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The Tony Hawk Ride attempts to bring forward the skateboard genre into the new millennium. The game doesn’t make use of conventional controllers. In its place is a motion sensing skateboard peripheral. The board comes with a solid construction which comes with sensors to keep track of any movement efficiently. The nose and tail are also amazingly sturdy and solid. You will find that as you lean back and forth, you will actually feel as if you’re on the real thing. The board comes with two accelerometers inside. These were designed to detect single gestures that are then translated you’re your TV as a variety of tricks and movements.

The board has small infrared cameras attached on the front, back, left, and right. These are for the grabs that you’ll be doing. Just bend all the way over to trigger these. A directional hand wave around knee-level will also have the same effect. There are three levels of difficulty to choose from. The lowest level makes use of auto-steering so that you’ll be able to focus on timing ollies and pulling off manuals. The next stage unlocks steering. Nonetheless, you’re still given leeway when it comes to lining up grinds and landing jumps.

The last and most challenging stage will require your full balance and exact precision when you go through lines and landing tricks. The game puts focus on the core modes that are spread out across six cities, with each having two to four separate areas. Practice slowly and feel like Tony himself as you hone your skills in balance and coordination.

The Tony Hawk Ride on Wii is a game in a category of its own. There’s no other like it and you’ll see that its uniqueness extends to the gadgets you’ll be using. The game has a pretty large collection of songs that continue on the long-standing videogame tradition. The songs range from solid tracks to beats you’ll want to dance with. Every one of them works well enough in the context.

As soon as you are confident with your skills, you get to go up a level that requires more difficult footwork and stunts. The board becomes very responsive to your body movements and any tilt sends you along on your way. You earn 2 points for every challenge completed and the tricks get 35. On the 3rd and 4th stages, they can even go as high as 40 or more so you won’t feel the need to do challenges. Some of the stages require at least 75 points to move on to the next level and getting higher is obviously much better.

The never ending rides become more memorable as you earn new gears. The Tony Hawk: Ride is an attempt to reinvent and transform the skating genre with the use of a motion sensing skateboard peripheral. The board comes with a solid construction and can sense movement from any which way efficiently. The nose and tail are also amazingly sturdy. You will find that as you lean back and forth, you will actually feel as if you’re on the real thing. Earn the points while you enjoy the feel of the board!

Nintendo is known for its unique games that require the use of interesting gadgets and accessories. The people at EA are continuing on their hot trail to produce more games that the people would love to purchase. The Tony Hawk Ride, in particular, requires a different kind of play. In place of a nunchuck and a controller is a mock skateboard that you can actually ride on.

The two most enticing aspects of the game were exploration and complex tricks. You get to figure out the craziest and zaniest moves with just a tilt and a lean with the use of your body. Practice it some more and you’ll find yourself enthralled with the levels of difficulty you’ll be required to perform. The controller deck feels perfect because it comes with the right size and the perfect movement. Stand on the board and rock it from left to right, you’ll see that it feels just like there are wheels under it. It feels more like the real skateboard, and that’s actually nice to know. While you play, you will be asked to perform various tricks that you can only master with time and practice. Feel like a real skateboarder and set aside time to hone your balance and coordination.

On the easy level, the game is essentially about skating on rails. The game handles the steering unless you choose to take other paths. The whole experience will be nothing short of exhilarating. The more difficult levels gladly do away with the rails and the use of tricks is all entirely up to you.