Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
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Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (abbreviated as THPG and loosely referred to as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 9) is a video game developed by Neversoft
Neversoft
Neversoft Entertainment is an American video game developer, founded in 1994 by Joel Jewett, Mick West and Chris Ward. Neversoft is best recognized for their line of Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk skateboarding games, known as the Tony Hawk's series...

 for the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 and Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 video game console
Video game console
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s; by Page 44 Studios
Page 44 Studios
Page 44 Studios is an independently owned video game developer based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1998 by General Manager Steven Apour and Director of Development Denis Fung...

 for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 and Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

; and by Vicarious Visions
Vicarious Visions
Vicarious Visions is an American video game developer founded by the high school brothers Karthik and Guha Bala in 1990, which developed some PC and Game Boy Color games in late 90's and 2000. They later developed Terminus, which won two Independent Games Festival Awards in 1999...

 for the Nintendo DS
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. Proving Ground is the ninth installment in the Tony Hawk's series.

Proving Ground didn't copycat the success of Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Project 8, officially abbreviated as THP8, is the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk series of video games. It was released on sixth-generation and seventh-generation consoles...

(2006). When it debuted in 2007, critics were hesitant about its controls, despite receiving praise for its visuals and audio. Amidst this somewhat lackluster reception, it was a financial success.

Single player

There are 9 levels in the video game. They are in 3 East Coast cities, Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

, Philadelphia, and Washington DC. The levels differ between the different console versions. In the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 and PS3 versions, there is one open world. In the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

 and PS2 versions, you have to select different levels by pausing the game. You can choose three different types of goals in Story Mode; Rigger, where you add things to the level to complete a challenge, Career, which is mainly competitions and things to raise you to pro status, and Hardcore, which is street skating. In each level, there are two arcade machines, one for high score and the other to play classic mode. This game has three Nail the Trick modes ( Nail the Trick, Nail the Grab, and Nail the Manual.) The PS2 and Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

 versions do not include the Nail the Manual feature. The Classic Mode feature allows the player to play each city section in the style of early Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games. There is a free skate mode on the PS2 and Wii versions.

Multiplayer

In the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

 and PS2 versions a 2 player game is available in which you can play one of 4 game modes in any of the nine areas. These modes are:
  • Graffiti: Colour as many objects as possible by tricking off them for the most points
  • Trick attack: Get the most points possible
  • Horse: Take it in turns to get a higher combo than your opponent in order to make them spell the word h-o-r-s-e
  • Free Skate: An unlimited skate with no time limit or score to get in your way

Demo

The Tony Hawk's Proving Ground demo was scheduled for release on Xbox Live Marketplace
Xbox Live Marketplace
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 for Xbox 360 on September 10, 2007 but was delayed to September 12, 2007. The release date for the PlayStation 3 demo in the PlayStation Store
PlayStation Store
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 was September 13 in the U.S. The UK demo was released on October 25, 2007. The demo allows ten minutes of free time, but allows players to try out each skater class, including a detailed tutorial on the new Nail-The-Grab mode, as well as a toned down version of the Video Editor.

Soundtrack

  • !!! - "All My Heroes are Weirdos"
  • Airbourne
    Airbourne (band)
    Airbourne are an Australian hard rock band formed in Warrnambool in 2001. Mainstay members are Joel O'Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother, Ryan O'Keeffe on drums, and David Roads on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. They were later joined by Justin Street on bass guitar and backing...

     - "Girls in Black"
  • Angels and Airwaves - "Secret Crowds"
  • Anglo Jackson - "Motorbike"
  • At the Gates
    At the Gates
    At the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a...

     - "Slaughter of the Soul"
  • Bad Brains
    Bad Brains
    Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of...

     - "Banned in DC"
  • Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys
    Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

     - "Electric Worm"
  • Blackalicious
    Blackalicious
    Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats...

     - "Your Move"
  • Bloc Party
    Bloc Party
    Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...

     - "Version 2.0"
  • Cursed
    Cursed (band)
    Cursed was a hardcore punk band featuring former and current members of numerous other Canadian DIY bands spanning from the early 1990s to the present, such as Haymaker, Left for Dead, The Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead, Acrid, Ruination, The Black Hand, Countdown to Oblivion, At the Mercy of...

     - "The Hands Will Abide"
  • Cymande
    Cymande
    Cymande are a British funk band, who released several albums throughout the early 1970s. The group was formed in 1971 in London, England by musicians from Guyana and Jamaica...

     - "Fug"
  • Dag Nasty
    Dag Nasty
    Dag Nasty was a Washington D.C. punk band formed in 1985 by guitarist Brian Baker of Minor Threat, drummer Colin Sears and bassist Roger Marbury, both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and vocalist Shawn Brown...

