<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Project	I-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
skateboarding	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
's	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
complements	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tony	B-Device
Hawk	I-Device
's	I-Device
Downhill	I-Device
Jam	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
conversely	O
available	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
systems	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Hawk	O
,	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
town	O
's	O
undiscovered	O
skate	O
talent	O
,	O
announces	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
skating	O
team	O
entitled	O
'	O
Project	B-Application
8	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
where	O
eight	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
best	O
skateboarders	O
will	O
be	O
selected	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6th-generation	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
utilize	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
proceeded	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
7th-generation	O
versions	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
featured	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
gameplay	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
more	O
advanced	O
hardware	O
(	O
while	O
too	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
American	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
remained	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
on	O
that	O
console	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
7th-generation	O
versions	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
8	I-Application
features	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
various	O
skate	O
parks	O
and	O
hidden	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
world	O
is	O
linear	O
and	O
visibly	O
connected	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
loading	O
tunnels	O
in	O
American	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
45	O
skaters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
,	O
who	O
each	O
have	O
a	O
unique	O
mo-cap	B-Application
style	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
different	O
experience	O
and	O
no	O
recycled	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
ability	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
bails	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
high	O
"	O
Hospital	O
bill	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
bonus	O
money	O
awarded	O
for	O
broken	O
bones	O
;	O
this	O
feature	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
numerous	O
challenges	O
across	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
(	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
to	O
walk	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
is	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
garnering	O
an	O
overall	O
average	O
of	O
81%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GameSpot	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
unstable	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
