Tony Hawk 2 for iPhone video (legit or laborious fake)

[arta]

Believe me I stared at this video 5 times to see if it was fake. Seems legit to me.

Video reupped.
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Mega-hit Tony Hawk 2 complete with 10 levels plus 3 bonus levels FOR THE iPhone!!! THE definitive skateboarding game.

Not a fan of the big buttons though. And how does this control scheme accounts for all the different moves that were mapped to the Playstation dpad?

[Gavaphone]

WOW, this is amazing, really cool!!! Smooth and fast!!!!

[Sambo110]

Cool, wonder if it will ever be released.

[rphone]

Its fake!! Just watch when the glass is broken 0:24 the video goes outside iphone parameters

[Prab]

Ermmm... the game only starts at 1:00.

[jaikben]

aspyr made thps2 and cod2 for dell axim ( winmo ppc ) with opengles so porting to iphone seems possible, look it up on google its out for a while

[Haldear]

I loved this game on the playstation, would be cool to have it on my ipod :)

[Kartel]

I don't know why they couldn't have had the buttons be invisible quadrants of the screen like Crazy Snowboard or swipes like Vans Sk8. Big buttons blocking the screen are horrible! :mad:

[arta]

Added description.

[peter2nvy]

looks pretty solid, but looks like those buttons might get a bit distracting

[peter2nvy]

Its fake!! Just watch when the glass is broken 0:24 the video goes outside iphone parameters

ahah that did not really happen in the game footage, it was just used as an effect.

[colmiak]

Not a fan of the big buttons though. And how does this control scheme accounts for all the different moves that were mapped to the Playstation dpad?

perhaps theres only a limited amount of moves... i would have thought swiping in one direction while pressing a grab/kick/grind button would pull of different moves but i guess you dont really see him doing that in the video

still looks sick, i played the hell out of a tony hawk 2 demo on my ps1 lol, hope this is legit!

[GlennX]

That looks a lot like the Dreamcast version which makes sense as it had very similar graphical capabilities (and even a related GPU) to the iPhone. Not saying it's definately real, just that it's more than possible.

The Dreamcast could be an interesting starting point for iPhone ports. PS1 games are far too primitive, PS2 far too demanding.

Crazy Taxi anyone?

[ramsy66]

Sometimes on screen, the player would grab, but the guy wouldn't have pressed grab atall....

Hmm.

[dannys95]

I dunno...........looks legit to me. Especially since one time the graphics screwed up due to iPhone.

I don't mind the buttons. But I am curious how they will get all the trick combination right.

[dannys95]

Well, it's not hard to find out if it's a fake or not. It shows the devs (or one of them) is LTI Gray Matter. I hit up their website and it says iPhone Developer.....as well as a bunch of other consoles. I'm shooting them an email now.

[lordofbbq]

Well, it's not hard to find out if it's a fake or not. It shows the devs (or one of them) is LTI Gray Matter. I hit up their website and it says iPhone Developer.....as well as a bunch of other consoles. I'm shooting them an email now.

Nice, let us know what they say. A port of THPS2 seems possible and I spent many hours on the PC playing that game. I believe it is the best Tony Hawk game of all time. From the video, that graphics actually look a little sharper I guess because of the small screen. It would be sweet if this was real!

[yourofl10]

Looks real I remember having Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 for my Nintendo Gameboy SP with a highscore of 4 million when I was like 7.

I was a beast at that game.

[walsh06]

i hope this is real as it would be a fantastic game to have. i had 3 or 4 tony hawk games on xbox and loved them. this would be great to stick on whenever you have some free times to just go nuts on the parks or do some challenges

[thinkdontpray]

oh man i pray to god that this is real and will be released. i logged so many hours with this game on the N64. my friends and i would sit around and get baked all day and just try and beat each others scores. i think my biggest trick was 3 million on the school level.

ahh so many fond memories

[Mr. Charley]

oh man i pray to god...

Doesn't that go against your username? :eek:

[robertf224]

i can't help but think its fake for some reason.

[The Game Reaper]

Yeah, I have a hard time believing this is real. The onscreen buttons just look ugly and unprofessional and their perspective doesn't change at all.

btw, here is a video of the PS1 version. Same UI.

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[YungAssassin_BHB]

looks fake
It might be real though

[GlennX]

Eh...not really. Dreamcast is, as far as game development, a bit more powerful than iTouch/Phone.

I fell into that same trap of thinking the way you are now, as the MBX series is more powerful than the CLX2 series used in Dreamcast (labled PowerVR2DC), but the iPhone uses MBX-lite, not full fledged MBX, and DC had both dedicated VRAM and the SH-4 processor had an FPU to handle complex math, which the ARM11 used in iTouch/Phone lacks.

