I’m a professional skateboarder
Well, not in real life. But in the 1’s & 0’s I’m pretty good. I just finished Tony Hawk’s Underground (THUG) for the PS2 last night. This is the first PS2 game I’ve completely finished all the way to the end. Usually I get to about 90% and then it either becomes too hard, too routine, I have another new game that takes my attention or I just have no time to play. Last night I was flabberghasted when I actually finished it. It was a wierd feeling - “what now? what do I do next?” The credits rolled and that was it. I looked forward daily to the challenges, but they are now complete.
So I decided to check out some online play now that I was familiar with the levels and could provide some challenge to the vidpunks online who play 8+ hours/day. Before I got that far, I checked out the additional online features. You can download everything now when you connect online. Extra user-created levels, players and goals! In THUG, it’s now a story mode game with 129 goals to tackle throughout the game. You start out as a rookie skater, working your way up through the ranks to become a pro. Users can now create their own series of goals throughout the different levels of the game, providing infinite playability of the game. What a brilliant idea. So I downloaded a few goals packs and started playing again. I now have more to play again….just until SSX 3 arrives on Xmas morning (hope, hope) and I’ve found a new game to occupy my time.