The remasters of the first two games to bear the Hawkman’s name came as a breath of nostalgic fresh air back in 2021, recapturing the essence of an era. Now, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 gives the same treatment to the next two games in the franchise, but much like their original versions on PlayStation 2, they feel a little less… essential.
Iron Galaxy Studios has taken the torch from Vicarious Visions to remaster the back half of Neversoft’s genre-defining franchise (and we’ll all keep pretending the fifth game didn’t happen). This project almost didn’t see the light of day when Vicarious became a casualty of the Activision-Blizzard acquisition. Still, Iron Galaxy stepped in to see it through, having assisted with the excellent Metroid Prime Remastered. They’ve largely lived up to the presentational standard of THPS1+2.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 merges the two “campaigns” into a shared hub menu, where you can also outfit... Read more