Just in case you didn't know, the Tony Hawk's series is the best skateboarding sim ever--and now, with the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, it's even more so. As many of you young hipsters may be aware, skateboarding is taken far more seriously nowadays than any child of the 70s could ever imagine, with legions of baggily trousered youths now able to refer to moves such as a bluntside or overcrook with a perfectly straight face. Indeed, the list of silly names for ridiculously dangerous stunts has been increased for this latest sequel and you now have the added ability to skitch (hold onto the back of a moving car) and grind through traffic. The big new change, though, is the career mode, which now has specific goals and milestones for all the different skaters, and really adds to the replayability.

Curiously, the graphics are still not particularly good, with the same slightly muddy, undefined look to them that the developers presumably now think is all part of the fun. They have however thankfully realised that having time limits for the levels was an unnecessary limitation and, except for a few specific missions, you've now got all the time in the world to graze your knees and cave in your skull. Add in a new and improved online mode and you've got everything the discerning extreme sportsman could desire. It is, as the kids on the street apparently say, "sick". --David Jenkins

This review refers to the PS2 version of the game.

I first borrowed this game of a mate, and i couldn't believe how good it was. I played it non-stop and never wanted to give it back but that day had to come. After i gave it back i knew that i had to have this game. So i quickly got it and i am still happy with it from this day to come. Th4 dosen't have a story like th:underground but is a all round better game. Its my fave in the whole series. If you are thinking about any tony hawk game get this. It's quite big aswell.

I had never played any tony hawks game before. Once i went to a mates house thought I'd try it out and LOVED IT!! I wasn't very good compared to my friend but I loved it all the same. If you dont know which Tony Hawks to buy get this one!

This is alot harder than THPS3. I was shocked to see how different it was and how much harder the challenges were. I completed THPS3 quite easily but this took some working.

Tony Hawks. Just the name grasps peoples attention and anyone who thinks that getting to no. 4 now is getting boring is definately STUPID. People who think that do think that because with the first 3 the changes have been a few extra moves and levels etc. but this time it has gone to a whole new place. With only 64 objectives on the last one this time there are a whopping 190 objectives!
And... now instead of having to restart every 2 minutes you can practise for as long as you like until you really want to try an objective. When you do you can skate up to someone with an arrow abov their head and press 'x' and he will give you an objective. At first it may seem easy but thats because the learning curve isn't too steep but the last few objectives are hell to do. Not only do you have to do the objectives, you have to collect ALL the cash icons and find all the gaps to complete the game. Another thing is the skate shop. You can find secret levels skaters (Jango Fett from Star wars) and allsorts of ridiculous clothing. There are 7 levels plus 2 ones you have to buy in the skate shop and there are 16 objectives on each one plus an extra 5 later on. You start trying to get up to 90 objectives and collecting stat points to make your skater better. When you reach 90 you unlock pro challenges for each skater and then unlock another 35 and finish the first ones and so on and so on. The game never seems to end!!!!!!!
The graphics are very crisp and (of course) the best Tony Hawks has seen before.
The levels are giant maybe twice the size of some of the Tony Hawks 3 levels, this game never seems to stop impressing.
This version (Gamecube) is just as impressive as the other formats and I would recommend it to anyone.

This was my first Gamecube game and it hasn't failed to impress me. Trust me!! BUY IT!!!!!!

This has gotta be the best THPS game yet (as it's supposed to be). But. The improvement from THPS3 is far more than THPS3 was from THPS2 etc.
Never before have i encountered so much interactivity.
You can play on this game for AGES and not get bored. The single player career is continuosly challenging. Every time you think u've completed the game, it tells you that you need to do more.
But thtas great cuz i don't want the game to end! that's how good it is.
The multiplayer is brilliant with way more types of runs; from the tradditional horse, graffiti and trick attack to King of the hill, Slap and a mode where the player with the biggest combo throughout the time wins.
You can choose what you by: levels, skaters, cheats, gear and decks.
Creating a skater has never been more advanced. You can customize your skater like never before! it compares to wrestling games such as WrestlemaniaX8.
You can now switch to a different grind in the middle of a grind, do flatland tricks, spine transfers and wallies.
There are many levels all of which are twice as big as on previous games.Including a carnival in which you ca skate whilst on the rides!
There is a character on the game that has moves never used before on any game. He is Jango Fett. One of his specials is to Jet Jump into the sky. You can accieve ENORMOUS heights! so high in fact that the game cannot cope and you cannot go any further! lol. Also, whatch out when he does his special grind behind you! He shoots a gun which can knock you over!
There is only one bad point to this game, the jumps can be unrealistically high. But if they weren't the game would be much less fun. anyway, theres a cheat for moon gravity so u'd be able to jump high anyway.

To conclude: if you like skateboarding, if your a fan of the THPS games or any other extreme sports. GET THIS GAME!!
NOW!!!!!!