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Activision has confirmed thePro Skater 4half of the recently announcedTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4remake will not include the career mode from the original game, and fans are noticeably disappointed by the removal.THPS4featured a complete revamp of career mode, allowing skaters to freely roam around the story mode setting and choose which tasks they wanted to complete without the hard two-minute timer. Unfortunately,Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4is thelatest remakethatwill not have this luxury.
The originalTHPS3was released in 2001 and notably became the last official release on the Nintendo 64.THPS4was later launched in 2002, and both games reached critical acclaim, withTHPS3becoming tied for the highest-rated PlayStation 2 game, joiningGrand Theft Auto 3.Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4was leaked earlyahead of its announcement, revealing the release date and the different editions up for grabs, fueled by a telling countdown on the series’ official website.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4was officially announced at the beginning of March, which was unsurprising to the community, but one detail that has struck a nerve with fans is the removal ofTHPS4’s career mode. The remake will instead follow the first three games’ tradition with eachTHPS4level including a list of challenges to fulfill within the original two-minute run.
Activision Confirms Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4’s THPS4 Section Will Not Have Career Mode
Fans did not respond well to the change, highlighting thatTHPS4’s career mode revamp was the best addition to the series and a massive boost to exploration and free skate in the game. Others noted how disappointing the default to two-minute challenges were and questioned how this would work considering how big the maps are inTHPS4. To make up for the letdown, skaters are looking forward to theDoomcrossover event included in the game’s digital deluxe edition, andTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4will even feature a memorableDoommemefor veteran gamers.
Looking into theTony Hawkfranchise’s future,fans hopeTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4will not be the final games to be remade. The fandom is keeping its fingers crossed for the popularUndergroundseries to be given the remake treatment next, which remains a fan-favorite for skaters.Tony Hawk’s Undergrounddebuted in 2003, serving as the fifth entry in theTony Hawk’sseries and is based upon the traditional blueprint of completing levels and fulfilling gameplay goals through skateboarding tricks. A sequel,Tony Hawk’s Underground 2, was released the following year in 2004, and fans would like to see both games be remade for modern technology next.
