Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was announced this week with a July date for Xbox Game Pass, and everything about it seems to be shaping up brilliantly for the most part – although there is a controversial change concerning THPS4.
It’s been confirmed by Activision to Kotaku that THPS4 will not feature its original career mode in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, but rather will implement the two-minute goal structure that originated in the first three games in the series.
Here’s the confirmation that THPS4’s career mode will utilise a two-minute time limit in the new game:
“Kotaku was able to confirm with Activision that THPS 3+4 will not include the original career mode seen in the OG version of THPS4 on the PS2. Instead, like in the first three games, each THPS4 level will feature a list of challenges to complete in a 2-minute run.”
As you may recall, the original version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 that appeared on the OG Xbox was the first to ditch the two-minute time limit back in the day, opting instead to provide an open environment where you could run into NPCs and take on their challenges. This ultimately sparked a new formula that the series would build upon for many years.
Alas, Activision seemingly felt it was too much work to incorporate the old THPS4 campaign into this new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 remake / remaster, so we’ll have to wait and see how the two-minute limit fares in this modern version.
