Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
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| Developer(s) | Neversoft,
Vicarious Visions (PlayStation, GBA) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Release date(s) | 2002 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Extreme sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen ELSPA: 15+ |
| Platform(s) | Xbox, PlayStation, PS2, GameCube, PC, Apple Macintosh, Game Boy Advance, Tapwave Zodiac, Mobile Phone |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, often called THPS4, is the fourth game released in the Tony Hawk's Series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the GameCube, Game Boy, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. In 2003 it was published for the PC, Macintosh and Tapwave Zodiac.
The game is a departure from the previous three games' career mode, in which you had a set amount of time in order to find and complete goals. THPS4 instead featured a career mode more similar to free-skate mode, in which there was no time limit to explore the level. This career mode would be later seen as the Story modes of Tony Hawk: Underground series, American Wasteland, and Project 8.
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[edit] Skaters
[edit] Pro skaters
- Tony Hawk
- Bob Burnquist
- Steve Caballero
- Kareem Campbell
- Rune Glifberg
- Eric Koston
- Bucky Lasek
- Bam Margera
- Rodney Mullen
- Chad Muska
- Andrew Reynolds
- Geoff Rowley
- Elissa Steamer
- Jamie Thomas
[edit] Secret Skaters
- Mike Vallely
- Jango Fett
- Eddie (Iron Maiden's mascot)
- Matt Hoffman via Create a Skater
- Rick Thorne via Create a Skater
- Atiba Jefferson via Create a Skater
- Daisy (skating version of Jenna Jameson).
[edit] Game Boy Advance
The Game Boy Advance port featured these secret skaters:
- Momo
- Mindy
- Frycook
- Roger
[edit] PlayStation
The PlayStation port only featured one secret skater:
[edit] Neversoft CAS skaters
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- $%@!
- Aaron Skillman
- Adam Lippman
- Andrew Skates
- Andy Marchal
- Angus
- Atiba Jefferson
- Ben Scott Pye
- Big Tex
- Brian Jennings
- Captain Liberty
- Chauwa Steel
- Chris Peacock
- ConMan
- Danaconda
- Dave Stohl
- DDT
- DeadEndRoad
- Fakes The Clown
- Fritz
- Gary Jesdanun
- grjost
- Henry Ji
- Jason Uyeda
- Jim Jagger
- Joe Favazza
- John Rosser
- Jow
- Kenzo
- Kevin Mulhall
- Kraken
- Lindsey Hayes
- Lisa G Davies
- Little Man
- Marilena Rixfor
- Mat Hoffman
- Matt Mcpherson
- Maya's Daddy
- Meek West
- Mike Day
- Mike Lashever
- Mike Ward
- Mr. Brad
- Nolan Nelson
- Parking Guy
- Peasus
- Pete Day
- Pooper
- Rick Thorne
- Sik
- Stacey D
- Stacey Ytuarte
- Stealing Is Bad
- Team Chicken
- Ted Barber
- Todd Wahoske
- Top Bloke
- Wardcore
- Zac ZiG Drake
[edit] Levels
- College
- San Francisco
- Different level than San Francisco from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
- San Francisco was not featured in the Game Boy Advance port.
- Alcatraz
- Kona
- Shipyard
- London
- Zoo
[edit] Hidden levels
[edit] Game Boy Advance
The GameBoy Advance version featured only one hidden level:
- The Zone
[edit] PlayStation
The PlayStation port featured only one hidden level:
- Little Big World
[edit] New Tricks
[edit] Skitching
To skitch, the player must press Up on the controller to allow the skater to grab onto the bumper of a vehicle. For as long as his skater is holding onto the vehicle, the player must maintain his balance. The player can switch between the left and right side of the vehicle, meant for dodging obstacles that could knock the player out of the skitch. Jumping or pressing Down while skitching will end the skitch. However, this feature is not in the Game Boy Advance game.
[edit] Spine transfer
A spine transfer is done on two quarter pipes placed back-to-back. One of the quarter pipes is used to gain height. When in the air, the player can press the R2 or L2 (PlayStation 2) or L and R buttons (GameCube, Xbox) to transfer over the spine and into the other quarter pipe.
[edit] Freestyle tricks
Many freestyle tricks (flatland) were introduced in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 as regular tricks, as opposed to some of them being special tricks in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (e.g., casper, anti-casper, handstand). (All of these moves were specials in THPS3 but there were also hidden combos).
[edit] Advancing
Advancing levels works the same as in previous games: Upon completing a certain number of goals in a level, you can proceed to the next one. The game's goals begin relatively easy, increasing in difficulty until the player finally completes all 190 of them.
[edit] Online play
The online play has been discontinued as of January 1, 2006, Though some unofficial servers have been created. (KXTH.com) To go online with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, one would have needed a PlayStation 2, a network adapter, and an Internet connection. If one had broadband, he or she could have hosted a room of up to eight people. If one only had dial-up, he or she could have hosted a room up to three people. (Players with either connection can join any room.)
The games you could play online with other people were as follows:
- Trick Attack: The goal is to get as many points as possible. Whoever has the most points at the end wins.
- Graffiti: If one player does a trick on an object, that object changes color to your color. If another player does a bigger trick on it that is worth more points, they steal that object, or tag, from you. The one with the most tags wins.
- Combo Mambo: Almost the same as Trick Attack, except the highest amount of points done in one combo.
- King of the Hill: A crown is somewhere in the level. An arrow on the screen indicates where it might be found. Once it is found, other players must be avoided; as soon as they make contact with the skater, they will steal the crown. Competitors will always know where the player holding the crown is, as they all have an arrow that points directly to that player.
- Slap: The goal of the game is, simply, to hit each other. The faster skater will knock down the other, so it is important not to slow down for one second.
[edit] Soundtrack
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- *The Song is censored
[edit] See Also
[edit] External links
- Official Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 website on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
- Official Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 web page on Activision.com
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 at MobyGames
- GameFAQs Guides for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
- Tony Hawk Central
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Video games featuring Tony Hawk
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater • Pro Skater 2 • Pro Skater 3 • Pro Skater 4 • Underground • Underground 2 • American Wasteland • American Sk8land • Project 8 • Downhill Jam |
