Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

Critic reviews

• VGVideo Gamer

  Will Freeman · Nov 20, 2007

  7.0

  Predictably, Proving Ground falls into the 'more of the same category'. When that means more of the same of something brilliant and proven, there's reason for both contentment and disappointment, but if you know you like Tony Hawk, though you'll not be blown away you should certainly feel comfortable here.

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• OSOperation Sports

  Clay Shaver · Nov 13, 2007

  9.0

  In the meantime, you’ll be able to enjoy Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground for weeks and months to come. Even with a somewhat simple single-player career mode, this is the deepest and most complete Tony Hawk to date. Between the rock solid online play and a nice new video editor to show off the sickest of the sick, there are hours and hours of game hours to be enjoyed.

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• GTGame Trailers

  Game Trailers · Oct 24, 2007

  8.3

  The core of the game is just much stronger with the full complement of tricks, more reliable controls, far more interesting objectives, a vastly superior video editing tool, and a lot more content in general. That said, it’s time for the Neversoft team to come to the realization that making the game more complex year after year isn’t the only recipe for success.
• GZGame Zone

  jkdmedia · Oct 17, 2007

  8.8

  Even though this year Tony Hawk series had some stiff competition from another skateboarding game, I think that it has edged out ahead and proves that this game is king of the skateboarding games, for at least one more year. There are a lot of things that will keep you occupied for months on end, without even going that in-depth with the “career” mode. If you are a fan of this series then picking up this game is a no-brainer.

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• IIGN

  Chris Roper · Oct 17, 2007

  7.1

  Tony Hawk's Proving Ground is a relatively solid game, but it really doesn't do anything new and significant. We've seen all of the good parts from the game multiple, multiple times now, and it really just feels like we're playing a large expansion pack. That doesn't mean that it's not fun, but it does mean that it's rather old hat.

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• GGameSpot

  Jeff Gerstmann · Oct 17, 2007

  6.5

  Perhaps that's the biggest problem with Proving Ground. While the surface and structure of the game have seen more than enough changes to fill a bulleted list, the underlying gameplay and tasks have been done better in previous entries in the series. If you're a fan of the series who has been patiently waiting for Proving Ground, you'll probably find enough to keep you busy and keep you mostly satisfied, but it's likely that you'll be at least a little disappointed with this year's model.

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