2 in 1 Game Pack: Tony Hawk's Underground/Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer

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2 in 1 Game Pack: Tony Hawk's Underground/Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer

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Release Date: August 30, 2005
Genre: Compilation
Style: Sports
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Game Description

This package contains two previously released sports-themed Game Boy Advance games, courtesy of Activision: Tony Hawk's Underground and Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer.

This handheld version of Tony Hawk's Underground offers players a "three-quarters" isometric view of the action. New characters begin in a suburban neighborhood, where they gradually learn trick move combinations through practice and experimentation, and increase their abilities as certain challenges are met. Later levels are set in gritty, urban locales that continue to encourage exploration and player-determined character development. Unlike earlier versions of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Tony Hawk's Underground (T.H.U.G.) focuses on player-developed characters instead of big-name stars of the sport, allowing handheld gamers to custom design their own personas and then steer their advancement through an open-ended system of stat-rewarding challenges.

Ride the waves with six-time World Champion surfer Kelly Slater and eight other world-class professionals in Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer for GBA. Five gameplay modes are available: Championship (12 stages, three heats per stage), Challenge (Trick, Points, and Special), Tutorial (learn controls and tricks), Drop In (instant practice action), and Multiplayer (requires two systems, two game paks, and one link cable). Individual surfers are rated in balance, speed, timing, and air, and include personal data such as hometown, achievements, and age, as well as a short bio of each in the manual. Players perform tricks, barrels, grabs, aerials, and more at Bell's Beach, Trestles, Curren's Point, Sebastien Inlet, Mundaka, Jeffrey's Bay, G-Land, Pipeline, Mavericks, Waimea Bay, Teahupoo, and Jaws. To help smooth out the waves, onscreen displays include score, timer, combo, message line, special move meter, wave indicator, game mode, and difficulty settings.

~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Company 1: Vicarious Visions Inc. - Tony Hawk's Underground; CEO and Chief Creative Officer: Karthik Bala; VP Product Development: Tobi Saulnier; Project Manager: Craig Derrick; Design: Benny Raymond, Leo Zuniga; Programming: Eric Caraszi, Gregory Oberg; Art: Brent Gibson, Rob Gallerani, Geoff Smith; Soundtrack: Shin'en Multimedia; Tester: Schuyler Smith, Ramon Vasquez, Matt Dai; Company 2: Activision Publishing Inc. - Tony Hawk's Underground; Producer: Stacey Drellishak; Associate Producer: Simon Ebejer; Production Coordinator: Alex Garcia, Jake Biegel; Executive Producer: Mike Ward; VP, North American Studios: Dave Stohl; Executive VP, Worldwide Studios: Larry Goldberg; Director, Business & Legal Affairs: Greg Deutsch; Executive VP, Global Publishing and Brand Management: Kathy Vrabeck; VP, Global Brand Management: Will Kassoy; Global Brand Manager: Gary Pfeiffer; Associate Brand Manager: Ted Chi; Manager, Corporate Communications: Ryh-Ming C. Poon; VP, Creative Services & Operations: Denise Walsh; Marketing Creative Director: Matthew Stainner; Creative Services Manager: Jill Bary; QA Project Lead: Chad Fazzaro; Senior Project Lead: John Rosser; QA Manager: Joe Favazza; Floor Lead: Mike Ryan, Danny Yanez; Tester: John Berry, Ethan Devezin, Todd Johnson, Tony White, Wayne Williams, Jason Jackson, Justin Taber, Angelo Lopipero, Charles Moore, Steve Hynding, Craig Schmidt, Hadar Silverman, Allen Chiu; Manager, Technical Requirements Group: Marilena Rixford; Lead, Technical Requirements Group: Siôn Rodriguez Y Gibson; Tester, Technical Requirements Group: Robert Lara, Aaron Camacho, Marc Villanueva, Taylor Livingston; CS Phone Lead: Gary Bolduc; CS E-mail Lead: Mike Hill; Skater: Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Steve Caballero, Kareem Campbell, Rune Glifberg, Eric Koston, Bucky Lasek, Bam Margera, Rodney Mullen, Chad Muska, Andrew Reynolds, Paul Rodriguez, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Elissa Steamer, Jamie Thomas, Mike Vallely; Creative Agency: Imagewerks; Manual Design & Layout: Ignited Minds LLC.; "A Day At the Races" Featuring: Percy P, Big Daddy Kane; "A Day At the Races" Produced By: Cut Chemist; "A Day At the Races" Lyrics Written and Performed By: Big Daddy Kane, Percy P, Akil, Chali 2na, Zaakir, Marc 7, D. Givens, M. Potsic, C. Stewart, C. Henderson, L. Macfadden, M. Stuart, A. Hardy, J. Simon, D. Axelrod; Company 3: Activision 02 - Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer; V.P., North American Studio: David Stohl; Executive Producer: Mike Ward; Senior Producer: Brian Bright; Producer: Eric Koch; Associate Producer: Chris Galvin; Production Coordinator: Jairo Silva; Exec VP, Publishing & Brand Mgmt: Kathy Vrabeck; VP of Global Brand Mgmt: Will Kassoy; Director of Global Brand Mgmt: David Pokress; Brand Manager: Jeffrey Kaltreider; Associate Brand Manager: Deanna Natzke; Publicist: Ryh-Ming C. Poon; V.P., Creative Services: Denise Walsh; Mgr., Creative Services: Jill Barry; Packaging Design: Image Werks; Manual Design & Layout: Ignited Minds LLC.; QA Project Lead: Jason Potter; QA Console Manager: Joe Favazza; Floor Lead: Geoff Olsen; Tester: James Lara, Kim Marlis, Patrick Keenan, Drew Brouard, Jonas Anderson, Matt McPherson; V.O. Audio Recording: Keith Arem; V.O. Actors: Donavon Frankenreiter, Kelly Slater; Customer Support Phone Lead: Gary Bolduc; Customer Support E-mail Lead: Mike Hill; Company 4: HotGen - Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer; Director of Development: Fish; Producer: James Stewart; Programming: Carl Muller, Kriss Daniels, Simon Whittaker; Technology: Nick Pelling; Artwork: Adam Tween; Design: Will Doyle, Dave Barley; Music and SFX: Console Audio; QA Manager: Stuart Ryall; QA: Craig Barnfield, Steve Ewing

~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide