Tony Hawk Ride
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Guess it was what everyone figured, with a skateboard peripheral.
I'm curious at how it will work. Playing a fake guitar was pretty easy, but paying $70-$100 for a skateboard peripheral is a harder pill to swallow. It's going to suck if this generation is all about more and more addons and peripherals.
I'm curious at how it will work. Playing a fake guitar was pretty easy, but paying $70-$100 for a skateboard peripheral is a harder pill to swallow. It's going to suck if this generation is all about more and more addons and peripherals.
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This strikes me as a terrible idea. The Tony Hawk series got too unrealistic and gimmicky, and their solution is another peripheral? I don't think a ton of people will be clamoring to spend $90 for another big bulky piece of plastic, especially since it is not white and made by Nintendo.
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Pass.
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http://kotaku.com/5269322/tony-hawk-ride-is-not-cheap
Ouch if true. Can't see how very many people will put down $120 on this. $90 for a Guitar is hard enough.
Ouch if true. Can't see how very many people will put down $120 on this. $90 for a Guitar is hard enough.
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http://kotaku.com/5269322/tony-hawk-ride-is-not-cheap
Ouch if true. Can't see how very many people will put down $120 on this. $90 for a Guitar is hard enough.
Ouch if true. Can't see how very many people will put down $120 on this. $90 for a Guitar is hard enough.
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I can't imagine this going well, but who knows.
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The last Hawk game I played and enjoyed was THPS3. Since then, every game has been lackluster and trying to hard to be fresh.
I can barely get those snowboarding games down at the arcades. There's no way I'd plunk the change down for this.
I can barely get those snowboarding games down at the arcades. There's no way I'd plunk the change down for this.
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It's funny because for that price you can get a real quality skateboard.
Having skated for years in real life I doubt I would find this fun and/or even remotely realistic.
Having skated for years in real life I doubt I would find this fun and/or even remotely realistic.
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The evils of the Wii strike the gaming world again.
Any one interested in this game : One word of advise : WAIT. Every Activision game this generation not named "Call Of Duty" has dropped like a stone in price. This shouldn't be an exception.
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Despite the fact that I just bought Modern Warfare 2, I really can't help but wish anything but failure on Activision under its current leadership. There don't seem to be any reviews on Ride yet, but the hands-on previews I've seen have been less than enthusiastic. Hopefully this bombs big time and cost them a fortune in r&d.
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Last edited by Decker; 11-17-09 at 10:46 AM.
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What makes the board different than Wii fit? Does it have additional sensors if you tip the front of back of the board? I bought a Wii fit and played with it for 5 minutes, it sucks. I see this board as being the same kind of gimmick.
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I hope this is a huge success I doubt it will be given the price though, and the peripheral would have to be near perfect for it to catch on which doesn't sound like the case either.
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I don't think rave reviews would help this game. I think the only way for it to be a big success would be if 10-18 year old boys decide this game is their must-have Christmas item. If all those kids really want their parents to get them this game, it could be a huge hit. I just don't see the older gamers going for this pricey, difficult game in large numbers. It just isn't an all-family, casual-gamer-friendly item the way the Wii Fit was.
Last edited by Decker; 11-17-09 at 11:13 AM.