Tony Hawk's Underground 2
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| Developer(s) | Neversoft |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Release date(s) | October 4, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Extreme sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T (Teen) PEGI: 16+ |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox Windows Game Boy Advance Mobile Phone |
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (or THUG 2)is the sixth installment in Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Series and is the sequel to 2003's Tony Hawk's Underground. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 was released on October 6, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Windows, and Game Boy Advance platforms.
On March 18, 2005, it was released for the PlayStation Portable and renamed Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix.
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[edit] Gameplay
Gameplay in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 is similar to that of previous games. The player skates around in a 3D environment modeled after various cities and attempts to complete various goals. Most goals involve skating on or over various objects or performing combos. Scores are calculated by adding the sum of the point value of each trick strung together in a combo and then multiplying by the number of tricks in the combo.
It also saw the return of the much loved clssic mode, in which the player has 2 minutes to complete as many of the tasks as possible.
[edit] New tricks
- Natas Spin - Character can spin his or her board on objects such as fire hydrants and garbage cans
- Tagging - Character can "tag" (using a custom tag from the "tag editor") a wall by pressing triangle when on foot or not near a rail. Can also be done as part of a combo.
- Destruction Bonus - Character is rewarded with a small bonus for destroying objects.
- Throwing Objects - Character can pick up objects, such as spraypaint cans and Mardi Gras beads, to throw at pedestrians.
- Sticker Slap - Replaces the Wallplant from THUG 1. As the name suggests, a sticker is stuck on the wall instead
[edit] Major characters
While Tony Hawk is depicted in the game as the good guy, Jackass veteran Bam Margera is depicted as a loose cannon, playing the immature and outrageous pranks he is renowned for. As is the case in Margera's Jackass spin-off Viva La Bam, his favorite victim is his own father, Phil Margera. Margera's prominence in THUG 2 can be attributed to the level of fame and popularity he had achieved through Jackass and Viva La Bam.
Tony Hawk is basically the 'good guy' (as mentioned above) in this game. His team has none of the 'odd skaters' (ex. Paulie, etc.) The player is on his team, briefly swapped, and then brought back to his team.
The player's rival from THUG is back in THUG2. He is a member of Bam's team, but after Spain, they swap him with the player. After the completion of the Berlin level, the swap is undone and the player are gladly welcomed back into Tony's crew, who were getting annoyed by Eric's shameful performance. Sparrow is kicked out of the competition after the Australia level and Nigel falls from the crane onto him. In the ending of the game, newscaster Hugh Jass says Sparrow was recovering nicely after undergoing plastic surgery after the incident.
- Nigel Beaverhausen
The teams meet Beaverhausen on the Berlin level of their tour in which Nigel offers to sell videos of the tour. After getting the skaters refuse his offer (and they also duct-tape him to his own truck and put a scared turtle in his pants), he starts selling out videos with unauthorized footage of the competition. In Australia, Team Hawk gets their revenge by making some angry Aussies pick him up with a crane after the player, disguised as Beaverhausen annoys local people. In New Orleans, he finally makes his deal: He pays for the entire tour in exchange of an exclusive video of the event. But in the end of the game he is only being given a tape of Phil Margera on the toliet and getting his pants pulled down on international television. Bam nicknames him "old beaverbanger".
[edit] Playable characters
- Bam Margera
- Benjamin Franklin impersonator
- Bigfoot
- Boat Captain
- Bob Burnquist
- Bull Fighter
- Call of Duty Soldier
- Chad Muska
- Eric Koston
- Eric Sparrow
- Graffiti Tagger
- Jesse James
- Jester
- Mike Vallely
- Natas Kaupas
- Nigel Beaverhausen
- Nyjah Huston
- Paulie "Wheels of Fury" Ryan
- Phil Margera
- Rodney Mullen
- Ryan Sheckler
- Shrek
- Shrimp Vendor
- Steve-O
- The Hand
- Tony Hawk
- THPS 1 Tony Hawk
- Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña
- Voodoo Doctor
- Pedestrian Groups A-H
[edit] Classic mode
In response to longtime fans' dissatisfaction with the format introduced in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Neversoft added a classic mode, which allows players to skate through both new and remade classic levels in the traditional 10-goal, two-minute time limit mode that was present in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1-3, complete with the stat points scattered all around the levels. In classic mode, the player chooses from one or two levels in which to attempt to complete enough goals to advance. All of the "remade" levels are accessible only through "Classic Mode" although once unlocked, it is possible to use them in any mode except "Story Mode".
