The gameplay part looked quite solid, still i have no idea why i would want to stare at my phone longer than it does to find a name and call someone. | |
it does look pretty well also the controls dont look to bad... i use to have a version of this game in my GBA and it was fun as hell :) | |
Oh man. I think I still have this game (unlocked everything on the original version and GBA version. Played some other THPS but never had the same magic). | |
Probably for the same reasons people play the DS or PSP, not that I'm really sure what that is. Ah, THPS2, those were the days, I loved that game and THPS3, of which I was king, I actually got to the point where people wouldn't play it with me, made me sad. | |
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Video Reveals Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 iPhone Port
Offering further proof that absolutely every successful gaming series will eventually see an iPhone iteration, footage has cropped up revealing a version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 designed for Apple's handheld.
Discovered by walking controversy magnet Jeff Gerstmann, the clip demonstrates a graphically impressive version of the PlayStation classic, though it leaves one to wonder exactly how entertaining the game's controls might be.
The success of THPS2 originally relied on all four buttons of the PlayStation controller, and there is simply no elegant way to translate that to the buttonless iPhone.
Unlike the just-released iPhone version of Peggle (thanks PopCap!) whose simple gameplay mechanisms work on the platform with only subtle manipulation, developer LTI Gray Matter is going to have to completely deconstruct the game and rework everything about it with the iPhone in mind. Otherwise, I can't see this being anything other than a lame translation.
Which, sadly, will probably sell like hotcakes to unwitting iPhone owners with fond memories of the game's home console debut.
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