Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD revisiting THPS3 for DLC

Though Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD is an attempt to recapture and rework the glory of the first two in the skate 'em up series, Activision has confirmed that a few levels from Pro Skater 3 will sneak in as downloadable content, with fans having a say.

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Though Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD is an attempt to recapture and rework the glory of the first two entries in the skate 'em up series, Activision has confirmed that a few levels from Pro Skater 3 will sneak in as downloadable content. The publisher's polling fans to see which courses they'd most like to skate, so shout out your favourites.

There's a topic on the game's Facebook page for you to beg and plead, though it's not a straightforward popularity contest. Instead, it'll work out like when Hawk polled fans about their favourite levels from Pro Skater 1 & 2 to include in PS HD.

Activision explained in the announcement, "It wasn't an exact science - Tony still pushed to get Phoenix Downhill in there despite the fact it didn't top the list - but other levels like Marseilles and School 2 made the cut because of the fans."

Made by Robomodo, who took over developing the series with 2009's plastic skateboard-enhanced Tony Hawk: Ride, Pro Skater HD will cost "around $15." Activision still won't officially state a release window more specific than "summer," but The Hawkman himself casually mentioned earlier this month that it'll launch in June.

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    May 17, 2012 6:45 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD revisiting THPS3 for DLC.

    Though Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD is an attempt to recapture and rework the glory of the first two in the skate 'em up series, Activision has confirmed that a few levels from Pro Skater 3 will sneak in as downloadable content, with fans having a say.

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      May 17, 2012 7:52 AM

      I am so ridiculously excited for this game. Some of my favorite memories are playing THPS on N64 and THPS2 on PC. Love these games and i think Robomodo is going to do a great job.

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        May 17, 2012 8:02 AM

        I loved THPS2. But the rest it went downhill. I just wonder how I will feel playing this after 3 SKATE games.

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          May 17, 2012 8:17 AM

          I love the skate controls but the old school THPS2 controls should be fine for this type of game. I read an interview and the robomodo guys said that tony has been playing the game a ton and is making sure the controls feel right. If the controls feel good I think we will be good.

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            May 17, 2012 8:30 AM

            I mean SKATE took it to such a better level of creativity, that I don't think these hold up at all.

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              May 17, 2012 8:43 AM

              Skate came out 7 years after THPS2, this is just some retro gaming goodness with updated graphics. The games still work for what they are (thps2 on iPad/iPhone is fun as hell)

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              May 17, 2012 8:49 AM

              I find them to be a completely seperate type of game. I didn't care for SKATE because it felt so slow and clunky, even though I know it's more grounded in reality. I liked stringing together ridiculous combos and shooting 100 feet in the air in the Tony Hawk games.

              It was once they started trying to copy Skate that it started really sucking, and in the games where they started adding BMX and real-time course creation.

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        May 17, 2012 8:47 AM

        I don't think the original was the one to bring back. They should've at least done THPS2. The addition of the manual added so much to it.

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          May 17, 2012 8:52 AM

          They are bringing back thps2 levels and the manual will be in there

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            May 17, 2012 9:19 AM

            Ah, sweet. I'm on it like a fat kid on cake then

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