GamesRadar - Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground - Launch trailer 09-20-07 (Video)

Sep 20, 2007

GameCube titles sold as Wii games by Pirates (News)

Aug 6, 2007

NintendoWiiFanboy reports:
"Filipino site GameOPS found that pirates are up to their old tricks again, copying GameCube games onto DVD discs and packaging them as Wii releases. Titles like Luigi's Mansion, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition are advertised with new covers that've been rebranded with Wii logos and boxart elements. Unlike official GameCube-to-Wii ports, these don't even feature tacked-on waggle controls!"

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Review)

Nov 27, 2006

It's becoming increasingly difficult to get excited about Tony Hawk. Every year we get the same game with crazy new goals and some gimmicky new ability that's supposed to make everything feel different. Usually it doesn't and Tony Hawk's Obligatory Release ends up getting tossed away until the next one comes. It's this continuous cycle that makes Downhill Jam actually stand out from the mainline series. The open worlds of previous games are gone. No more roaming about Los Angeles or abandoned ...

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - skater profiles 11-21-06 (Video)

Nov 21, 2006

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - world locations 11-21-06 (Video)

Nov 21, 2006

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Screenshots)

Nov 15, 2006

Rumor: The Wii Launch Day Games (News)

Nov 6, 2006

And here's Best Buy's list of expected Wii games and when they should hit the store:

Wii-Avatar: The Last Airbender 8130667 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Call of Duty 3 8030329 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Cars 7918266 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 8147427 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Excite Truck 7917463 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy 8131078 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Gt Pro Series 8140665 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Happy Feet 8147524 E $49.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Madden NFL '07 7917169 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Marvel Ultimate Alliance 7917427 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Metal Slug Anthology 7918239 T $39.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Monster 4x4: World Circuit 8140745 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Open Season 8141496 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Rampage Total Destruction 8131032 E10+ $29.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Rapala Trophies 8130907 E $39.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Rayman Raving Rabbids 7917481 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Red Steel 7849876 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Splinter Cell Double Agent 8141263 M $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Spongebob: Creature From The Krusty Krab 7918328 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz 7917515 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-The Barnyard 8130603 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess 7917132 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam 7918186 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Trauma Center 7918195 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-World Series of Poker TOC 8138142 T $39.99 Nov. 15

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Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Preview)

Oct 31, 2006

Tuesday 31 October 2006 This Wii-specific Tony Hawk's arcade racer is less Pro Skater, more punk squabbler - a Wii-mote-steered party crasher targeted at instant appeal instead of its big brother's skate satisfaction. We had the chance to pick it up and play to see how pick-up-and-play it was, and found out that it's still not quite as easy as rolling off a hill. Even with the controls sensibly bunched around the Wii-mote's D-pad and 1 and 2 buttons, you'll need to put in some tutorial time to ...

Is This PS3's and Wii's Launch Line-Up? (News)

Oct 10, 2006

The PS3 could launch with 24 titles and Wii with 30 titles according to new documents detailing the two companies' plans.

PlayStation 3
Resistance: Fall of Man - Sony
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Sony
Genji: Days of the Blade - Sony
Gran Turismo HD - Sony
NBA 07 - Sony
Call of Duty 3 - Activision (600,000)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance - Activision (300,000)
Tony Hawk's Project 8 - Activision (300,000)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks
Fight Night 3 - Electronic Arts (400,000)
Madden NFL 07 - Electronic Arts (700,000)
NBA Live 07 - Electronic Arts (500,000)
Need for Speed Carbon - Electronic Arts (800,000)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 - Electronic Arts (400,000)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight - Namco Bandai
Ninja Gaiden Sigma - Namco Bandai
Ridge Racer 7 - Namco Bandai
Full Auto 2: Battlelines - Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega
NBA 2K7 - Take-Two Interactive (400,000)
NHL 2K7 - Take-Two Interactive (200,000)
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII - Ubisoft
Rainbow Six: Vegas - Ubisoft
F.E.A.R. - Vivendi

NINTENDO Wii
Wii Sports (bundled with hardware) - Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo
Excite Truck - Nintendo
Call of Duty 3 - Activision (200,000)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision (200,000)
Rapala Tournament Fishing ¿ Activision (50,000)
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - Activision (300,000)
World Series of Poker - Activision (50,000)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 - Atari (200,000)
Trauma Center: Second Opinion - Atlus
Madden NFL 07 - Electronic Arts (500,000)
Need for Speed: Carbon - Electronic Arts (500,000)
Elebits - Konami
The Ant Bully - Midway m (100,000)
The Grim Adventure...

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Preview)

Oct 9, 2006

Playing Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for Wii, it's hard to fight the feeling that it's the total opposite of the Tony Hawk you know and love. It's a race game at heart; using the Wii remote couldn't be more different than the typical Tony control we're used to; and it only has one real skater. Maybe that's why it came off as so refreshing at Activision's next-gen hands-on event in Santa Monica, CA. This is one of those games that you'll be playing with a bunch of buddies (provided someone foots ...

Catch new Downhill Jam shots (News)

Oct 4, 2006

Wednesday 4 October 2006 New images of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam on Wii - the more cartoonish, arcadey speed-run little brother to the main series - have arrived, and you can coast on up to the images tab to check them out. It's almost a companion title to Sega's Sonic and the Secret Rings, with both games going for big speed, big sky and instantly appreciable tilt control - although Downhill Jam's cast have more acrobatic tricks up their fashionably long sleeves than our blue ...

