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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 gba Game Reviews
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Critic Score
Metascore: 95 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.5 out of 10
based on 16 reviews
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Unlike the Pro Skater games for Game Boy Color, the first Pro Skater for Game Boy Advance attempts to recreate the same level designs found in the big-screen version. From the Hangar's halfpipes to New York City's huge gaps, you'll be tearing it up through 3D environments filled with special items to collect and objectives to complete. [Nintendo]

PUBLISHER: Activision
DEVELOPER: Vicarious Visions
GENRE(S): Extreme Sports, Skateboarding
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: June 11, 2001

What The Critics Said

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100
Cinescape
It brings everything from the Playstation HAWK 2 and crams it onto Nintendo’s portable.
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100
Hot Games
One of the best Advance games at launch...But you’d better be in for a learning curve – although a small one.
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100
GamePro
Innovative, groundbreaking, stylish, and enjoyable.
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95
Nintendophiles
There is one big factor of the game that I don't like, it's too easy! It took me an hour and a half for me to beat the game and 4 to beat every task, BUT it has excellent replay value.
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95
GameSpy
The GBA option captures the spirit of the game so much, even hardcore fans should want it as an alternative for when the TV or PC is occupied or when they're on the go.
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95
IGN
A technical marvel, providing the first true polygonal game on the system -- and it's only the system's first year out of the gate!
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95
Media and Games Online Network
If every game that graces the GBA were as good as Tony Hawk 2, then the world would be a better place. There would be no war, crime, or violence because everybody would be too busy playing Game Boy.
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94
TotalGames.net
A masterpiece of handheld gaming.
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93
GameSpot
Nothing short of the best portable skateboarding game ever made.
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91
Gamer's Pulse
Smooth gameplay, great graphics, quick load times...it has it all.
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90
Yahoo! Games
It manages to translate all of the elements you loved from previous versions into one compact package that will allow you to master new skills on the move.
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90
Electric Playground
Even with the dark-screen frustrations and camera hurdles, Tony Hawk 2 is, without a doubt, the best interpretation of skateboarding ever created for a portable game system.
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90
Armchair Empire
The graphics and animation are first rate.
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90
GamerWeb Nintendo
Simply stunning.
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85
GameCritics
This particular port has been remade almost from scratch and gives a new lease on life to a franchise that was wading in stagnation.
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84
Gaming Maxx
A perfect example of how it SHOULD be done... somehow the full size game has been crammed into the impossibly tiny (they are small aren't they? geez!) GBA cart.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Tyler B. gave it a10:
This game kicks ass!

Brad D. gave it a 10:
There are only so many games where when you see a screenshot you think ohmygod!. THis (along with Doom 3) is one of those games.

Governor A. gave it a 10:
Best game for the GBA. its really good.

Wojtek S. gave it a 10:
Perfect. I think it can be the best game for GBA ever.

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
I don't own it but I've played it at my friends and it is more fun than any other GBA game. It may be a PC copy, but it is on a Game Boy. Give it a break.

Kealoha gave it an 8:
Best game so far for gba i have never played any other version but now i want to.

Robin O. gave it a 7:
Worth it, but the original for PSX is alot better then this. The isometric view is interesting but disturbs gameplay.

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