CONTENT-
1) special moves
2) tips
3) walkthrough
4) secrets
5) shadow racing
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First i will start off with the special moves. Now these can be found on the player tips page- but for convenience i have typed them out here.
*now encase you haven’t realised in the special moves section, the 'u' 'd' 'l' and 'r' mean just 'up, 'down', 'left' and 'right'.
*also note these combinations have to be carried out quite quickly
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Tony Hawk:
540 Board Varial- L, L, 4 +2000
360 Flip to Mute- D, R, 4 +1500
Kickflip McTwist- R, R, 6 +4000
THE 900- R, D, 6 +8000
Bob Burnquist:
Backflip- U, D, 6 +4000
Burntwist- L, U + 2 +5000
One Footed Smith- R, R, 2 +Varies
Kareem Campbell:
Frontflip- D, U, 6 +4000
Kickflip Underflip- L, R, 4 +1500
Casper Slide- U, D, 2 +Varies
Rune Glifberg:
Kickflip McTwist- R, R, 6 +4000
Christ Air- L, R, 6 +2100
Front-Back Kickflip- U, D, 4 +1575
Bucky Lasek:
Fingerflip Airwalk- L, R, 6 +2000
Varial Heelflip Judo- D, U, 4 +2500
Kickflip McTwist- R, R, 6 +4000
Chad Muska:
Frontflip- D, U, 6 +4000
360 Shove It-Rewind- R, R, 4 +1500
One Footed 5-0 Thumpin- R, D, 2 +Varies
Andrew Reynolds:
Backflip- U, D, 6 +4000
Triple Kickflip- L, L, 4 +1500
Heelflip to Bluntslide- D, D, 2 +Varies
Geoff Rowley:
Backflip- U, D, 6 +4000
Double Hardflip- R, D, 4 +1500
Darkslide- L, R, 2 +Varies
Elissa Steamer:
Backflip- U, D, 6 +4000
Judo Madonna- L, D, 6 +1500
Primo Grind- L, L, 2 +Varies
Jaime Thomas:
Frontflip- D, U, 6 +4000
540 Flip- L, D, 4 +1500
One Footed Nosegrind- U, U, 2 +Varies
Officer D**k:
Yeehaw Frontflip- D, U, 6 +4000
Assume the Position- L, L, 6 +1575
Neckbreak Grind- L, R, 2 +Varies
Ho Ho Ho- L, U, 2 +2000
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Right- to be honest there is not many tips i can give you. But there are some main ones that some people do not know about.
special bar
now allot of people do not know this, but whenever your special bar is full (flashing) your stats improve momentarily un till you run out of special (when the bar stops flashing). This is very handy in getting hidden tapes which require a little more jump or those times where you may want more height to pull of some sick air combo. The full special bar increases your speed, your air height, and I think it makes balancing easier. So I would advise you take this in!
Fast plant/ nollie
This is another way to get extra height on a vert pipe or to get a little further on your jumps. All you need to do is -
hold in '5' and tap 'up' twice quickly before letting go of the Ollie button.
*if you want to do a nollie just press 'up' once!*
This also adds to your combo so make sure to get one or two in while jumping into grinds etc.
getting 'more' speed
this one is fairly basic. To skate faster and to jump higher- you hold down the '5' (Ollie) button. And then release when you want to Ollie. This is another great method of gaining speed and jumping higher.
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Walkthrough
-Each level consists of 5 goals
-except for the 3 competition levels
-there are x levels in the game.
-the goals are usually- get high score, pro score, 5 items, hidden tape, skate
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Warehouse
5000 points-
Getting this is extremely easy. All that needs to be done is several grinds or tricks when you go about collecting the items etc. Have a run on the half pipe if you are having trouble.
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15,000 points-
This may be slightly harder for people new to the game. This is an easy amount of points to reach if you know some good combos. Such as when you launch up a half pip- do a combo of moves, such as a 180 varial to kick flip. You will reach this no probs.
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Get s-k-a-t-e.
S- go absolutely straight from where you start off and when you meet the rail- jump over it to the left and the 's' will be in-between in 2 kickers.
K- no go to the very back and the 'k' will be in the air (near the big sign). so just launch up the half pipe to get it.
A- the 'a' can be gotten straight after the 'k' as the 'a' is over the taxi kicker thing as you come down from getting the 'k'.
T- the 't' is in the air above the half pipe. You will need good speed to get this.
E- the 'e' is where you find the 5th box.
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Get hidden tape-
this is very easy. Just after you have skated down the huge ramp at the very start skate up the ramp and launch into the small room over the half pipe- you will collect the tape there.
