Article 5KFG9 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is surprisingly solid on the Switch

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is surprisingly solid on the Switch

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Andrew Webster
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We're more than four years into the life of the Nintendo Switch, and yet in some ways the handheld device remains an enigma. Namely: when there's a port of a big game, you never quite know what to expect. Sometimes you get a welcome surprise like Doom Eternal, other times a mess like Apex Legends. Which why I was only cautiously excited about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 - an excellent-yet-awkwardly named remaster of the first two games in the series - making its way to the Switch. This is a game where movement and flow is paramount; if frame rate hitches get in the way of a good run, it's not really worth playing.

Thankfully, from what I've played, THPS is a surprisingly solid port. It's not the ideal way to play, but it definitely works.

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