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Tony Hawk: Ride Features Skateboard Controller
by Alice O'Connor, May 15, 2009 8:43am PDT
After a one-year hiatus to re-invent the series "from the ground up," Activision has announced that its Tony Hawk skateboarding games will return with Tony Hawk: Ride--controlled by a brand new skateboard peripheral (pictured left).
Rumours of a motion-sensitive skateboard controller first rose in 2008, with leaked marketing documents touting the ability to "Shift your weight to turn and balance grinds, kick back on the tail of the board to ollie and lean into airs to pull off huge spins."
The latest episode of Gametrailers TV explains that the board uses tilt sensors to control general movement, with infra-red sensors for players to perform grabs in-game.
Tony Hawk series creator Neversoft announced in January that it had relinquished control to developers unknown. We now know Robomodo--risen from the ashes of Fight Night developer EA Chicago--and porting veteran Buzz Monkey are behind Ride.
You will "absolutely not" be able to play with a regular controller, Robomodo president Josh Tsui told Gametrailers, as the game has been "finely tuned" for the board.
The game's website promises an apperance at the E3 expo this year, as well as giving the very tiniest taste of controlling ollies and grinds by mousing over the board.
Tony Hawk: Ride is scheduled for release this fall on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.
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It started with guitar hero, I played it at a mate, and sure it was fun, but I always thought jezus this is so stupid, why don't you learn real guitar. Than I got guitar hero too (impulsive decision) and I was telling myself, you look like an idiot. So I actually started learning the guitar (acoustic) by myself (I did piano by myself too so guitar is going good too so far :) )
Now seriously, a skateboard? In a way it's less worse that a plastic guitar, and ppl are used to Wii Fit but still... I can do a varial kickflip and a five-o grind in REAL LIFE. Well I could when I was a kid :p
So forgive me that I still think, if you're playing with plastic stuff in front of a tv, that you're making an ass out of yourselves :)
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good thing i can skate good with my real feet
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But...
Oh, nevermind. =/
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But...
Oh, nevermind. =/
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I have only a one of many reasons this is going to bomb harder than a B-52.
We as a nation, not gamers alone but as a whole... are fat. A plastic skateboard that we are supposed to stand on ... and it won't break. Right.... when the game industry is having trouble properly creating a foot petal for a fake drum kit.
I refuse to sink my 60 (possibly more judging by other franchises using proprietary controllers) into this game that I cannot play when god forbid my plastic skateboard collapses under and frustrating and no doubt panic enducing ollie.
I'm calling this one now... controller recalls and poor in-game controls fill the headlines under this years new enstallment of theTony Hawk Pro Skateboarder Series.
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Either way I can't care less how you control the character, as long as storyline is as awesome. But seeing the previous titles there isn't much hope for this.
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