Review: Tony Hawk Project 8
by John Walker on Nov.17, 2006, under The Rest
It’s just sublime. It’s breathtaking. You’re riding your skateboard through the huge city, and then at any moment, you click both analogue sticks, and you’re in. It’s bullet time, it’s slo-mo, it’s the high-def filming of a kingfisher diving into a pond. It makes you just stare and stare, and then inevitably crash into a railing, bail, and smear your face halfway down the street. But all so beautifully. Glistening Dew Mode, as we’ll be calling it, is one of the most rewarding and enthralling devices I’ve ever seen, and I’m in love with it. And so is everyone else who’s walked past while I’ve been playing.
Hooray – a decent game for the 360!