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Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
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Overall Critic Score:2.9201
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam Critic Reviews
The basic gameplay in Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam is simple. You have to race downhill as fast as possible. It would have been a waste to throw out years’ worth of skating gameplay so Downhill Jam still includes some of that. You’ll find air tricks...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at PGNx Media
Visually, Downhill Jam goes for a more over-the-top look than other pro-skater games. Sure it doesn’t look like Project 8, but it is a completely different game and really doesn’t need to look ultra-realistic. The garish art style fits the game’s...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Game Vortex
The basic set up for Downhill Jam is simple: Players choose a racer—either Tony Hawk or a member of the fictional cast—and launch into a furious downhill race, with the primary goal typically being to reach the bottom of the course first. The game...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at eToychest
Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam is more of a spiritual member of the SSX series of downhill snowboarding games than a Tony Hawk game. Instead of skating through sprawling levels with a set of goals, Downhill Jam is a racing game. There are variations to...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Console Game World
THDJ has a great deal in common with EA's excellent SSX snowboarding series. Cynics might in fact say that it's SSX on a skateboard, but there's more to the story than that. Sure, at its core, THDJ is a fast-paced extreme sports racer, but it manages to...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at GameSpy
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The open worlds of previous games are gone. No more roaming about Los Angeles or abandoned schoolyards looking for skating goals to complete - instead, it's all about speed, reaching the goal first and still managing to bust out enough tricks to keep the...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Games Radar
This game is played only with the Wii-mote, very much like the gameplay we saw in Excite Truck where steering is performed by rotating the Wii-mote like a steering wheel (this is also used to keep your balance during grinds and to spin during mid-air...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Gamerz-Edge
As someone who has invested hundreds of hours into the Tony Hawk game franchise over the last seven years, I was more than a little apprehensive about Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam. Even with all of the initial previews and screenshots, I really had no idea...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Worth Playing
Tony Hawk hasn’t gone through very many facelifts since its first appearance over six years ago. The game has managed to revamp its gameplay only minimally, but has stayed a successful franchise all the way through. After Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam was...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Wii Advanced
A big part of overcoming that comes from the Wii controller itself -- in fact, the game was designed from the ground up around the Wii Remote. Holding the Remote sideways like a classic NES controller, you guide your skater down the slopes with a gentle...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at 1UP
We've grown accustomed to playing Tony Hawk games in a certain way. Even as the series has migrated to handheld systems, the classic combination of exploration, events and tricks has remained largely unchanged for several years. But with new hardware...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Yahoo! Games
When we first heard that Tony Hawk would be making its way to Wii for launch, we were definitely curious to see how the transition would work. After all, while the actual feel of skateboarding seems like a natural move to a motion controller, Hawk is...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at IGN
It’s incredibly easy to pick up due to the simplified controls. Just tilt the wiimote to turn, using the two buttons for jumps, grinds, and tricks. The D-pad works as a modifier for tricks just like any other Tony Hawk game. The only new additions to...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Game Revolution
Tricks are a big part of any Tony Hawk game and it’s no different here, though things have certainly been simplified a little. Since there are just two easily accessible face buttons on the controller, you’d think that the franchise’s notorious...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at GameTrailers
Obviously, the most important aspect of this title is how well it works in conjunction with the Wiimote. It’s playable, but I’d never take this method over the standard 360 or PS3 style of controller. Turning is handled in the same fashion as Excite...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at Lawrence
To be fair, Downhill Jam isn't a terrible game, but I expected better considering its pedigree. At least the game controls well; you hold the Wii-mote sideways and tilt it to turn, while the buttons and D-pad control tricks, combat and more. Tony Hawk...read the complete Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam review at GamePro
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