Learn to (downhill) jam (News)

Sep 22, 2006

In between all the Tokyo Game Show news, we've netted a new Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam video that helps explain the game's departure from the main series. As you know, it's all downhill racing and doesn't really focus much on any story elements or wide-open environments - instead, you're only concern is getting to the finish line by any means necessary. Click the Movies tab for deets on honing your Wii-remote prowess. Then, why not read up on our own ...

Wii Playable at Nintendo Fusion Tour (News)

Sep 19, 2006

Nintendo just confirmed that the Wii will be playable during their Nintendo Fusion Tour.

The cross-country tour, which starts Sept. 27 and stars Hawthorne Heights, will feature multiple Wii consoles hooked-up and ready to play as well as "DS games like Elite Beat Agents".

Some of the Wii games scheduled to make the tour include Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Wii Sports, Excite Truck, WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Activision's Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - hands-on (Preview)

Aug 24, 2006

Our first exposure to Downhill Jam's hilly raceways left us confused and concerned. The open environments were gone, replaced by all-downhill tracks that focused more on speed than busting out tricks. Upgradeable skaters had also disappeared, removing the satisfaction of slowly customizing your own character throughout the game. But perhaps worst of all, simply pulling off the signature Tony flips, grabs and grinds was a pain, thanks to only three buttons on the Wii controller - one of which ...

Downhill Jam demo (News)

Aug 7, 2006

Monday 7 August 2006 We've managed to lay our hands on a demonstration of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam that shows just how the Wii skater will handle with the machine's motion-sensing controller. You can see the remote-tilting action for yourself by clicking the movies tab above. The game - which has more in common with SSX than previous Tony Hawk's outings - features a series of downhill races set in locations spread across the globe and control of the skater is achieved using Wii's wizzy wand ...

Official Wii Wi-Fi page unveiled (News)

Jul 18, 2006

Some people around the magical world of the internets have uncovered Nintendo's site for Wii Wi-Fi. The site, yet to be launched, clarifies some key information about the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for the Wii:
* You need a wireless router. No mention of wired connections or the USB connector
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Here titled as Super Smash Bros Dojo) and Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam are confirmed for Wi-Fi support.
* The Friends Code System remains.

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - First Look (News)

Jun 21, 2006

First look at this unique Wii racer. The Tony Hawk games aren't what they once were. After years of releasing basically the same game over and over with just a few new features each time, people started to get frustrated. They needed something new, something different and something that would give them a reason to get back on the board.

Wii have new Hawk screens (News)

Jun 14, 2006

Hot on the back wheels of today's DS shots, here's a few new screens from Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for Wii. You may be relieved to know that none of them feature pictures of hip, smiling people waving Wii controllers. The visuals are more in line with the traditional Tony games, unlike the cel-shaded DS installments. What's not so traditional, of course, is the control - you'll be wielding the Wii remote to guide your skater, as with Excite Truck, by holding it sideways in both hands. Jolting ...

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Preview)

May 24, 2006

Wednesday 24 May 2006 The basic premise of most Wii games is 'simplicity'. Therefore the trick-heavy, fully customizable Tony Hawk series may not be the best way to introduce people to the motion-sensing Wii wand. That's where Downhill Jam comes into play - it's a dead simple, all-downhill racer that's easy enough to pick up, but may still be hanging on to too many elements of the regular series. So you're a punky skater kid rolling down the absurdly hilly streets of San Francisco. The wand is ...

E3 06: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Preview)

May 12, 2006

The basic premise with most Wii games is "simplicity." Thus, a trick-heavy, fully customizable Tony Hawk series may not be the best way to introduce people to the motion-sensing Wii wand. That's where Downhill Jam comes into play - it's a dead-simple, all-downhill racer that's easy enough to pick up, but may be hanging on to too many elements of the regular series. So you're a punky skater kid rolling down the absurdly hilly streets of San Francisco. To steer, the wand is held sideways like a ...

Tony Hawk does SSX (News)

May 10, 2006

Wednesday 10 May 2006 Extreme sports racing is coming to Wii this autumn, with Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, an SSX-style skateboard race game designed especially for Nintendo's next-gen hardware, and we've seen it in action – just click the image tab above and take a look at some fresh new screens to get an idea for yourself. Downhill Jam will make use of the Wii controller's motion sensitive features. You'll have to tilt the controller left or right to turn, and use a shaking action to ...

E3 06: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Preview)

May 10, 2006

We all knew there was going to be a new Tony Hawk game announced at E3, but how about a Wii- and DS-exclusive title that bucks everything the series has done before? Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam puts you on a one-way, downhill track and focuses solely on fast-paced, teeth-grinding speed. You play as Hawk or one of nine other grungy-esque characters, cutting through such geography-rich regions like San Francisco, Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro, usually vying for a first-placed run. The Wii remote is ...

PS3 and Wii line-up boosted (News)

May 10, 2006

Wednesday 10 May 2006 When Wii hits the shops at the end of the year, it'll play host to next-gen versions of both Tony Hawk's and Call of Duty, according to publisher Activision. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam and Call of Duty 3 are set for release in autumn, and will feature in the launch line-up for Nintendo's newly rechristened console. However, despite hitting several current and next-gen systems, Call of Duty 3 won't be striking a beachhead on PC. This info was beamed to our eyes at ...

Unlock All Boards & Outfits (Cheat)

Dec 21, 2006