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Tony Hawk: Ride delayed for UK

Published on 2nd October 2009 by Joe Martin

Activision has dated and priced the UK version of Tony Hawk: Ride - December 4th, £99.99.

Activision has announced that the UK version of upcoming skateboarding game Tony Hawk: Ride has been delayed until December 4th, while the game will go on sale November 17th in the US and November 27th for the rest of Europe.

The game, which include a unique skateboarding peripheral, has also been priced at £99.99 in the UK.

The skateboard controller fits with Activision's increasing focus on expensive, peripheral focused games - like Guitar Hero and DJ Hero. Although lacking wheels, the skateboard still handles like you'd expect and has sensors along the rim to detect foot-pushes and grabs. Just don't try to kickflip it.

It's thought that introducing the skateboard controller will help the Tony Hawk games get back on top after a spate of lack-lustre titles that have been outperformed by EA's new Skate series.

We had a quick go with the plastic skateboard at GamesCom earlier this year and, although the controller itself seems solidly built and the game is still fun, we question if it's anything more than a gimmick as the controller didn't noticeably improve the gameplay in our opinion.

Tony Hawk: Ride will also put a new focus on an open-world environment and expanding the multiplayer mode.

Are you getting sick of all these custom peripherals? Let us know in the forums.

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l3v1ck 2nd October 2009, 12:11

Some games I understand. Snowboarding, racing, flight sim etc. ie games you can't do yourself either cheaply or legally. But you could buy a real skate board for not a lot and try the real thing. I just don't see the fun in games like this.......

Queue the flaming.......

M4RTIN 2nd October 2009, 12:12

you dont have to use the board do you? ive only seen them both combined and being forced to pay £100 seems crazy. rather play skate tbh i feel tony hawk hasnt changed in years

Bursar 2nd October 2009, 12:14

I'd rather just wait for Natal as undoutedly there will be a motion enabled version of a skate boarding game.

DeathAwaitsU 2nd October 2009, 12:17

Seriously, who cares? Skate ftw

kosch 2nd October 2009, 12:50

lol I just read the top of the RSS feed in my browser I thought who is going to make a Theme Park ride based on Tony Hawk. What would it be a giant statue of him jumping and giggling around whilst you have to climb him. Then I read the news article. Personally I think my idea was better maybe Tony should put a call into Thorpe Park?

Jamie 2nd October 2009, 12:53

You can buy a fairly decent skateboard for £100.

ChaosDefinesOrder 2nd October 2009, 12:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by l3v1ck
Some games I understand. Snowboarding, racing, flight sim etc. ie games you can't do yourself either cheaply or legally. But you could buy a real skate board for not a lot and try the real thing. I just don't see the fun in games like this.......

Cue the flaming.......

corrected ;-)

Paradigm Shifter 2nd October 2009, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by l3v1ck
Some games I understand. Snowboarding, racing, flight sim etc. ie games you can't do yourself either cheaply or legally. But you could buy a real skate board for not a lot and try the real thing. I just don't see the fun in games like this.......

Cue the flaming.......

Eh, personally, after hanging around with a lot of skaters during secondary school and watching how badly they tore themselves up, I'd rather play the games. ;) I had a go in real life and while I didn't break my neck, I'd definitely classify it under "ouch". If I bail in the game my character picks himself up and gets on with it again... real life doesn't have a reset button. ;)

Personally I liked THPS3 a lot, but as the games have progressed, I've steadily got worse and worse at them. :(

B1GBUD 2nd October 2009, 16:21

Will this be for the Wii and can't I just use the Wii fit instead of the skateboard?

identikit 2nd October 2009, 16:43

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Originally Posted by Paradigm Shifter
Eh, personally, after hanging around with a lot of skaters during secondary school and watching how badly they tore themselves up, I'd rather play the games. ;) I had a go in real life and while I didn't break my neck, I'd definitely classify it under "ouch". If I bail in the game my character picks himself up and gets on with it again... real life doesn't have a reset button. ;)

"Bones heal, chicks dig scars. And the United States of America has the best doctor-to-daredevil ratio in the world!"

I-E-D 2nd October 2009, 17:50

Damn. If only that had wheels. It looks SICK. Could make me take up Skateboard if it did.

Veles 2nd October 2009, 17:59

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Originally Posted by identikit
"Bones heal, chicks dig scars. And the United States of America has the best doctor-to-daredevil ratio in the world!"

Unfortunately they don't always heal well as my knee reminds me frequently after I went cartwheeling down a ski slope about 7 years ago, and there wasn't even any breaks.

Ninja_182 2nd October 2009, 21:42

Is it just me who would rather sit back with a beer and be incredibly lazy when playing games? I hate this new wave of peripherals.

sear 2nd October 2009, 22:21

Did they actually give a reason for the delay?

thehippoz 3rd October 2009, 01:01

how would you do a simple olie.. this trying to compete with nintendo's saddle

Paradigm Shifter 3rd October 2009, 13:07

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Originally Posted by thehippoz
how would you do a simple olie.. this trying to compete with nintendo's saddle

Presumably you press a button with your foot. Or maybe you actually do jump on the board?

Oh, man, can you imagine the lawsuits from all the fat kids jumping a few inches then injuring themselves? Or the RMAs of the board for the same? :)