<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Skateboarding	I-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
skateboarding	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
1999	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
permeated	O
by	O
an	O
ambience	O
of	O
punk	O
rock	O
and	O
ska	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
but	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
famous	O
skateboarder	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
with	O
a	O
fixed	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movement	O
can	O
be	O
altered	O
using	O
the	O
d-pad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ollies	O
,	O
grabs	O
,	O
flips	O
and	O
slides	O
are	O
each	O
assigned	O
to	O
individual	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
ten	O
professional	O
skateboarders	O
including	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
unlockable	O
original	O
characters	O
;	O
Officer	B-Application
Dick	I-Application
and	O
Private	O
Carrera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
arcade	O
game	O
Top	B-Application
Skater	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Street	B-Application
Sk8er	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Activision	O
identified	O
skateboarding-simulation	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
growing	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
title	O
would	O
resonate	O
with	O
a	O
young	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
then	O
decided	O
to	O
entrust	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
Neversoft	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
recently	O
completed	O
the	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
within	O
nine	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
Neversoft	O
team	O
would	O
spend	O
its	O
lunch	O
breaks	O
at	O
a	O
bowling	O
alley	O
near	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
would	O
play	O
and	O
subsequently	O
study	O
from	O
Sega	O
's	O
Top	B-Application
Skater	I-Application
(	O
directed	O
by	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
creator	O
Kenji	O
Kanno	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
early	O
on	O
that	O
Top	B-Application
Skaters	I-Application
linearity	O
lacked	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
fun	O
they	O
aimed	O
for	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
racetrack	O
"	O
element	O
was	O
retained	O
in	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
of	O
Neversoft	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
prototype	O
used	O
Bruce	O
Willis	O
's	O
character	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
placeholder	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
incorporation	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
attempted	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
's	O
infancy	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
was	O
ultimately	O
determined	O
to	O
have	O
not	O
translated	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
what	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
animated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
of	O
videotapes	O
was	O
directly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
stars	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rejected	O
concepts	O
arising	O
from	O
these	O
sessions	O
include	O
levels	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
highway	O
and	O
a	O
jetty	B-Language
,	O
and	O
a	O
scenario	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
lose	O
a	O
wheel	O
and	O
have	O
to	O
skate	O
on	O
three	O
wheels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manuals	O
were	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
omitted	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
;	O
manuals	O
would	O
subsequently	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
with	O
only	O
two	O
available	O
skaters	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Jampack	O
Summer	O
'	O
99	O
compilation	O
CD	O
released	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Neversoft	O
would	O
begin	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Activision	O
would	O
entrust	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
to	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
recently	O
ported	O
Monster	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
received	O
an	O
intense	O
multi-million	O
dollar	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
on	O
several	O
major	O
youth-targeted	O
channels	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
beginning	O
in	O
April	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
at	O
Toys	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
Us	O
or	O
Funcoland	O
received	O
a	O
special-edition	O
miniature	O
skateboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
,	O
Activision	O
was	O
discouraged	O
from	O
publishing	O
further	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
relinquished	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
on	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
Crave	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
online	O
speculation	O
and	O
teasing	O
comments	O
from	O
company	O
insiders	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
2003	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Application
QD	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Crave	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
and	O
animations	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
are	O
improved	O
from	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
true	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
capacity	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Rival	O
Mode	O
"	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
"	O
Tournament	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
level	O
against	O
a	O
single	O
opponent	O
;	O
the	O
opponent	O
in	O
"	O
Rival	O
Mode	O
"	O
is	O
computer-controlled	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
opponent	O
in	O
"	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
"	O
is	O
human	O
,	O
which	O
necessitates	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ideaworks3D	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
a	O
week	O
following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
faithful	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
and	O
retains	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
levels	O
,	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
original	O
music	O
while	O
adding	O
levels	O
from	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
two	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
functions	O
via	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
'	O
s	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
1	I-Application
+	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
captured	O
the	O
pure	O
grit	O
and	O
radical	O
feel	O
of	O
skateboarding	O
,	O
delivering	O
it	O
in	O
near	O
perfect	O
form	O
onto	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
with	O
a	O
mastery	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
programming	O
finesse	O
beyond	O
anyone	O
's	O
imagination	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
that	O
rare	O
gem	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
defies	O
what	O
other	O
developers	O
say	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
done	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
camera	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
declared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
worthy	O
addition	O
to	O
anyone	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
collection	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
personally	O
fond	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
wished	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
more	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
additionally	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
used	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
hardware	O
to	O
its	O
advantage	O
by	O
displaying	O
clearer	O
textures	O
and	O
a	O
smoother	O
framerate	O
"	O
that	O
may	O
very	O
well	O
cause	O
longtime	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
weep	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carle	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
improved	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
visuals	O
as	O
"	O
very	O
impressive	O
"	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
reduced	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
textures	O
and	O
the	O
omitted	O
full-motion	O
video	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
audio	O
as	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
clear	O
"	O
,	O
albeit	O
compressed	O
and	O
"	O
dumbed	O
down	O
"	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
cartridge	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
decided	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
half-pipe	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
half-bad	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
overhead	O
portion	O
is	O
"	O
absolutely	O
stupid	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
representation	O
of	O
tricks	O
as	O
static	O
images	O
as	O
"	O
completely	O
destroy[ing]	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
issue	O
is	O
exacerbated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Versus	O
"	O
mode	O
by	O
having	O
both	O
parties	O
 '	O
game	O
pause	O
when	O
either	O
one	O
performs	O
a	O
trick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Chadd	O
Chambers	O
of	O
IGN	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
considered	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
were	O
relatively	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
less	O
comfortable	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
reduced	O
sound	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Fischer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
whether	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
hardcore	O
skater	O
or	O
just	O
a	O
wannabe	O
,	O
this	O
will	O
satisfy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
must-have	O
for	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
translation	O
that	O
takes	O
a	O
mild	O
performance	O
hit	O
from	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
every	O
N64	B-Operating_System
owner	O
should	O
consider	O
buying	O
this	O
one-of-a-kind	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Hawk	O
soars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
#36	O
in	O
Game	O
Informers	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
100th	O
issue	O
in	O
August	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
and	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2000	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
highest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
of	O
November	O
1999	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
and	O
its	O
successor	O
were	O
respectively	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
second	O
highest-selling	O
console	O
games	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
highest-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
title	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
19	O
–	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
sold	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
successful	O
franchise	O
,	O
receiving	O
eight	O
annualized	O
sequels	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
from	O
2000	O
's	O
Pro	B-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
2007	O
's	O
Proving	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
.	O
</s>
