It’s being officially dubbed the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 “Warehouse Demo.” That’s because it focuses on one of the franchise’s most iconic levels, the Warehouse, from the first Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. It’s about the purest Tony Hawk experience Activision can provide. Players will have two minutes to rack up as many points as possible within the Warehouse in Single Session mode. Combos will persist beyond the time cap, naturally. And once the time cap is hit and the session ends, players can press the reset button and play again as many times as they like.
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The Warehouse demo will also serve as a demo of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2’s awesome soundtrack. A sampling of four different tracks from the final game’s eighteen will be included. The four chosen are listed as Billy Talent’s “Afraid of Heights,” Goldfinger’s “Superman,” Rage Against the Machine’s “Guerilla Radio,” and Tyrone Briggs’ “Lose Control.” Of the eighteen, picking just four would be a challenge, but Activision and Vicarious Visions did a great job nonetheless.
Vicarious Visions also makes clear that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, as well as the demo, features more tricks than the original Tony Hawk games had. A list was even provided, including Manuals, Nose Manuals, Flatland Tricks, Reverts, Spine Transfers, Acid Drops, Wall Rides, Wall Plants, and Weddle Grabs and Backflips. Players will also be able to customize their “Special Tricks.” Tony’s 900 and Kickflip McTwist will be available, obviously, but so will Geoff Rowley’s Rowley Darkslide and Aori Nishimura’s Hardflip Backside Nose Pick.
The demo sounds like a great way to see just what’s changed in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, as well as just how great the original idea of the game stands up in 2020. Unfortunately, not everyone is going to get to play it. The demo is available just for pre-orderers, as well as 2,000 Chipotle customers who purchased a special Tony Hawk’s burrito promotion. There’s plenty of time left to pre-order before the demo goes live, of course.
The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 demo unlocks on August 14 at 8:00 am PFT. Both PlayStation and Xbox players can pre-load the demo starting now. PC players will have to wait for the release date to download via the Epic Games Store.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 releases September 4 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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