http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/g-20070413133134487022 en http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/f/5-franchises-that-need-facelifts/a-20081217111138528022/g-20070413133134487022 <img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/12/Franchises%20that%20need%20Facelifts/Finished/121708_franchisefacelift_obs04--article_blog_image.jpg" /><br /><p>In examining the best gaming franchises in recent years, we&#8217;ve found the best titles to be those that tweaked a significant portion of the core mechanics. On the surface, gameplay is largely the same, yet with different environments (see: Halo or almost every Nintendo game from Twilight Princess to Mario Galaxy). ...</p> feature 17 Dec 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/review/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/a-20070514123524388053/g-20070413133134487022 So it's come to this already? Barely six months into the Wii's life span and we're already seeing it lose one of its exclusive games, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam. To a last-gen console, no less. But PS2 owners should be happy, especially given the barebones version of Tony Hawk Project 8 it recieved last fall. After all, every other game gets spin-offs, so why not the Birdman, right? Even though the main series left the realm of anything resembling a simulation years ago, this off-shoot provides ...<br/> review 22 Jun 2007 http://www.n4g.com/ps2/News-39484.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/39000/39484_hs.gif" /><br />Check out this week's new releases, complete with descriptions and trailers. <br> <br> Oddly enough, this week's list might have problems with Internet Explorer 7. Use Firefox or view the page source.<br/> news 14 May 2007 http://www.n4g.com/ps2/News-38727.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/38000/38727_hs.jpg" /><br />Activision sends word that Tony Hawks Downhill Jam for the Playstation 2 has landed in store shelves today. The Playstation 2 version has some extra skaters and a new two player battle mode.<br/> news 9 May 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/f/tony-hawks-downhill-jam-meet-the-noobs/a-20070418144020875044/g-20070413133134487022 When Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam hits the PS2 in May, it'll do so with a ton of new features, not the least of which are three new faces in its lineup of cartoonish skate-thugs. To give you a first-class introduction to the new guys, we've scored a few exclusive clips of their kick-flipping, cliff-grinding, opponent-kicking antics during the insanely high-speed skateboard races that set Downhill Jam apart from the rest of the Tony Hawk series. ...<br/> feature 19 Apr 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/f/tony-hawks-downhill-jam-on-ps2-exposed/a-20070418144736688084/g-20070413133134487022 Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam threw out all the series' rules when it debuted on the Wii back in November - the real-life skaters were replaced with cartoonish badasses, and the free-roaming action was replaced with rapid downhill races in locales from Los Angeles to Machu Picchu. The result was one of the better games to bear Tony Hawk's name, and it's coming to the PS2 next month. It's not coming empty-handed, either; while it's losing the motion-sensitive controls, the game is making up for it ...<br/> feature 18 Apr 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/f/tony-hawks-downhill-jam-the-interview/a-2007041814129879033/g-20070413133134487022 Lately, we've been seeing a rash of last-gen games getting rush ports to make them Wii-compliant, but Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is a rare case. Starting life as a Wii game, Downhill Jam - which features a bunch of fictional skaters (and Tony Hawk) racing at breakneck speed through steep downhill obstacle courses - is jumping ship to PS2, and it's bringing a whole mess of new features with it. To find out exactly what Hawk's PS2-owning fans can expect when the game arrives in May, we hit up ...<br/> feature 18 Apr 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/videos/g-20070413133134487022/v-20070418133624704063 Skate some of the steepest hills in the world while trying to pull off some Tony Hawk style tricks and (not) run into the crowds of pedestrians who chose the wrong hills to stand on. video 18 Apr 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/videos/g-20070413133134487022/v-2007041813199715070 Skate some of the steepest hills in the world while trying to pull off some Tony Hawk style tricks and (not) run into the crowds of pedestrians who chose the wrong hills to stand on. video 18 Apr 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/videos/g-20070413133134487022/v-20070418131316489061 Skate some of the steepest hills in the world while trying to pull off some Tony Hawk style tricks and (not) run into the crowds of pedestrians who chose the wrong hills to stand on. video 18 Apr 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/screenshots/g-20070413133134487022 screenshot 18 Apr 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/news/new-screens-for-the-ps2s-downhill-jam/a-200704131493685051/g-20070413133134487022 "Whoa, bro, that hill is too gnarly to skate." If you find yourself saying this often, don't worry, the first Tony Hawk game came out almost eight years ago. You're getting older so it isn't fear, just the wisdom of the ages that's keeping you from bombing that hill you used to skate when you were a few years younger. And besides, your right thumb just can't hit the X button like it used to. Now, however, with a month to go before the release of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam on PS2, it's time to ...<br/> news 13 Apr 2007 http://www.n4g.com/ps2/News-29555.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/29000/29555_hs.jpg" /><br />Activision is bringing Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam to the PlayStation 2 this spring, which begs the question: will the previously Wii- and DS-only game totally stink without its motion- and touch-sensitive aspects? <br> <br> Activision of course says no. In fact, the company says it will be &quot;packed with the non-stop action offered in previous versions, while featuring four new single player events, three new multiplayer modes and three new playable characters who will contend in the ultimate skateboard racing experience.&quot; <br> <br> OK, but that &quot;racing experience&quot; on the Nintendo systems involved innovative controls. With a regular gamepad, will the game, even with those bells and whistles, be any fun or offer anything truly new?<br/> news 14 Mar 2007 http://www.gamesradar.com/ps2/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/cheats/g-20070413133134487022#113434 Go to GamesRadar to see the Cheat ... Cheat 19 Jun 2007