THUG 2 (Tony Hawk's Underground 2)
Written by Akira13   
Sunday, 10 October 2004


Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
Released: 10/04/2004

This game may be a bit better than the first. You start off showing off your skills in what looks like the New Jersey level from THUG 1, when a van pulls up. Out jump two Jason mask-wearing guys, who knock you out and pull you into the van.

You wake up in a darkened room with Bam Margera and Tony Hawk standing infront of you. They explain that they've set up something called the "World Destruction Tour", an all out worldwide skating competition. They then divide you and the other skaters they "picked up" into two teams: Team Hawk, and Team Bam.

You're on Team Hawk. After some quick training, you head to Boston to begin wracking up points for Team Hawk. Gameplay is mostly the same, with a few additions. You can now switch between four skaters in each level, your custom skater, a pro team member, a special guest, and a "secret" character. Each skater has their own goal list for that level.

Wrack up 500 points in any way that you wish, and you can move to the next level. (Of course, there are always more goals to beat than you need, which leads me to believe if you go back and beat them all you'll unlock something.) There are also many goals which end up in the destruction of some part of the level, giving us the name "World Destruction Tour".

All in all, its a great skating game, and so far I'm enjoying it just as much as the original THUG.



© 2004 Activison


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THUG 2, screenshot 1.

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THUG 2, screenshot 2.

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THUG 2, screenshot 3.

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Graphics: 9
Sound: 8.5
Gameplay: 9.5
Control: -
Story: -
Overall: 8

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