Simon Jeffrey, current president of Sega of America (oh for the days of Tom Kalinske, the last good SoA head honcho), was the one who stated it was "as powerful as Dreamcast", but he was not spot on.

And, just to throw this out there again, nearly a decade after it first turned up...DC and PS2 were not that far apart in capability. Seriously.

I wasn't aware of that Simon Jeffrey quote. Just thinking out loud.

Obviously comparisons of relative speed have to be taken with a pinch of salt but, as someone who developed (indirectly, in that I worked on the PS1/PC original) for Dreamcast I remember it as being several times faster than the PS1 and holding up very well to comparisons with PS2 but this changed as people got to grips with the pain of programming for PS2.

I agree that the Dreamcast was a great and underated machine, killed off by EA's ignoring it and PS2 pre hype but suspect that in raw polygon pushing terms, The PS2 had it beat by about 10 to 1 by the end, putting it in iPhone territory.

It's also worth remembering that The Dreamcast had twice the on screen pixels of an iPhone so would need twice the pixel pushing power just to keep up.

I mentioned the Dreamcast in this thread because I had that version of THPS2. I remember the PS2 version was the same only slightly uglier thanks to it's less powerful texture filtering etc. It's probably the only THPS game to be targeted at Dreamcast level hardware and we seem to be seeing it, rather than THPS or THPS3 targetted at the iphone. Just thought it was interesting.

[thinkdontpray]

Doesn't that go against your username? :eek:

it's a figure of speech numbnuts. just like when someone says "oh I'm in quite a pickle here" they aren't really in a pickle. or "pardon my french" even though what they just said wasn't french

[qasim]

Damn.. looks pretty nice.. I might get this!! lol.. I thought one of the levels was from THPS3?? hmm.. lol. :D.. anyways looks great!

[Booch138]

I dont know, as much as I freaking loved TH2 (My favourite of the Series, ESPECIALLY the music) I dont know about this. Regardless if it was fake or not, its going to be harder than hell to pull off individual tricks, not to mention the manuals and special tricks, that require multiple direction taps and then the trick button. I just dont see this happening, at least in a clean and comfortable manner, on the iPhone. I would be to stressed trying to pull it all off. And how he was using the accellerometer (sp?) to balance while grinding? I dont know about everyone else but I grinded as long as humanly possible tapping left and right to stay centered AS MUCH as possible, getting to the point where you start leaning left and right extremely fast. This takes lots of practice and pushing the buttons was REALLY hard, even when you got real good at it. I just dont see that working for that specific move, as I think it would be retarded to try and move side to side in time ahahah

[drunknbass]

Eh...not really. Dreamcast is, as far as game development, a bit more powerful than iTouch/Phone.

I fell into that same trap of thinking the way you are now, as the MBX series is more powerful than the CLX2 series used in Dreamcast (labled PowerVR2DC), but the iPhone uses MBX-lite, not full fledged MBX, and DC had both dedicated VRAM and the SH-4 processor had an FPU to handle complex math, which the ARM11 used in iTouch/Phone lacks.

Simon Jeffrey, current president of Sega of America (oh for the days of Tom Kalinske, the last good SoA head honcho), was the one who stated it was "as powerful as Dreamcast", but he was not spot on.

And, just to throw this out there again, nearly a decade after it first turned up...DC and PS2 were not that far apart in capability. Seriously.

iphone actually does have hardware for VFP math. not sure if you know this or not. didnt sound like it from your comparisons. For some reason im thinking the latest unity3d update added assembler support for the vfp but maybe im getting mixed up..

[Kartel]

http://appgamer.net/news/2009/may/12/tony-hawks-pro-skater-2-iphone/

I don’t know about you but our reaction to this game went something like this :

“OMFG Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 on the iPhone!”

A video has been discovered demonstrating Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 gameplay on Apple’s iPhone. The authenticity of the video is still to be determined. If the video is genuine then this could develop something similar to Nintendo’s Virtual Console or Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade on the iPhone, imagine playing Final Fantasy VII or Tekken on your iPhone.

The description on the video boasts:

“All 10 levels plus 3 bonus levels with incredible graphics and blazing frame rate make this THE definitive skateboarding game for the iPhone. Tony Hawk in all his glory!!”.

As you can see the graphics are the same as the original version and the game features the same amazing sound track, however the controls seem to be an issue. Point scoring is achieved by chaining big moves together, which means you need intuitive controls. Having to select moves on screen seems to limit you almost exclusively to Kick, Grind, Grab and Stall. Without adding different commands it looks impossible to perform extra moves. It will be interesting to see how the developers overcome this issue.