     - "Circles"
  • Darkest Hour - "Sanctuary"
  • Deadbolt Zen - "Everything Changes"
  • Divine Era - "The Sound of the Words"
  • DJ JS-1 featuring L.I.F.E. Long & Immortal Technique
    Immortal Technique
    Felipe Andres Coronel , better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is an American rapper of Afro-Peruvian descent as well as an urban activist. He was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Harlem, New York. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics...

     - "Audio Technician"
  • El-P - "Up All Night"
  • Folk Implosion - "Natural One"
  • Foo Fighters
    Foo Fighters
    Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...

     - "The Pretender"
  • Fu Manchu
    Fu Manchu (band)
    Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in 1990. They have been featured on compilations put together by Tony Hawk and ESPN's X Games, and invited to perform on the US television program Monster Garage...

     - "We Must Obey"
  • Funky Four Plus 1 - "Rappin and Rockin the House"
  • Future Pigeon
    Future Pigeon
    Future Pigeon is an American punk/dub band from Los Angeles, California, contemporary to the late 1990s and early 2000s.-History:Future Pigeon are an award-winning underground band from LA; they are often associated in performances with other more famous members of that scene such as the late...

     - "Gift Tax"
  • Gallows
    Gallows (band)
    Gallows are a hardcore punk band from Watford, England. The band was formed in 2005 after the disbandment of founding member Laurent Barnard's previous band, My Dad Joe. Gallows' debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, was distributed in the United States by Epitaph Records, and they were subsequently...

     - "Come Friendly Bombs"
  • Gorilla Biscuits
    Gorilla Biscuits
    Gorilla Biscuits are a New York City-based vegan straight edge hardcore band consisting of Anthony "Civ" Civarelli, Walter Schreifels, Arthur Smilios, Alex Brown and Luke Abbey. The band is currently signed to Revelation Records.-Early career:...

     - "Hold Your Ground"
  • Jimmy Castor
    Jimmy Castor
    Jimmy Castor is an American pop and funk musician. He is best known as a fun disco/funk saxophonist, with his biggest hit single being 1972's million seller, "Troglodyte ".-Career:...

     - "It's Just Begun"
  • Jurassic 5
    Jurassic 5
    Jurassic 5 was an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 from members of two previous groups, Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee by rappers Charles Stewart , Dante Givens , Courtenay Henderson , Marc Stuart , and disc jockeys Mark Potsic and Lucas Macfadden...

     - "Radio"
  • Kittens
    Kittens (band)
    The Kittens were a three piece noise rock band, with some country influences, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their albums were released on Sonic Unyon. After disbanding for almost eight years, they had a reunion show on News Years of 2007....

     - "Carpenter"
  • Los Abandoned
    Los Abandoned
    Los Abandoned was an American alternative rock band from the Los Angeles, California area. The band's lyrics were in Spanish and English, or a combination of the two known as Spanglish...

     - "Panico"
  • Lyrics Born
    Lyrics Born
    Lyrics Born , is a Japanese American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and voice over announcer. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.-History:...

     featuring KRS-One
    KRS-One
    Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...

     and Evidence
    Evidence
    Evidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. Giving or procuring evidence is the process of using those things that are either presumed to be true, or were themselves proven via evidence, to demonstrate an assertion's truth...

     - "Pack Up Remix"

  • Maylene & the Sons of Disaster
    Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
    Maylene and the Sons of Disaster is an American, Southern metalcore band formed in 2004 in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2005, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster signed to Mono Vs Stereo and released their self-titled debut album...

     - "Memories of the Grove"
  • Motorcity Daredevils - "Bear in the Air"
  • Nation of Ulysses
    Nation of Ulysses
    The Nation of Ulysses was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in spring 1988 with four members. Originally known as simply "Ulysses," the first mark of the group consisted of Ian Svenonius on vocals and trumpet, Steve Kroner on guitar, Steve Gamboa on bass guitar, and James...

     - "You're My Miss Washington D.C."
  • Nirvana
    Nirvana (band)
    Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

     - "Breed"
  • Oh No
    Oh No (rapper)
    Oh No is an underground hip hop artist from Oxnard, California who has released several albums on Stones Throw Records.-Biography:...

     feat. J. Dilla and Roc C - "Move Part 2"
  • Paint It Black
    Paint It Black (band)
    Paint It Black is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based modern hardcore punk band. Their music is often described as melodic hardcore, characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies and emotionally charged vocals delivered via shouting and singing...