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smash the boxes-
1) the first box can be found up where you begin. Fairly obvious. (to smash them just skate through them)
2)after getting the first one, jump through the small room over the half pip and land where the rail is on the slightly raised area before the q' pipes start.
3)this one is quite difficult. The easiest way is to (after the 2nd box) skate over to your left where you see a corner in the quarter pipes. And just transfer from one side to the other, smashing through the boxes on your way. To transfer, hold up when going up to quarter pipe.
4)after transferring, go straightforward towards the wall. And once you meet it, go left straight forward until you see another raised area, which will have more boxes on it. Just Ollie up unto it.
5) the last set of boxes is straight forward after you collect boxes no. 4. up the quarter pipe and they will be sitting there.
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The school-
7500 points-
This is a cinch- although there is little to do in the school. Just rack up a few points doing random grinds and air combos.
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Grind 5 tables-
1)jump off the starting roof premature, and you should land on it. Just jump off and grind it now.
2)go down the main steps, by grinding (picking up a few points) and once at the bottom go left to find the next table.
3) go straight on over the bridge to find the next table.
4)before going down into where the mass of q-pipes are, there is one to your right near the graffitied wall.
5) now go down to the two pools and go past the one on the left and the table should be sitting in the left hand corner.
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Get s-k-a-t-e-
S-grind the rail going down the steps to pick up the 's'.
K- when at the bottom of the steps there is two kickers, the 'k' is in the air between them. Just jump over.
A- the 'a' is on the left of the graffitied wall, on the grinding rail in the ground.
T- it is in the air near the bottom of where all the quarter pipes are. (on the right hand side)
E- this is simple. On top of the rail at the very bottom of the school area, where all the pools are.
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hidden tape-
this one is tricky. First start off by going right AS SOON as you start your 2 minute run. then skate up the huge ramp. Once u[p on the roof, skate like forward, to the rail, use this to gain speed, and then jump off the big ramp unto the large square thing. once up there grind down the wooden board unto the roof over the steps and skate down the roof until the end where if you jump off you will find the hidden tape.
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25000 points-
This is a very tricky one for new players. and if you cant do big air combos you will need some good lines, and some good balance. a good tip, at the very start when jumping off the ramp, do a big air then land on the grind and trick off it. This will get you good points. Then grind down the steps doing many tricks on your way down, and if you can jump off the rail unto the other rail at the very bottom.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The mall
10,000 points-
This is very easy, you could probably get this just on the quarter pipes at the very start. if you have troubles, do some lines on the hidden tape rail, with some switching between rails.
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smash 5 directories-
1)go up the escalator at the very start and you will be met by one.
2)continue on and go up the 2nd escalator, then once at the top, turn round the corner and you will find the next directory.
3)this one is just before the downwards escalators after the crossing rails over the water. to the left hand side.
4)this one is on the raised section where the next 2 rails cross over, before you go outside.
5) this one is outside just directly in the centre before you go down the escalator to finish.
get s-k-a-t-e-
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hidden tape-
this- again is tricky. To get this, carry on down the mall until you get to a split section with four options (escalator up, stairs down, slope down and straight on to the left) skate into the one on the far right (the only flat one) and launch up the ramp at the end, to land on the huge rail in the air. Grind along this rail to the end and jump, to find the tape.
*note- you will probably need special for this if you are trying early in the game
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30,000 points-
This is particularly difficult since your stats have not yet been fully developed, but the best way is, either at the start do air combos on the quarter pipes, or doing mass grind combos on the hidden tape rail, then jumping down and landing on an escalator etc
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1st competition- skate park
best line 1- at the very start- skate and fast plant unto the rail, then trick down to the next rail then trick off. Then you will be at full speed to get a great transfer from the small q-pipe into the massive full pipe next to it.
best line 2- this is possibly the line with most potential in the game. First get your special up then go to where the half pipe is. Notice the rafter above it- you are planning to get up there. So go to the back of the half pipe and skate to the back, to get your speed up, do a few airs. Now race back at the back of the half pipe at full speed, and with holding in 'up' momentarily, you should be up in the rafters pulling off one hell of a combo.
best line 3- go to the half pip, and face the grind the side which is beside the back wall, no grind all down there and jump when it gets to the big pillar in your way, but jump straight so you land on the grind again. Now keep grinding, then wall ride when you get to the end and do as load of air moves. this will get you loads of points.
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Downtown
15,000 points
This simple to such a good skate area. Even getting it from the very start is easy enough. Just fly up the kicker and grind the large corridor thing next to you and then jump unto the rail on the billboard. Doing tricks in-between each.