The video shows that the game has been developed by LTI Grey Matter. According to their website they have aided in the development of over 30 games including massive titles such as Mercenaries 2 and Jade Empire. Fingers crossed the game is real and we will be popping moves shortly.

[c0re]

Something's really wrong with this video :

The screen is clearly 4:3 ... iPhone is 15:10 ... And the phone in the video pretends to be an iPhone.


Plus, there is no official news from Neversoft (or affiliates).


Doubt is overwhelming me ...

[Rocketman919]

Im very skeptical. Look at around :13 and see a little jump in the vid and then it fades to black. why would then need to use another take? COuld possible be on a device other than iPhone.

[supg328911]

Its fake!! Just watch when the glass is broken 0:24 the video goes outside iphone parameters

actually i think thats a clip transition, another clue towards that is the sudden switch in music....so im pretty sure this is legit....

[skamando]

Yeah, this is looking more and more sketchy to me. But, to those wondering how he does all the different moves, you actually flick off the button in a different direction to perform that direction's trick.

EDIT: I just realized I mad a terrible pun here. SKETHCY! HA!

[emb531]

We can confirm that it’s 100% real.

That’s right — we had a chance to talk to an inside source and got the full story. This is a full port of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, soundtrack and all the levels included, running flawlessly on an iPod Touch. In the video, the white cord you see coming from the device is running sound directly into the camera.

The developer was tight lipped as to whether or not we’d actually see this port in the iTunes App Store. But what we do know is that if the buzz raised over this game video is any indication of the buzz that the full app would receive, the people clearly want it.

http://www.148apps.com/news/tony-hawk-iphone-100-real/

[No Hero]

http://www.148apps.com/news/tony-hawk-iphone-100-real/

Great news :)

[dmbfan1192]

Great news :)
Thanks for making my night.

[Kartel]

Excellent news. :)

[theone1007]

Nope... it's fake. Read this.

Update: IGN contacted Activision for confirmation of the allegedly leaked footage and an iPhone version of Hawk 2, but reps for the publisher said the video in question is just a mock-up, presumably by some overzealous fan, and not at all sanctioned by the company. It has no such iPhone Hawk game in development.

ARTICLE (http://wireless.ign.com/articles/981/981977p1.html)

[dannys95]

Nope... it's fake. Read this.

I beg to differ............................................ .........;)

[ezone]

I hope it's real, but even if it isn't I'm sure Tony Hawk will be on the iPhone soon!

[wildmatt]

Looks fake for sure, but the 4 button thing could work o.k. I dunno wtf you guys are rambling on about, all you need is that and tilt. Tilt forward kick would shove-it etc etc...

But yeah looks fake, why have those extra camera angles? The menus looked nice though.

[drunknbass]

If it's real or if it isn't, it doesn't really matter if activision won't publish it. They own the exclusive rights to publishing a Tony hawk game.. PERIOD. Would be cool if it's real but unless they pull all references to TH out if the game it'll never see the light of day, even then it might not be legal to distribute. Sorry to burst your bubbles lol

[shap08]

This is indeed 100% real.
Not sure if links are allowed/im sorta new :D
Link: http://www.148apps.com/news/tony-hawk-iphone-100-real/
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Quote:
Earlier today, this video started making the rounds, raising quite a buzz.


The video shows what is reported to be Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 running on an iPod Touch. Make sure you watch it in HD for the best picture.

We can confirm that it’s 100% real.

That’s right — we had a chance to talk to an inside source and got the full story. This is a full port of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, soundtrack and all the levels included, running flawlessly on an iPod Touch. In the video, the white cord you see coming from the device is running sound directly into the camera.

The developer was tight lipped as to whether or not we’d actually see this port in the iTunes App Store. But what we do know is that if the buzz raised over this game video is any indication of the buzz that the full app would receive, the people clearly want it.

In a year when we’ll see some of the biggest game franchises coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch, we want to, no we NEED to see Tony Hawk on the iPhone as well.

By the way, happy birthday Tony Hawk!

Thanks to Touch Arcade for bringing this game to our attention.
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This should settle everyone's doubts about this game. It maybe ported but it wont be released on itunes.:cool:

Regards,
shap08

[arta]

So it's 148apps.com vs IGN...

[shap08]

So it's 148apps.com vs IGN...
What do IGN say? They think its fake?

[arta]

What do IGN say? They think its fake?
Update: IGN contacted Activision for confirmation of the allegedly leaked footage and an iPhone version of Hawk 2, but reps for the publisher said the video in question is just a mock-up, presumably by some overzealous fan, and not at all sanctioned by the company. It has no such iPhone Hawk game in development.

