Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 is ongetwijfeld één van de grootste flops van de laatste tijd. Rare gameplay, glitches en andere problemen zorgden ervoor dat de game werd afgebrand in reviews. Dit houdt Activision echter niet tegen om de game te ondersteunen.
Er is namelijk een patch vrijgegeven van maar liefst 7.8 GB die de gameplay moet verbeteren en nieuwe content toevoegt. Onder andere nieuwe levels en personage-campaings zijn toegevoegd, naast de diverse verbeteringen. De volledige patchnotes vind je hieronder in de spoiler. Ga jij de game nog een kans geven?
Content
Additional levels have been added (Underground, Wild West)
Additional character campaigns have been added (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tyler the Creator)
Lighting and visuals have been improved for several levels
Ability to regain Special Meter during a single combo has been added
Per-Mission Leaderboards have been added
Added option to "Return to Freeskate" while in a Mission or Mode
Added option to "Return to Freeskate" while search for the other player for Co-op Missions or Modes
Tutorial has been updated
Many Pro Skaters' Textures have been updated
Several Pro Skaters have recived Sponsor update
Create-a-Park Levels have been updated
Increased the total number of Stat points a Campaign can earn from 128 to 150
Gameplay
Several gameplay mechanics within the levels have been updated
Grinds were updated in several of the levels
Networking
The User Generated Content Rating System has been updated
Added Likes/Dislikes to the User Generated Levels
New Challenge UI Flow for matching during FreeSkate has been added
Leaderboard functionality was updated
Several multiplayer modes have been added and updated
Modes added include "Daily Grind," "Skate Hoarding," and "Manual Mayhem"
UI
More options for user preference have been added including:
Double tapping grind button to activate slam
Opt in/out of Global Voice Chat
Several UI audio effects have been added
Misc - minor UI fixes and improvements have been made