Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 for Iphone/Ipod Touch

May 15, 2009 - Earlier this week, a video showing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 on an iPhone surfaced on the Internet. The video has since been removed. In the footage, a gamer was tilting and touching his way through the warehouse stage of the blockbuster game. Up to this point, there were rumors of Tony Hawk appearing on the iPhone at some point. The video was the first real evidence of it actually existing. Multiple theories bounced around to explain the video. Somebody at Activision was being very clever about using YouTube for viral marketing. It was a tech demo by an ambitious studio. It was an elaborate fake. 

However, Activision recently shot down the video and said it was definitely not sanctioned by them. So that left just two remaining possibilities. 

It turns out that the video is of a tech demo from Lti Gray Matter, a development studio that has contributed to Mercenaries 2 and Jade Empire for the PC. We received an email this afternoon from Daniel Chavez, president of Lti Gray Matter, about the video that explains what went into the creation of the demo and why they released the video.




"It is completely real.

We developed an engine and tools to push the bleeding edge of the iPhone's limits. That's why the graphics, sound & frame rate are so good in the demo. We used THPS2 strictly as a "test subject" and not at the request of Activision or anyone else. By the time we were thru, THPS2 was fully on the iPhone and performing even better than originally anticipated. We have let Activision know that THPS2 is ready for QA if they want it. My feeling is that unless there is clearly mass desire expressed for this game, sadly it may not make it to the Apple Apps Store. Truly a shame because it was one of the most successful games of the franchise and would only add to market awareness for the new Tony Hawk title that will be detailed tomorrow. There may be a feeling that this may cause confusion with the new title but I believe the Tony Hawk fans & gamers (both iPhone & console) would love to own both.

Some of the glitchyness on the demo were strictly because of compressing/loading into the editing software. The cuts showing player X were only to better illustrate the accelerometer use and while he was actually playing, this was shot separate from the over-the-shoulder angle. That's why on those scenes the headphone wire was not plugged in and the close-ups of the screen did have the wire connected. It was plugged directly into the camera so the sound heard was exactly what you would hear with headphones. The need for player X to keep his head cocked sideways and minimize movement in order to get the best video display is the reason for the less-than-stellar runs and not because the game mechanics are too difficult. Also, the buttons on screen are there for the 1st time player (left on for the demo) and there is the ability to toggle them off and just touch the corresponding quadrants of the screen thereby giving a cleaner view."


Well, what do you think? Would you like to see Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 on the iPhone? Should Activision reach out to Lti Gray Matter and bless the project? Hit the comments section below and tell us what you think.

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[TheHxcdood]

i have it.

[Jellycar2RULEZ]

IT WAS JUST RELEASED!

[JuKsuKukSu]

i neeeeeeeed it!

[JohnF30Music]

this is the reason i bought my PS1 back in the day, along with Gran turismo

[skater247247]

EVERYONE would buy this game if it was released

[jorgaum]

lol.

i simply LOVE this game.

i bought it for ps, and i didn't even own a ps! i just played at my friend's.

would really be awesome!

btw,

nice touch at adding this video on May 16! lol [Lagwagon's track on game]

[MiniMousePoo2]

It would be very Successful

[oeoesgr]

I HAVE to have it.

it whould be awesome if they realy whould release it for the iphone

iT's ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER !!!