Oh, joy! Another sub-par Tony Hawk ripoff, just trying to cash in on one of
the latest crazes in gaming. But wait, this action sports game is awesome,
you say as you play through the first two levels of Career mode. "Playing
through the huge levels, no time limit, gaining stats from doing tricks,
this is pretty freaking cool!", as you grind the boulder prop in the movie
lot. After two hours of playing the Career mode, obviously the meat of the
game, you check out the other modes. Obviously you skip over the freeskate
and timed run modes, cause you know what's there. You enter the Park Editor
mode and build the most kick-ass park in 20 min. flat, no problems. Then you
search for a Create-a-Skater mode. Is it the Options menu? Wait, there's no
CAS mode! That's the only flaw in this awesome game, which if you've never
played any action sports game, or if your a THPS master, you should check
out today.

Graphics - 8. The skaters don't look beautiful like they jumped out of Tidus
and Wakka's cutscene gang, but I couldn't complain about the overall visuals
of the game.

Sound - 7. The sound effects are nice, the soundtrack is one of my personal
favorites in any game (but that's just me).

Controls - 9. They obviously picked the best control scheme, pulling it
straight out of Tony's games.

Replay - 8. One secret character to unlock for each level, all of the modes,
and the multiple hidden areas of levels make this game last a long time
after you think you've completed the game.

Overall - 8.6. An awesome action-sports game, that with a few more
improvements from whoever develops the sequel (and hopefullty there is one,
since Z-Axis is officially Activision property now), could take the crown
off of the current King Tony's skull. The game has it's own feel somewhat,
separating it from the rest of the genre. And the levels are insanely big,
making Jet Set Radio Future's (XBox) levels look like they are the size of
Mini-Me compared to Aggro's Fat Bastard size areas.