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Break 5 signs
1) The first can be found in the first entranceway you see to the middle of the centre (where the fountain is). Just go straight from where you start off really.
2) after collecting the first one, follow the rail to your left until there is an entrance/exit to the area and you will find another sign.
3) after getting no. 2 go left and get to the top of the large raised area, where there is quarter pipes in front and around d it. Just jump up there and it will be there.
4) carry down the street to the right if the raised level until you see the 4th one on your right.
5)finally carry on straight and turn left at the large truck ramp and you will see the 5th sign on the slightly raised are in front of the building.
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Get skate
S- jump up onto the corridor to your left at the very start and then jump unto the billboard rail. The s is at the end.
K- the k is over the fountain in the centre of the downtown area.
E- carry on round and the ‘e’ can be gotten by going up the ramp near the truck ramp and grinding the rail in the air, behind where you start.
‘A’- just left of the truck ramp in the air above the quarter pipe.
T- Head up to where you get the hidden tape, and the T is got in the glass room above the street.
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Hidden Tape
This is a tricky one. Go to the very back of the downtown area, to the truck ramp jump. Now jump up that and skate through the long corridor, and through the glass room (where the ‘t’ is). No skate forward and into the next platform (the massive bowl type platform. Once up get some speed and skate full speed towards the gap in the quarter pipes to the left of where you entered the platform. In the air is the tape- you may have some trouble with this, so make sure your special is up full.
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40000 points
Use the tip mentioned in the high score goal, also go to the truck jump ramp and trick off it and into the large corridor, jump unto the rail and do an array of special grinds and tricks. This will make achieving 40,000 easy.
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Downhill Jam……………………
20000 points
This is quite difficult if you are not able to pull off air combos. There is very few grind spots in this, except for the line at the very start. Continue down the very first hill and to your right there is a large valve rail thing, jump up the ramp and unto one of the two rails, then jump down unto the rail on the ground, and maybe onto the rail that goes over the water.
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open 5 valves
1)the first one is in between the end of the rails at the very start to your right as you start off
2)as you continue down the level beside the rails which go over the water (abnd somewhat under the ‘s’ you will find the 2nd valve on the lip of on of the ramps.
3)the 3rd valve is on the rail over the massive half pipe (at the start). You will probably get this on your way to the hidden tape.
4) this is a difficult one. This is on top of the huge roll in near the end (not the one at the very end on the left hand side). Just continue down the course until you meet a huge hill with a green sign advertising ‘mountain dew’ and the valve is on top of that hill. There is two ways to get this. Get enough speed and jump up the small ramp in the ground and hope you land at the top. Or you can go around the front of the big skinny hill and skate ‘up’ the hill (this may be quite difficult).
5) go to the final hill at the end (when the path splits in to 2 And go left). Now about ½ way down the hill , if you look on the wall to your right, the final valve is there. Just wall ride it open or just jump into it.
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Get skate
S- can be found, by jumping up the first ramp (with the red arrows pointing up).
K- this is found, on the double rail just before the large half pipe. Just fire up the ramp and grind the rail.
A- Go up where you start off your journey to get the hidden tape. This is the section with some boxes and the side is a small but lengthy quarter pipe- the ‘a’ is in the air.
T- this is easy, at the bottom of the large ramp (where the 4th valve is) just launch up the underground ramp facing away from the ramp.
E-This is extremely difficult (I think). At the end where there is a small pool thing, there is a quarter pipe, either side of it. You have to work up a lot of speed and get special, then you need to air up the right hand side quarter pipe and land on the area above or land on the grind on that platform. This may take several tries.
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Hidden tape
This isn’t too hard, just as long as you can keep control of your skater. Fire down the course until you reach the long half pipe. Now before you go in there is a ramp that goes up the left wall. Go up that and grind the bar to the left hand platform. Now skate along that platform and jump on the other rail, bringing you to a left hand side platform. Once on the left hand side platform, keep skating forward, jumping over any gaps, and then jumping unto the actually mountain terrain part (the brown part) and continuing round. Jumping over all gaps as you go. Now speed is needed to finish this as once round the side, jump and land on the random pillar in the middle with several small rails on it. The hidden tape is there.
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40,000 points
Probably the best way to get this, is using the line mentioned in the high score, and also using a line at the very end. Go to the end and just go as if you were getting the letter ‘e’ of skate. Do a load of tricks in between then try to get a special grind in when grinding the rail at the top, then you can prepare for a massive amount of airtime when you jump off.
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Competition 2- Burnside……………………
To be completely honest- this is the hardest level in the game. It is so difficult to find combos in this place. It is a small confined area, and there is really only one line to follow. At the very start air unto the large bridge, and grind and jump when you reach the end. At the end, try and jump unto the grind below- if you can do this, this will give your combo some serious boost. Try and incorporate specials into this, and definitely include a grind special for your grinds.