ARTICLE (http://wireless.ign.com/articles/981/981977p1.html)

[shap08]

Update: IGN contacted Activision for confirmation of the allegedly leaked footage and an iPhone version of Hawk 2, but reps for the publisher said the video in question is just a mock-up, presumably by some overzealous fan, and not at all sanctioned by the company. It has no such iPhone Hawk game in development.

Oh now Im totally up the creek now. I guess people have more respect for IGN so they get the benefit of the doubt?

[MacDaddy]

Hmm the video had me convinced :)

Although, if it really was leaked I'm sure activision would deny it... :D

[MyDarkDesire]

*spazzes out*

[stranger]

Do you think that this is part of the new "Tony Hawk" game that Tony will talk about in the upcoming GT episode - http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49040.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49165.html ?

BTW I ask Mr. Hawk if he has a comment on the video, but he remains silent.

[Mr. Charley]

Doesn't that go against your username? :eek:

it's a figure of speech numbnuts. just like when someone says "oh I'm in quite a pickle here" they aren't really in a pickle. or "pardon my french" even though what they just said wasn't french

Wow, sarcasm is lost on you! :rolleyes:
But thanks for your enlightening explanation...

[wonderva]

I hope its less than 9.99

[theone1007]

Well, it is 148apps talking to an "inside fellow" while IGN actually talked to Activision. I mean really... who is this sneaky inside source that knows more than the creator of this game?

Not sure about you guys, but I don't think you should be having high hopes for this one. It may turn into another Need for Speed, and you'll be waiting forever.

[dannys95]

It is real. More details as I get them.

['Jeep]

It is real. More details as I get them.

You have such a way to put these things Danny! I honestly don't know what to make of it, and I'm enjoying Vans Sk8 too much to be too fussed about it, but with 3 words you got me listening again! :D

[Denominate]

I wanted to believe this but then I watched the video. It appeared all real until he goes to the menu and selects Sound Levels near the 3:12 mark. There's a little jump there and when he plays with the music level it doesn't appear to change at all and the SFX level sounds all choppy and fake too.

I was kinda laughing at all the "fake" comments before I watched the video because I expected it but now I can't help but agree.

[dannys95]

I wanted to believe this but then I watched the video. It appeared all real until he goes to the menu and selects Sound Levels near the 3:12 mark. There's a little jump there and when he plays with the music level it doesn't appear to change at all and the SFX level sounds all choppy and fake too.

I was kinda laughing at all the "fake" comments before I watched the video because I expected it but now I can't help but agree.

I repeat............I beg to differ. :);)

[1337brian]

I repeat............I beg to differ. :);)

Don't play coy danny, either you have proof or not, I believe you don't have proof, but to shut me up I would love to see it! Even if it is real, I highly doubt we would actually see it in the app store....

[dannys95]

Don't play coy danny, either you have proof or not, I believe you don't have proof, but to shut me up I would love to see it! Even if it is real, I highly doubt we would actually see it in the app store....

Proof...........it's coming (hopefully). Be patient man!
Hopefully I'll get some details unlike 148apps.

Besides, it's me and 148apps vs. your conspiracy theory. :p

[super6ft7]

i made the fake!:D
I was just testing my video editing skills and I put it on youtube to show my friends, and it got around...
sorry!

[drunknbass]

Don't play coy danny, either you have proof or not, I believe you don't have proof, but to shut me up I would love to see it! Even if it is real, I highly doubt we would actually see it in the app store....

Incase my post was missed.. even if the game was real and awesome doesnt mean itll ever see the light of day, thats the sad way licensing works, and activision has exclusive rights to a "tony hawk" game. So if they say its a no go, sadly its a no go.

[1337brian]

Incase my post was missed.. even if the game was real and awesome doesnt mean itll ever see the light of day, thats the sad way licensing works, and activision has exclusive rights to a "tony hawk" game. So if they say its a no go, sadly its a no go.

Nope I caught it, that's why I was re-itterating, that it probably won't ever come to the app store....

[dannys95]

Incase my post was missed.. even if the game was real and awesome doesnt mean itll ever see the light of day, thats the sad way licensing works, and activision has exclusive rights to a "tony hawk" game. So if they say its a no go, sadly its a no go.

These guys r not stupid. They made the game for various platforms, so obviously something is in the works. I'm sure they would not spend time / money / resources to make this for iPhone if Activision was not to allow it. I mean come on, think about it.

[The Game Reaper]

i made the fake!:D
I was just testing my video editing skills and I put it on youtube to show my friends, and it got around...
sorry!
I hope you're being sarcastic.