     - "The New Brutality"
  • Paris
    Paris (rapper)
    Oscar Jackson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Paris is an American rapper from San Francisco, California, known for his highly charged political and socially conscious lyrics...

     - "The Devil Made Me Do It (Poach a Pig Mix)"
  • Percee P
    Percee P
    Percee P is a hip hop artist from the Patterson Projects in The Bronx, New York City, United States. Percee P has been writing and performing since 1979, yet his debut album Perseverance was not released until September 18, 2007, produced entirely by Madlib.He was known in the underground for...

     - "Throwback Rap Attack (Madlib remix)"
  • Pierce the Veil
    Pierce the Veil
    Pierce the Veil is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2006, the group was founded by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes after the disbandment of the group Early Times which was formed out of the San Diego punk rock scene...

     - "I'd Rather Die than Be Famous"
  • Pig Destroyer
    Pig Destroyer
    -Biography:The band formed in 1997 with vocalist J. R. Hayes , guitarist Scott Hull , and drummer John Evans. Evans was later replaced by Brian Harvey...

     - "Loathsome"
  • Reverend Horton Heat - "Baddest of the Bad"
  • Revolution Mother - "Come On"
  • Roots Manuva
    Roots Manuva
    Rodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...

     - "Chin High"
  • Sayvinyl - "That's Entertainment"
  • Silversun Pickups
    Silversun Pickups
    Silversun Pickups is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band comprises Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester....

     - "Well Thought Out Twinkles"
  • Slick Rick
    Slick Rick
    Richard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper...

     - "Children's Story"
  • Smashing Pumpkins - "Tarantula"
  • Snapcase
    Snapcase
    Snapcase is a hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records have been released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records. Through the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before disbanding in 2005....

     - "Energy Dome"
  • The Ameila Premiere - "Disintegrate"
  • The Bled
    The Bled
    The Bled is a hardcore band from Tucson, Arizona. The group formed in 2001, originally under the name "The Radiation Defiance Theory", but changed it because of its length...

     - "Starving Artiste"
  • The Clash
    The Clash
    The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...

     - "Clash City Rockers"
  • The Cramps
    The Cramps
    The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...

     - "Garbage Man"
  • The Icarus Line
    The Icarus Line
    The Icarus Line is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California.The Icarus Line was formed out of the ashes of high school punk group Kanker Sores...

     - "Gets Paid"
  • The Kooks
    The Kooks
    The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...

     - "See the World"
  • The Octopus Project
    The Octopus Project
    The Octopus Project is an American indietronica band based in Austin, Texas, active since 1999. Its unique sound, blending pop and experimental elements, is a combination of digital and electronic sounds and noises and analog equipment...

     - "Music is Happiness"
  • The Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...

     - "Sympathy for the Devil"
  • The Sex Pistols - "Holidays in the Sun"
  • Twilight 22 - "Electric Kingdom"
  • Voltera
    Voltera
    Voltera is an industrial rock four piece band from Melbourne, Australia. They have played the West Coast Leg of the 2006 Vans Warped Tour and have two tracks featured in the Tony Hawk series of skateboarding video games: "It beats for you" on Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, and "Do What Your Daddy Say"...

     - "It Beats for You"


Reception

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground was met with mixed reviews upon release.
On Metacritic
Metacritic
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, both the Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 versions had an average score of 72, the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 version had an average score of 65, and the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

 version had an average score of 57. All of these scores are considered "mixed or average" by the site.
The PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii versions were criticized for not having the same mechanics that are in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
The Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

 version received generally favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...

 it received an average score of 79 out of 100 based on 21 reviews. On Game Rankings
Game Rankings
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 it received an average score of 78% based on 19 reviews. Notably however, the game received a 9/10 from the Official UK Xbox Magazine. The Official UK PlayStation Magazine awarded the game 7/10.
  • IGN
    IGN
    IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...

     - 8.0/10 (DS version), 7.1/10 (360, PS3), 6.6/10 (PS2 version), 4.0/10 (Wii version)
  • Gamezone
    GameZone
    GameZone is an American multiplatform video game website. GameZone's daily coverage includes reviews, previews, news, hints & cheats, and editorials. Additionally, GameZone offers downloads, a child-targeted website and in association with GameStop, hosts GZGameShop, an online retailer...

     - 9.2/10 (PS3), 8.8/10 (Xbox 360)
  • PNGX - 9.5/10 (PS3) Received Editor's Choice Award
  • GameSpot
    GameSpot
    GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...

    - 6.5 (Xbox 360 and PS3), 5.0 (Wii and PS2), 8.0 (Nintendo DS)

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