(continued from previous page) ...Some of the tricks in the levels do require you to customize some of the surroundings in order to get to them, but even this is involves moving the objects around in a linear way so it’s really not that custom.

The Sixaxis

The best thing about the PS3 version of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 8 is the Sixaxis support. The Sixaxis gives you the ability to perform tricks, turn, and even balance your character. What’s great about this is that all three of these features can be turned on or off individually giving you total customization on how you play the game. Using the Sixaxis isn’t complicated at all as its features are just the same as the left analog stick. To turn just tilt the controller in the desired direction, tilting it forward and back performs a manual, and flicking it left or right horizontally spins your board. The Sixaxis is fun to use and play with but is really much more difficult.

Where’s Online?!?

Tony Hawk online games have been nothing but good fun in the past but the first Tony Hawk game for the PS3 doesn’t have an online mode. Seeing how this game launched with the system I can see why they bagged it but the thing is the game has already been made for the Xbox 360 and the 360 already has an online mode. Personally, I would have liked Neversoft to push back the release date and make an online mode and also improve the visuals.

Unfortunately some of the visuals in Project 8 just don’t run very smoothly. When playing the game you will notice that it is actually quite choppy, and when it gets like that the controls aren’t very responsive. The game doesn’t always chop up and runs alright most of the time but when it bogs down it’s very frustrating.

Project 8 really is a fun game and is enjoyable to play. The only signficant issue is the fact that the Xbox version is so far ahead of the PS3 version. The lack of online mode really doesn’t help things but the game is really big and there are tons of different goals to accomplish.