New Tony Hawk has skateboard controller

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 15th May 2009
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New Tony Hawk has skateboard controller

The new skateboard controller for Tony Hawk: Ride is lifesize and will ship with the game.

Activision today announced the latest game in the long-running Tony Hawk franchise, dubbed Tony Hawk: Ride for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. That in itself isn't very remarkable, but Activision has also confirmed rumours that the game will come with a lifesize skateboard peripheral for players to stand on.

The skateboard will apparently be compatible and will ship with all versions of the game and furthers Activisions trend of making peripheral-based games lately.

The new controller has been heavily rumoured over the past few months, but was only revealed today on GameTrailers TV. Not much about the game itself was given away, but the debut trailer hints heavily at an open world style game that will place an emphasis on multiplayer.

How players are expected to interact with the life-size skateboard is still a bit of a mystery though and it's unclear if the wheel-less deck is meant to actually be kickflipped around or if it's only going to be used for steering. Activision is sure to unveil more details about the controller in the future though, so we'll keep you posted.

Tony Hawk himself has apparently been wanting to make a peripheral-based skateboarding game for quite a while now, according to Joystiq, but the technology has only recently become available to make the idea feasible and profitable.

Is a skateboard controller a good idea then, or is Activision just opening itself up to all sorts of health and safety lawsuits? Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
Quote proxess 15th May 2009, 12:48
Isn't this just a Wii Fit in skateboard format? If a kid tries a kickflip on it, I think they'll break the peripheral.
Quote Baz 15th May 2009, 12:54
This is rubbish. The whole idea of me playing the tony hawks games is that i cant ACTUALLY ride a real skateboard. I want to be able to pull of indy flips and front side 540 faceplants with the use of my fingers, not by jumping all over my living room like some kind of demented chimpanzee.

Worst. Peripheral. Ever.
Quote Paradigm Shifter 15th May 2009, 13:16
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Originally Posted by Baz
This is rubbish. The whole idea of me playing the tony hawks games is that i cant ACTUALLY ride a real skateboard. I want to be able to pull of indy flips and front side 540 faceplants with the use of my fingers, not by jumping all over my living room like some kind of demented chimpanzee.

Worst. Peripheral. Ever.

Haha! QFT!

I had a few skater friends at school... some of the tricks they could do were really impressive. When one finally coaxed me onto a board, all that happened was I nearly broke my arm and my skull.

I like skating games... but the reality is a bit more painful.
Quote perplekks45 15th May 2009, 15:07
Agree with the above... what a useless controller. :|
Quote Redbeaver 15th May 2009, 17:20
i was gonna laugh at this but i suddenly remembered when the first time Guitar Hero is out i had the same first impression...

"ha! i want to be able to rock on a real 6 strings and pull off l33t skillz on a Fender, not pushing 4 stupid buttons on a plastic guitar..."

apparently i'm the minority.
Quote docodine 16th May 2009, 06:26
Controlling your grinding balance might be fun, but some powerful force feedback would be needed on the board.
Quote barack 16th May 2009, 07:51
i also can't ride and control it
Quote bahgger 16th May 2009, 14:33
You're all moaning about riding on the board.. I can't even crouch to do an ollie!
Quote B1GBUD 17th May 2009, 08:48
I can see it now.... "the front room face-plant"

This WILL be the trick the kids will be "perfecting" until head meets dads new 42" HD telly.
Quote ry@n 17th May 2009, 09:05
I just hope this rendition of the console skateboard controller isn't going to be as useless as the previous ones on the old Playstations!

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