10 Landmark PlayStation Games That Changed Your Life

By Mark Langshaw /

8. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2

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The Tony Hawk series didn’t let a little thing like skateboarding being a niche pastime outside of the US scupper its plans for global domination during the PS1 era.

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The second instalment kickflipped its way onto the console in 2000 and BAM! Suddenly everyone was a devoted skate fanboy.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 is a killer example of a sequel which built on its predecessor’s solid framework, refining its best features to the point of perfection.

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Bigger levels, an improved course editor, more complex moves to pull off and a soundtrack of nothing but power chords made Tony Hawk’s 2 more extreme than the car chase in Mad Max: Fury Road.