Tony Hawk's Proving Ground for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

I've played both Skate and Tony Hawk Proving Ground. Neither are "horrible" and both have opportunities for improvement. FYI: I've rated both an "8".

While Skate does a great job in the controls and graphics areas, it lacks in keeping me motivated to continue. Essentially the game is to learn the controls. It fun and addictive though and really feels like you're skating--which is why I consider Skate a simulator.

Tony Hawk Proving Ground on the other hand is a solid Tony Hawk game (unlike Project 8). It has tons of arcade-like tasks beyond trying to learn the controls (which most people know by now). It's bigger than life in that you do impossible tricks you couldn't even try in Skate. Thus the "Arcade" note. It does lack in graphics however. Then again, you can move the camera around in this game which probably eats up processing power.

Anyway, it's good to have competition for both games as it will push them further.