Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: Every Game Ranked Worst To Best
3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
Nostalgia is a powerful thing, isn’t it? You know what else is powerful? The technology we now have.
In one of the rarer instances in which nostalgia and power are wielded together to expand on what came before, they’ve both equally contributed to create a challenger for the best video game remake of all time. Vicarious Visions doesn’t seem capable of putting out a bad one, and they really brought their A-game here.
After already covering the influential THPS and its legendary sequel earlier, this entry should not call for a collective gasp. Based on sales figures and review scores alone - which are the highest the series has seen since Underground - it took the accolade of quickest selling game in the series.
This time around, the original games' mechanics have been perfected. A combination of the best levels from the first two titles with all the tricks and manoeuvres from later games gives two bonafide classics a passionate reimagining.
If only the game’s short length wasn’t subjugating the experience, it would’ve been at least number two.