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Tony Hawk's

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is a series of skateboarding video games published by Activision and endorsed by the American professional skateboarder of the same name. From 1999 to 2007, the series was primarily developed for home consoles by Neversoft with generally annual releases. In 2008, Activision transferred the franchise to Robomodo, which released several entries before Activision and Hawk's license expired in 2015, leaving the future of the series uncertain. In 2020, the series returned under Activision with a remake of the original two games in the series, and a remake of the third and fourth games in 2025 developed by Vicarious Visions and Iron Galaxy respectively.
Starting with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater in 1999, the series was one of the best-selling video game franchises of the early 2000s. Three more Pro Skater games were released from 2000 to 2002, after which the developers took a more story-oriented approach with the releases of Underground, Underground 2, and American Wasteland from 2003 to 2005. Project 8 in 2006 and Proving Ground in 2007 were the final games in the series developed by Neversoft. Developer Robomodo took the franchise in a different direction with the peripheral-supported games Ride and Shred, released in 2009 and 2010 to negative critical reviews and poor sales. Robomodo tried to revive the series with the back-to-the-roots Pro Skater HD in 2012 and Pro Skater 5 in 2015. The series also spawned several spin-offs, such as Downhill Jam in 2006 and Motion in 2008, and several ports and re-releases.
Neversoft's first five Tony Hawk's received critical acclaim for their unique gameplay, varied soundtracks, and expansion over their predecessors. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and Pro Skater 3 are ranked among the best games released for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, respectively. Later entries drew less favorable reviews; Ride and Pro Skater 5 were named "Worst Games of the Year" by several outlets. After this, Activision let the licensing deal expire while holding all publishing rights. Fans continued to support the series through an online multiplayerfangame called THUG Pro, which uses Underground 2's engine in an all-encompassing collection of levels from the series.
The first game bearing the Tony Hawk's name not published by Activision, Tony Hawk's Skate Jam, was released in December 2018 for iOS and Android. A second high-definition remake of the first two games, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, published by Activision and developed by Vicarious Visions (who previously developed ports of several Tony Hawk's games), was released in 2020.