Home Gaming Here’s a new look at the gameplay of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5

Here’s a new look at the gameplay of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5

2 min read
24

THPS5 (2)

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 may not be the prettiest kid on the block (okay, it has a face for radio), but it’s still the kind of game that I’ve got a good feeling about. After all, you don’t need decent visuals to have some good fun. Just look at the Steam marketplace and all those popular “homages” to retro gaming, to get an idea.

While the upcoming Pro Skater revival may not be winning any graphics contests, it will have some other aces up its sleeves. Namely an enhanced online component and the chance to wear Sackboy’s freshly decapitated head in the game if you’re jamming on PlayStation 3 or 4. Here’s a fresh look at some gnarly gameplay:

Developer Robomodo also revealed that all online game sessions will be hosted on dedicated servers. As we’ve previously mentioned, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 features freestyle skate parks that serve as lobbies for the game. Up to twenty players can hang out and grind away. It’s kind of neat.

Cross-generation compatibility comes at a price however, as only current-gen versions of the game will support online play. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fans, you’re crap out of luck on this one.

THPS5 (4)

“The sessions themselves are hosted by dedicated servers, so you can drop in and out of populated Freeskate sessions at any time,2 Robomodo president Josh Tsui said.

When you are ready, you can jump into a mission with your party or challenge the entire park in one of the competitive multiplayer modes. This is done from the Sessions menu, a multipurpose tool for queuing up missions or modes, managing your party, and checking to see who’s in the park.

When your mission or match is finished, you can either retry/rematch or seamlessly jump back into the Freeskate where you can hang out while deciding what to do next.

This means that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is designed to get you online quickly and easily. As a reminder: the online features are only in the PS4 version. The PS3 version has no online play (this is why the price is $20 less).

THPS5 (1)

I’m also not too positive about the game working too well locally online then, as pulling off ollies and Benihanas requires some precision timing that our ludicrous latency will most likely struggle with. Watch me pop a 1080 Ping then.

THPS5 (3)

Still! I had a blast with the vanilla single-player level that I got to try out, which felt instantly familiar to me. All it needed was some Papa Roach music blaring in the background, and I’d have been properly transported back into my hideous early-2000s chrysalis form that regularly enjoyed playing the original games.

Last Updated: July 14, 2015

24 Comments

  1. This is actually another reason why I want a PS4.

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      July 14, 2015 at 08:44

      So you can use a skater called Sackboy?

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief's Adventure

        July 14, 2015 at 08:52

        xD

        Reply

      • VampyreSquirrel

        July 14, 2015 at 08:59

        Nah, so I can play a skating game again… I just hope the controls aren’t convoluted like in Skate 3.

        Skate 3 is a great game, but I can’t get my thumbs to do what they want my thumbs to do to pull off some of those tricks.

        Edit: I prefer the idea of skating with Ratchet anyway.

        Reply

        • TiMsTeR1033

          July 14, 2015 at 13:14

          Note: you cant get your thumbs to move with skate…..because you suck. lol *runs*

          Reply

          • VampyreSquirrel

            July 14, 2015 at 13:58

            Hahahaha… so funny.

      • Gardos

        July 14, 2015 at 09:02

        When you find a secret section on a map they label it “Uncharted”.

        Reply

      • Gardos

        July 14, 2015 at 09:03

        Or you could skate with a duo from “the hood” called Ratchet & Stank.

        Reply

      • Gardos

        July 14, 2015 at 09:03

        I’ll stop now…

        Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          July 14, 2015 at 09:07

          We thank thee… 🙂

          Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          July 14, 2015 at 09:15

          When you’re on a roll XD

          Reply

  2. Hammersteyn

    July 14, 2015 at 08:44

    Sweet Tooth not killing anyone while skating feels………..wrong. Put him in an ice cream van and make another Twisted Metal already!

    Reply

    • Dutch Matrix

      July 14, 2015 at 09:00

      Man! You just reminded me of another gem from the Sega Saturn days! Loaded. That soundtrack from Pop will Eat itself was awesome sauce! Also I was obsessed with Fwank…
      (Refresh)

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        July 14, 2015 at 09:15

        Yes!

        Reply

  3. Dutch Matrix

    July 14, 2015 at 08:52

    There was this one tune in the original. Cannot recall the artist or title but it was awesome.
    WEnt something like this:
    Are you ready to go
    Cause were ready to go
    Whatcha gonna do…
    I know. Lyrics might be all wrong and so on. But still… Good memories there…

    Reply

  4. Thami Afurika-Jin HD

    July 14, 2015 at 09:03

    Incoming GOTY…

    Reply

  5. VampyreSquirrel

    July 14, 2015 at 09:07

    In totally unrelated news, it’s Spongebob’s birthday!!!

    http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a5KZOEG_460s_v1.jpg

    Reply

    • Dutch Matrix

      July 14, 2015 at 09:07

      Kill it with fire!!!!

      Reply

    • Admiral Chief's Adventure

      July 14, 2015 at 09:16

      O_O

      Reply

  6. Dutch Matrix

    July 14, 2015 at 09:09

    Why, when I am nice do I get ignored? Do I always HAVE to be a little bitch before I can get a reply? Just asking the universe one of those rhetorical questions…

    Reply

    • VampyreSquirrel

      July 14, 2015 at 09:26

      That’s a good question, and once again I can’t help you there.

      People are probably just being mean in their own way by not answering you.

      Reply

  7. TiMsTeR1033

    July 14, 2015 at 13:15

    To be honest, this looks like same shit different flavour, oh with a fresh lick of HD paint thrown on. Look I was a huge fan of THPS but it became too easy. When you can perform over 2 mil point combos with ease becomes rather dull.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Check Also

“Let’s get it!” Hilarious new “early access” trailer for The Suicide Squads sneaks online

A brand new trailer for The Suicide Squad has taken a very unorthodox road online, but now…