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Try some big air combos on the large amount of pools and quarter pipes in there.
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Another idea would maybe be t, at the very back (where the large wall ramp is (with the arrow)) is skate up that and grind the lip of that, then jump down unto the grind that goes round thie side. This may pick you up some points.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Last level- Streets……………………
25000 points
This level is incredibly difficult to pick up oints in. Some ideas:
1) try and work around the grind are in the centre. There is many grind copmbos to be skated here- they are too difficult to explain as it involves a lot of jumping!
2) Try and skate the pool a bit. By pulling of large air combos, giving 8,000 each time, the points will build up fast!
3) At the very start try and jump the kicker, and land on the large balcony platforms, and grind your way down. Easy to fall though.
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wreck 5 cop cars (just grind them)
1- the first is behind where you start off.
2- Found in front of ‘porkers doughnut hole’, to the right, of where you initially skate down.
3+4- Carrying round in that direction, two can be found where the crime scene is, to the left of where you enter Chinatown area.
5- found beside the ramp you need to skate up to get to the hidden tape. It is over in the side.
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get skate
s- to the left of when you get down to street level. Go left and straight forward. Then go up the flat staircase, and the 's' is there.
k-the 'k' is found in the glass room next to the doughnut shop (near the start)
a- in the chinatown area, in between the two quarter pipes.
t- in the locked room (if tried to access from teh spiral thing). So launch off the ramps (to the right of the spiral thing) and land in the room above. the 't' is in there (and from here the door can be unlocked)
e- Found in the room with the large bowl. It is in the air above the bowl. You will see it as you go into the room.
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hidden tape
Again, great control of your skater, and good speeds is the key to this hidden tape. First of all head round to the large waterfall- type art thing. Now go round and face the back of it (to your right should be a cop car). Now there is like a little path to skate up, skate up it, and the stone barrier will fade stop, so you have to try and skate as straight ***** possible, without losing speed. Now jump at the end of that little path, and land on the platform above the quarter pipe. Now follow this all the way up to the top, jumping any gaps etc . Once at the top- Be careful! Do not waste this! You will end full stats and special (or special and good speed and air stats). And skate fast up the ramp, then jump off the end. The hidden tape is in the air above the little grind platform. With the glass roof.
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50,000 points
see the high score for scoring details.
Also- there is a half pipe type ramp to the left of where you come down initially. Do a special air or something on the half of the half pipe which is not in the wall, and you will collect the bonus too- multiplying the special.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final competition and end of game- Roswell.……………………
There are two main lines in this level I suggest you stick to. One is a large grind and the other is a huge air gap:
1)the first is the most obvious one. Skate round to the back of the park, wehre the entrance to the secret chamber is (with the pool). Now if you stand in the entrance- to your left you will see a half pipe. Now grind them lip iof that ahlf-pipe, then jump over that entrance gap, and keep on going until you cant balance anymore and have to jump off. Executing this with many tricks in between jumps etc, and including specials- will gain you loads of points.
2)This is simple, to the right of where you start off, there is a ramp which gaps over a platform, and another ramp on the other side to complete the gap. Simply enough special air over this gap. This will give you loads off points, and since the special is usually worth quite a lot, and doesn’t decrease by much each time- do it again and again.
*a few tips
this is a very difficult level. Although personally I think burnside is harder- this level has harder competitors who will attain lots of points. So really try and max out your run, with whatever. Try loads of air combos!
Good luck!
4) Secrets
-Once you complete the game with 3 gold’s, you will get officer *****! This guy has all round stats- so good for anyone who can’t choose who to pick! So this means you don’t have to get all 30 tapes! (although that is quite easy anyways).
-When you go on arena for the first time- you will receive an update! This contains 3 new levels! From the thps2 game!
-I suppose you could probably call this a small secret. IN the streets level, you may wonder why (at the top of the spiral thing) the door is locked- and you cant get through to the next room. To unlock it, skate past the spiral thing and look to your left- you should see a window thing, use the plant things to air into it, and just skate through the door.
5) shadow racing
a few tips for shadow racing-
-get special up as soon as possible. Special provides quicker sppeds.
-use fastplants or nollies if you want to get up a platform which is too hgih to normally jump unto.
-always cut corners as much as possible. If you can save milliseconds on missing a checkpoint- DO IT! as long as the penalty is saving you time.
-play tactically. If you are first in the league, dont bother playing more, becasue the more you play, the more points the person below you is gonna get from beating you.
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