Interested in being your favorite shoe? Go ahead. With a PS2 Camera/Eye Toy you are able to scan in just about whatever you want. All three home consoles pool from the same resources, except the PlayStation 2 version allows you to download a face. It's truly one of the most flexible of its kind. For comparison's sake, you only need to know the Story and Free Skate modes offer up the same levels, insane objectives, and wealth of unlockables. You can read our review and preview if you want to know more about it. All the consoles are home to the same single-player mode, though. The world that was once limited to skating only is now ballooning outward to include a number of things, but driving and walking freely are two of the bigger ones. Underground takes the objective/RPG type gameplay that was in THPS4 and expands on it to immerse you more completely in its world. So read this or face the consequences! Features As you might expect, this year is Tony's biggest when it comes to feature inclusions.
And you don't want brain damage for crashing and burning, do you? We didn't think so. Buying or renting without its aid would be like dropping in onto a 12-foot half-pipe for the first time without a helmet. We'd love to tell you to just get out there and buy whatever version your heart tells you to, but there are problems and benefits to watch for: extra features, better technical advantages, and those issues neglected, too. It's available on GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.
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Could you ever forget? Activision's megahit genre-definer, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater has since evolved fivefold to become Tony Hawk's Underground.
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Addiction consumed millions of gamers' minds: Kickflip + Nosegrind + Manual + Nollie +. (GCN, PS2, Xbox) It's one of those franchises that took the industry by storm when it launched. The result: an even tie between the GameCube and Xbox.We highly recommend that you read the detailed reports for every area of comparison - there are many facts that might sway your decision based on your setup. The games all look graphically identical, barring the benefits of progressive scan. Example Three: The GameCube and Xbox versions of a game support progressive scan, but the PS2 does not. Example Two: The PlayStation 2 version of a game supports four-player, but it requires the use of a multitap. We do not fault it for its substandard mouse and keyboard control.
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To be completely fair, we examine all versions with the notion that everyone has HDTVs, surround sound setups, wireless controllers, etc.Įxample One: The PC version of a game features poor mouse and keyboard control, but supports controllers. About Our Head-to-Head Comparison The following comparisons were drawn assuming the highest level of available equipment.
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The Head-to-Head series of articles cuts through all the different takes the editors have on games, compares the facts, and presents you with one uniform opinion on all the versions. If you're at a conflict every time a game debuts on multiple platforms, this feature is for you.
Is Madden 2004 still worth a purchase on GameCube, or does the controller hinder the experience? Is Need for Speed: Underground just as thrilling on PlayStation 2 as it is on the often more robust GameCube and Xbox platforms? The editors at IGN try to do their best to write about each gaming system and objectively review all the major titles, but there is one thing we don't often do: compare games across platforms. After thinking about issues that frustrate us, we discovered that there is one major trend that has emerged since the latest wave of gaming consoles sprang to life: developers frequently release their titles across multiple consoles.
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