['Jeep]

I hope you're being sarcastic.

No he was just lying , I made the fake!

[dannys95]

148Apps says they have details being released tomorrow.
Hopefully I get my details before them!

[dannys95]

Turns out I don't have many more details then 148Apps does.
If only Dr. Kim would check his PM inbox! :rolleyes:

[dmbfan1192]

I made the fake too. :cool:

[Boardumb]

Incase my post was missed.. even if the game was real and awesome doesnt mean itll ever see the light of day, thats the sad way licensing works, and activision has exclusive rights to a "tony hawk" game. So if they say its a no go, sadly its a no go.

Yep, just like Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, The Game & Watch Games....

You would NEVER see those on the app store :p

Just kiddin, you are very right. But! If this is just some port some renegade devs made work on the iPhone then maybe they can get it to sneak past Apples review process just for a couple a days so we can all pick it up. I'd pay dearly for this game (arms, legs, first born, whatevs). My feelings about the app store are "anything can happen".

[The Game Reaper]

No he was just lying , I made the fake!
lol. Now instead of a conspiracy questioning if it's real, it's turned into one about who made it. :D

[dannys95]

OK, I'll post here since it's not too important / arn won't check his inbox.

It is real!! And a new video is being filmed and should be online in a few hours. It will show more clearly that this is real.

[1337brian]

OK, I'll post here since it's not too important / arn won't check his inbox.

It is real!! And a new video is being filmed and should be online in a few hours.

That's fine if it's real (Looks like it to me), I've also seen WoW on the iphone.... What we want to know is we can we buy it on the app store? if ever...

[drunknbass]

These guys r not stupid. They made the game for various platforms, so obviously something is in the works. I'm sure they would not spend time / money / resources to make this for iPhone if Activision was not to allow it. I mean come on, think about it.
the company iwork for actually is in the works with tony hawk (was here 2 weeks ago) right now for apps. and i know 1st hand what i am saying is true. :D

[dannys95]

That's fine if it's real (Looks like it to me), I've also seen WoW on the iphone.... What we want to know is we can we buy it on the app store? if ever...

It is! Oh well, I guess the new video will convince people.
That is funny, I have asked the same thing but have not received an answer. However, 148Apps said:


The developer was tight lipped as to whether or not we’d actually see this port in the iTunes App Store.


So I guess we'll have to wait and see.

the company iwork for actually is in the works with tony hawk (was here 2 weeks ago) right now for apps. and i know 1st hand what i am saying is true. :D

Right, and why should we believe you? ;)

[dannys95]

The video has been removed. Guess they're uploading the new one?

[qasim]

Damn! I cannot wait for this.. Actually a really good skateboarding game.. Don't get me wrong, Touch Grind was good, but i'd like a game where my fingers aren't the skaters.. ;).. and Vans SK8 Pool Service looks okay, in this there are better graphics, people, more maps, and it's TONY HAWK! I CAN'T WAIT! lol :D

[theone1007]

The video has been removed. Guess they're uploading the new one?

I read on Slidetoplay that they weren't allowed to post that video to the public, it was only for Activision and some other people's eyes.

Some other grave news is that the only way the game can be released on the App Store is if Activision approves of it because they hold the rights to that game. If Activision doesn't see a huge demand for this game, they can just decline, and this game may never appear on the App Store.

So right now, the only thing we're waiting for is Activision saying yes... or saying no.

[dannys95]

Why are people calling this "exclusives"? SlideToPlay, 148Apps....

It's not an exclusive. Everyone in the world saw the video.
Heck even I confirmed it for TA.

And everyone has the same freaking source. Geez.

[arn]

http://toucharcade.com/2009/05/13/tony-hawk-pro-skater-2-iphone-video-real-but-not-likely-to-be-released/

more details

arn

[dannys95]

http://toucharcade.com/2009/05/13/tony-hawk-pro-skater-2-iphone-video-real-but-not-likely-to-be-released/

more details

arn

Guess me finding out did not do much huh? :(

[thinkdontpray]

so who wants to start a petition to get activision to realize they could make a pantload from the release of this game

[arta]

Video reupped.
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[skamando]

Petition for Tony Hawk 2 (http://petitionspot.com/petitions/thps2iphone)
Sign up now if you want this game to make it to the app store.

[Phil_Synowiec]

This game looks, ehhh, ok the controls look wack. I love THPS 2 but this, ehhh.

[24hourtourist]

It may or may not be fake. It looks pretty solid, though. As far as I know Activision doesn't make any games for touch apps of the iPhone or iPod. What they might do however, is farm it out to a third party developer and then beta test it, sometimes in Europe first. Hence, the video.