Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Project 8 is a 2006 skateboarding video game and the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in November 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable.
Sport
- Time to beat
- about 13.3 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Tony Hawk's Project 8 is a 2006 skateboarding video game and the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in November 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable. The game complements the release of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, which was conversely available on Nintendo systems along with the PlayStation 2 respectively. It received mostly positive reviews. With praise towards the "Nail the Trick" feature and graphics, while the removal of several key features and the absence of online functionality across all three PlayStation versions were criticized.
The 6th-generation versions of the game (PlayStation 2, Xbox) as well as the PlayStation Portable version utilize the engine of the previous installment, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, and the games that preceded it. The 7th-generation versions (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) feature a completely new game engine and gameplay to accommodate the more advanced hardware. The PSP version is the only version of the game to include an additional Classic Mode, which features goals in levels from past Tony Hawk games on a two-minute timer.
Tony Hawk, impressed with the undiscovered skate talent in the player's town, announces the creation of a new skating team entitled 'Project 8', where eight of the town's best skateboarders will be selected for the team. The player character starts ranked 200th and by completing challenges and goals, their ranking will gradually improve.
The game was met with mostly positive reviews upon release, with the Xbox 360 version garnering an overall average of 81% on GameRankings. It was especially the subject of praise for its "Nail the Trick" mode and graphical enhancements. It received criticism for the removal of several key features.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Sport
- Developer
- Neversoft Entertainment
- Publisher
- Activision, Spike
- Series
- Tony Hawk's
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- T
- PEGI
- 16
- CERO
- A
- ACB
- M
- USK
- 12
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 3 | North America | 2006-11-17 |
| PlayStation 3 | Europe / PAL | 2007-03-23 |
| PlayStation 3 | Australia | 2007-03-23 |
| PlayStation 3 | Japan | 2007-11-29 |
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player only, with no online features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Credits
- Publisher
- Activision, Spike
- Developer
- Neversoft Entertainment
- Released
- 2006-11-17
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 13.3 hours
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