Well, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is totally broken then

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There's no way around it. There's no being polite and saying maybe it's having a bad day. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is appallingly broken. The below video from Eurogamer was captured in only 60 minutes of game time. Physics problems, terrain issues, Tony just having a dance on the spot, it's all here and looks a bit like what it would be like to skate across intermittent quicksand in zero gravity.

Things hadn't been looking promising. Devs Robomodo inexplicably added black outlines to the skaters last month and new videos looked ugly at best, but to see a full price game in such a sorry state is more than just disappointing. A day one fix was issued but the below gameplay was recorded post patch on PS4 so it doesn't look like it's helped matters much.

And why has it been released as a buggy mess? It's surfaced that the Tony Hawk's licence was due to expire for Activision at the end of this year which could explain a rushed job to get it out.

Going by the footage, it looks like it's going to take far more than a single patch to fix so perhaps best to steer clear. Back to Tony Hawk's 2 we go then.

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Louise Blain
Louise Blain
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Louise Blain is a journalist and broadcaster specialising in gaming, technology, and entertainment. She is the presenter of BBC Radio 3’s monthly Sound of Gaming show and has a weekly consumer tech slot on BBC Radio Scotland. She can also be found on BBC Radio 4, BBC Five Live, Netflix UK's YouTube Channel, and on The Evolution of Horror podcast. As well as her work on GamesRadar, Louise writes for NME, T3, and TechRadar. When she’s not working, you can probably find her watching horror movies or playing an Assassin’s Creed game and getting distracted by Photo Mode.