This is the official review of the new game Tony Hawk: Ride for the Xbox 360, featuring a full usable skateboard accessory; for the price of $119.99 from all gaming retailers.

As I stood there watching Tony Hawk launch his all-new skateboarding game in New York City yesterday I began to see why the team created this completely new experience for fans. Tony Hawk is no longer the twenty-something X-Games champion that he once was, he has aged and is married with a precious little daughter; his times of ruling the skateboarding world are over, at least in terms of actual skating. That’s why the development team created Tony Hawk: Ride, an all-new take on the multi-million dollar, 10 year running video game franchise. Ride takes everything you are familiar with in a skateboarding game and throws it out the window, creating something revolutionary that will change the way fans play this genre of games going forward. If you are just watching a commercial for Tony Hawk: Ride, or checking out the latest screenshots, you may not even see what the big deal is; the fun comes from a well-made accessory included with every copy of the game.

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