Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam | 
| From: Activision Inc.
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 1578
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: boarding_and_blading_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 81609
UPC: 047875816091
EAN: 0047875816091
ASIN: B000G7T7JM
Release Date: June 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: .BRAND NEW SEALED. WITH WARRANTY. WE SHIP PROMPTLY! PART # 81609 112608LPM_2
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| Features:
| • | Arcade-Style Racing - Crouch for more speed, jump or grind over obstacles and pull off all of your favorite air tricks to gain boosts as you race down the steepest terrains in the world | | • | Choose Tony Hawk or 8 original characters | | • | Play your way through over 90 events in 8 environments | | • | Ride a wide range of skateboards - each with different attributes that affect your gameplay | | • | Create-A-Skater lets you customize your own character |
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Product Description
In Tony Hawk Downhill Jam, you'll make the sparks, gravel and dust fly as you shred downhill and feel the adrenaline rush. Do whatever it takes to get ahead: Speed down crowded, interactive streets as you pull off high-velocity tricks and fight opponents in living, populated environments. The online gameplay for up to 4 people makes it even more challenging. It's the wildest Tony Hawk game yet! With the revolutionary Wii Remote Controller, you can balance your grinds and fire off speed boosts like a real skater Challenge friends in split screen competitions and compete in Race, Trick Attack and Slalom modes
Amazon.com
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam lets players experience the breakneck speed of downhill skateboard racing as they tear up the steepest terrains in the world while performing tricks and outmaneuvering opponents. The complex gameplay lets you choose to race in places all over the world, from the crowded streets of San Francisco, 
Put your skills to the test on the craziest of courses. View larger. | 
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Players can choose to play as Tony Hawk or one of eight original characters. Additionally, they can create their own character with the Create-A-Skater feature. You can create your own skateboard, too, or simply choose from a wide variety of stock skateboards. You have the option of selecting from contemporary boards, old school "fishtails," longboards, and 70s skateboards, all of which have different attributes that will have an effect on gameplay. Gameplay
Developed for the Wii, gamers use an innovative and intuitive control system as they take on the role of Tony Hawk or one of eight other characters. Choose who you want to be, and then compete in specific time-based challenges in one of three gameplay modes including race, trick and slalom. Gamers can also challenge friends in head-to-head competitions with up to four players at once, as they pull off a variety of high-velocity stunts, all while racing in populated environments filled with cars, pedestrians, and buildings.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Lacking in many things except simplicity January 1, 2007
A. C. Ege/Acedoh (Stockton, CA USA)
15 out of 23 found this review helpful
I bought this game as one of my first Wii experiences. I knew not to expect any experiences that were similar to other Tony Hawk games. That was fine with me. It has been the over complexity of other Hawk games that has kept me from getting to engrossed in them. When I first started playing this game I realized the title made a lot of sense. The general intent of this game is to race downhill. You have the ability to do some simple skating moves like grinding and making trick jumps. This game began to remind me of a downgraded SSX and not of a skating title. It was hard to really get into the game since the controls are so simple and the courses seem very short. I began to realize this game is mainly intended for children. Not eleven or twelve year old children but children who are probably between five and eight. The simple moves and easy play make this a good title for younger children. The soundtrack in this game is decent but that is about the only excellent thing I can say. The graphics are lackluster and some of the animations are silly. I would have to say if you like simple games or have younger children this should be a good title.
 Fun Game December 3, 2006
Tim Crumley (South Carolina)
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I rented this game and have really enjoyed it. The action is very goood and the controls work great. This game makes good use of the Wii.
Tony Hawk goes SSX, and its awesome December 5, 2006
E. Roesler
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
As a review said earlier, this game is not very original. I'm a huge fan of the ssx series, and while playing this I realized how similar it was, but still incredibly fun. I play multiplayer with 4 people, its so fun. Our favorite is doing big air (trick), makes my arms kinda sore, shake the remote backwards to do backflips and other cool moves. Other cool game modes are steal the head and elimination. A lot of cool courses, I believe its 12 in total. I highly recommend this game for those who want a fun multiplayer game, extremely similar to ssx, like on tour, but oh well, still awesome.
 First game for the Wii that I've regretted buying December 11, 2006
dcJohn (Bethesda, MD United States)
9 out of 20 found this review helpful
I decided to buy the game based on the very positive reviews I read here, and now I'm starting to wonder if Activision is seeding reviews. I can understand how it's possible for folks to have different opinions about some titles, but really, this game is just horrible on every level.
The graphics are poor, and that's in comparison to other initial Wii-released games. The use of the Wii controller is unimaginative. And the gameplay just stinks. To top off a lousy game, the cut scene quips between races are so insipid that I can't help but feel a little offended that any game developer would think that I--or anyone else--would actually be amused by the junk.
Tony has not gone downhill December 5, 2006
Kevin FitzPatrick (Avon, NJ)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a great Wii game that actually takes advantage of the motion sensing functionality of the Wii.
In this game you control a racer with the Wii-mote in the Steering style. You can race or try to get a high score on the trick mode (like in SSX (PlayStation 2)). You can attack your opponents and if you hit jumps you can do all sorts of moves (also like SSX Tricky). In trick mode there are multipliers that increase your score (like in SSX 3..., ok so this isn't the most original game). Some people may have some issues since this game is quite unlike any other TH game, but it is actually quite similar to a particular boarding game.
Let me spell it out: Tony Hawk + SSX = one of the most fun Wii titles.
In the game you have the choice of several characters with slightly differing stats, as well as the ability to create your own character. As you play the single player game you can unlock new boards, people, and racing venues. All of the racing locations are based (somewhat liberally) on real world locations, like Glastonbury, Rio, Maccu Piccu, Rome, San Francisco...
This game is also a great multiplayer game and I guarantee you'll have lots of fun (or lots of cursing depending on how you finish your race).
This game is easy to learn, the controls are simple to understand, and anyone can pick up and play. Mastering the game however is a difficult process.
To be honest, I didn't expect much from this game, but it really has a lot to offer. I doubt that this game would be at the top of anyone's Wii list but it is definitely a quality title that you should try out, especially with some friends.
NOTE: The description for this game says: "online gameplay." To the best of my knowledge this is NOT an online enabled game.
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