[edit] Remix
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix for the PlayStation Portable is largely identical to the console and PC versions, but adds four entirely new levels. Also, much of the voice acting and cutscenes were removed due to space and battery consumption issues. THUG2 Remix was ported by Shaba Games, previously responsible for porting Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 to the original PlayStation.
[edit] Soundtrack
(53 songs)
- 25 Ta Life – "Over the Years"
- 3 Inches of Blood – "Deadly Sinners"
- Aesop Rock – "No Jumper Cables" (DJ Pawl remix)
- Atmosphere – "Trying to Find a Balance"
- Audio Two – "Top Billin' "
- Brand Nubian – "Punks Jump up to Get Beat Down"
- Camaros – "Cheesecake"
- Cut Chemist – "Drums of Fire"
- Das Oath – "Awesome Rape"
- Dead Boys – "Sonic Reducer"
- Dead End Road – "Sin City"
- Disturbed – "Liberate"
- Diverse – "Certified"
- Faith No More – "Mid Life Crisis"
- Fear – "I Love Livin' in the City"
- Frank Sinatra – "That's Life"
- Grand Puba – "I Like It"
- Handsome Boy Modeling School – "Holy Calamity"
- Jimmy Eat World – "Pain"
- Johnny Cash – "Ring of Fire"
- Joy Division – "Warsaw"
- Lamb of God – "Black Label"
- Less Than Jake – "That's Why They Call It a Union"
- Libretto – "Volume"
- Living Legends ft. Atmosphere's MC Slug – "Night Prowler"
- Melbeatz ft. Kool Savas – "Grind On"
- Melvins – "Sweet Willy Rollbar"
- Metallica – "Whiplash"
- Mike V & the Rats – "Never Give Up"
- Ministry – "No W"
- Nebula – "So It Goes"
- Operatic – "Interested in Madness"
- Pete Rock & CL Smooth – "Soul Brother #1"
- Rancid – "Fall Back Down"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – "The Power of Equality"
- Steel Pulse – "Born Fe Rebel"
- Sugarhill Gang – "Rappers Delight"
- The Casualties – "Unknown Soldier"
- The D.O.C. – "Whirlwind Pyramid"
- The Distillers – "Beat Your Heart Out"
- The Doors – "Break on Through (to the Other Side)"
- The Explosion – "Here I Am"
- The Germs – "Lexicon Devil"
- The Hiss – "Back on the Radio"
- The Living End – "End of the World"
- The Ramones – "Rock 'N Roll High School"
- The Stooges – "1970"
- The Suicide Machines – "High Anxiety"
- Ultramagnetic MC's – "Ego Trippin' "
- Violent Femmes – "Add It Up"
- Ween – "It's Gonna Be a Long Night"
- X – "Los Angeles"
- Zeke – "Long Train Runnin' "
[edit] Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Special Edition Xbox Console
The Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Special Edition Xbox was issued in October 2004 in conjunction with Activision and online skater magazine caughtinthecrossfire in the United Kingdom. This special edition console was only available as a winner's prize at skateboarding and gameplay competitions to commemorate and promote the release of Tony Hawk's Underground 2 on the Xbox. The artwork was airbrush painted by hand in an urban graffiti style with translucent matt lacquer finish. The artwork covered the top of the case and followed the X shape downwards on the corners of the Xbox. A very limited production run of 10 graffiti style units was commissioned and was issued "Not For Resale". Included with the THUG2 Special Edition console was a matching Crystal Controller S and a Tony Hawk autographed copy of Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
[edit] External links
- Official Tony Hawk's Underground 2 website
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 at MobyGames
- The actual Skatopia park
- GameRankings.com page for the PlayStation 2 version of THUG 2
- THUG 2 Cheats and Codes
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