money, and time put into any title.
But Hawk's assessment that critics had made up their mind early, at least in my case, couldn't be more off base. Many hours were spent on the board, playing alone and with my son who also decided early on he wasn't having much fun.
In many cases, critical reception doesn't match how the public feels about a title, and it's usually obvious. Poor review scores will result in an outcry, comments pouring in to defend the title or question the reviewer. So I have to ask, have any of you guys purchased or played Tony Hawk: Ride and genuinely enjoyed the experience?
[via Eurogamer]
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11:00 AM on 12.07.2009
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If I spent months and months of my life developing said crap, I would probably defend it on the internet.
But crap is still crap.
Is the only reason your review didn't get such critical backlash was because many gamers already panned the peripheral on its unveiling, or because you're not a certain other person? =P Seriously though. Why do people have a problem with scoring games properly? Boggles the mind.
"Wishes that certain media figures would stop milking their image to create more lackluster games well after they are relevant".
"Don't buy RIDE......unless you want to be TAKEN FOR ONE!"
LOLHUMOUR.
They had a trial version at Toys R Us and I couldn't for the life of me get it to work, and I used to actually skateboard. Crap game is crap. I'll admit the idea was interesting, but the execution was poor to abysmal at best.
Oh, and yeah, dropping 100+ bucks on a controller I can safely assume I'll never use ever again? Not so much.
It must grate to have this latest installment shat upon, but if it aint good, it aint good. The analogue controls in Skate are inspired, and I'm afraid Tony Hawk, as much as I respect the man, is going to have to pull something quite special out of the bag to win back the a lot of the fans of skating games.
Something that I thought was interesting is how over the top all the previous Hawk games have been, and the dedication to that particular mechanic from its fans. Presumably, in order to make the peripheral work, a lot of that OTT stuff must have been toned down... or not? (I've not played it). But if not, then the disconnect between what you are doing with the peripheral, and what you're seeing on screen must be huge, But if it is toned down, then a lot of what made TH games so fun in the past must be absent form this supposed 'step forward' for the series.
your games wasnt good since thps2. thps1 was cool, the 2 attempt the best. Since 3, its the same ,like gta, only polished crap.
but back to the new one: i played it in the gamestore here, not my thing. i like skateit on the balanceboard, yeah, but this board is imho too realistic. i skated in early days, not so good i admit, olli,backollie, ollie-flip...some tricks, not much and not good. here, i must grab the right sensors perfectly - huhhh, not so good. the game itsself gots a lot of loading screens and times, or?
Come on! Do you really think that every type of audience will come to geeky hardcore gamer's blog to defend their Nintendog or whatever? Sometime reviewers appear to be disconnected from the mainstream culture (not gaming culture!) and maybe that's why games like Avatar receive a shit storm from those gamers but is in the top 10 best games in Rollingstone magazine.
People don't buy into this gimmicky shit, when will devs learn?
Guitar Hero?
If I spent so much time on something that turned out to be generally hated by the video-gaming public, I'd be BAAAAAAWing too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XEV8Jcqn70
Seriously, that is the most fun you could capture on camera for this game? An Activision rep high-fiving Paul Rodriguez in a room full of wine and cheesers?
Well, when the reviews hit my it appears that my original E3 video fears on this title were confirmed. Even though I will withhold my review of this title till I can get my hands on it, this game sounds as exciting as Tony Hawk signing his signature three times on a sheet of paper and pointing at a camera.
I am just hoping that Tony Hawk will recover from this as he really doesn't have much outside of this video game franchise of his. Seriously, he only has his millions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of fans, worldwide brand recognition, a hot wife and a loving family...
,,,now I've just depressed myself :(
"hot wife"
LMAO?
I somehow doubt that Tony effing Hawk is sitting around playing and loving that garbage of a videogame.
At least GH worked.
Man, I'd love to be around you when some of these "shenanigans" happen.
I've got stories with celebs, but they're probably not as epic as yours.
I don't know if this is correct, but from what I heard, Tony was the one who came up with the idea for a skateboard peripheral. Too bad it straight up doesn't work; I'm not too sure if Tony realizes that.
i'm in total agreement.
this could have come out as a balance board game on wii, and it actually would have sold. stupid game makers, don't you have any common sense? you're going to have to buy quite a lot of room at the landfill for this garbage.
Ice T, he was in the VIP Fox Interactive lounge they set up on a platform above the show floor, sipping away at "Whoop Ass" energy drink. I was working on the Aliens vs Predator website for Fox & Rebellion at the time, so I might have had a pass. Anyhow I went up to him just for a little "Hi, good work!", he blew me off, and it all might have come out as "You know what, fuck you, you're a C-list actor and a D-grade rapper, and a bitch". Smiling at his brief fit of rage, I though I saw his eyes well up.
Seriously though, I have nothing against the rich and famous. Let 'em do their thing, but if anyone comes anywhere near me with any sort of smug sense of entitlement and I'll shit on them, publicly.
Recently, I met and chatted briefly with Michael Emerson (Ben from Lost) and I have to tell you, that I've never met a more humble, polite, or friendlier person in the film industry. Especially one that can easily play such bad dudes.
The first thing I noticed was that turning is hard as hell, it feels like you are constantly trying to balance a 50-50 grind on the stupid plastic deck thing, and when you turn the other direction of which you are going, you ALWAYS turn way too much and bash into a wall. And fliptricks are ridiculous, I have no clue how on earth it works, I tried doing every possible manouver I could on that deck, and could only do shove-its and 360 flips. Don't even get me started on grabs.
And in my entire 45 minutes or so of playing, I encountered a whole bunch of glitches. Clipping into walls, randomly flipping upside down, and riding underground, ollieing when trying to turn, you name it.
And just for the record, I consider myself an alright skater in real life. This game is harder than a christ air backflip in real life. Just get skate if you want a good skateboarding game.
It was kinda funny but kinda sad see how I do respect the guy quite a bit.
lol I wish I could go to E3s with you!
I have to admit, there is something quite adorable about that picture of her. She looks like she almost is going down the manga sad eyes/eliza dushku eyes, but they stay straight. Personally, Almost everything about Eliza is hot, which makes up for the sad eyes, which actually only standout in certain photos.
I can say myself, I've always enjoyed the Tony Hawk series. And Tony Hawk has always been a great role model for me. There was a time where I felt that pro skaters were all just brats who love what they do and their self-image more than themselves or anyone else. But Tony Hawk has always been one of those guys who maintained a good image for me, all throughout life. I feel that his maturity level left a lasting impression on me when I really needed guidance.
Of all the people to land a 900 televised first, I'm glad it was Tony. It seemed like it was almost destined so.
I would tell Tony that even some of my favorite games had iffy reception (Monster Hunter, Flower sun and Rain, killer7). And usually, low scores means you took a risk. And in TH Ride's case they definitely took a risk. And I respect that as much as I do you Tony.
Holy crap! That is NOT who I thought his wife was! I saw a video of Tony Hawk at his skateboard company and completely mistook his wife for someone else.
I'd rather bang this:
Sheesh! And Skribble, you aren't making it any better. Someone get me some eyewash STAT!
Wonder how much money Acti pumped into creating this £90 skateboard shaped pile of shite?
"Hi Tony, it's Bobby, yeah that whole RIDE thing isn't going so well, got pretty slated all across the internet. Now you and I have had some good times with this franchise, and i need you to push your name some more. Go on Twitter and tell the world how wrong they are about RIDE, I want that fucking ROI Tony!"
"For fuck's sake, first Guitar hero drops off, then DJ hero fails, now this! I love CoD and all, but how am i going to shoehorn a plastic perhipheral into that?...."