<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
skateboarding	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
's	O
series	O
after	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undergrounds	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
2.11	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
performs	O
tricks	O
via	O
combinations	O
of	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
button	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
ollie	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
change	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
press	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
buttons	O
to	O
perform	O
either	O
a	O
flip	O
trick	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
impossible	O
or	O
kickflip	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
grab	O
trick	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
benihana	O
or	O
nosegrab	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
grind	O
on	O
certain	O
edges	O
and	O
rails	O
;	O
different	O
tricks	O
may	O
be	O
performed	O
during	O
a	O
grind	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
include	O
multiplayer	O
minigames	O
—	O
one	O
,	O
a	O
combat	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Firefight	O
"	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
free	O
skate	O
"	O
mode	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
explore	O
levels	O
with	O
no	O
goals	O
or	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Underground	O
also	O
features	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
by	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
C.H.U.D.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
is	O
rendered	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
style	O
that	O
incorporates	O
both	O
2D	O
sprites	O
and	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
is	O
similarly	O
restricted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Underground	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
by	O
Jamdat	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Beenox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
included	O
character-creation	O
features	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
Neversoft	O
expanded	O
customization	O
in	O
Underground	O
by	O
implementing	O
face-scanning	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
:	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
emailed	O
a	O
photograph	O
of	O
their	O
face	O
to	O
faces@thugonline.com	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
digitize	O
it	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro	B-Application
Skater	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Undergrounds	O
predecessor	O
in	O
the	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
's	O
series	O
,	O
had	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
:	O
Neversoft	O
had	O
not	O
realized	O
that	O
each	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
drawing	O
new	O
fans	O
who	O
were	O
unaccustomed	O
to	O
the	O
demanding	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
stirred	O
up	O
enthusiasm	O
for	O
Underground	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
's	O
Face	O
Off	O
Mobile	B-Application
Tour	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
promotional	O
events	O
across	O
29	O
cities	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
November	O
14	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
May	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
THUGs	O
cityscapes	O
are	O
incredibly	O
well	O
designed	O
"	O
and	O
singled	O
out	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Underground	O
as	O
exceptionally	O
well	O
rendered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
but	O
was	O
more	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
for	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
whose	O
open	O
world	O
format	O
they	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harris	O
found	O
the	O
board	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
to	O
be	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
,	O
though	O
in-depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
found	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
controls	O
mediocre	O
,	O
albeit	O
manageable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damon	O
Brown	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
's	O
restrictive	O
controls	O
—	O
many	O
tricks	O
require	O
three	O
button	O
inputs	O
—	O
were	O
that	O
version	O
's	O
only	O
caveat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
the	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
respectively	O
the	O
fifth	O
,	O
sixth	O
,	O
and	O
eighth-best	O
selling	O
games	O
for	O
those	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
remain	O
uninterrupted	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
twenty	O
of	O
every	O
week	O
until	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
February	O
21	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
inclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
2.11	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
made	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
list	O
by	O
selling	O
250,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
also	O
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>
Neversoft	O
and	O
Activision	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Underground	O
2	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
