I\'ve got Tony Hawk for GBA, Impressions inside.

Well the GBA games are arriving in stores, I picked up THPS2 at EB today. I\'m not a big Tony Hawk expert, but here\'s what I think.
It looks pretty damn amazing, I never thought the GBA would be able to do something like this, and it has done it in a launch title. The game looks and plays very smooth, but it is a bit tiny. The skater is really small, so it take a bit to get used to. The weird angle is difficult to get used to, but once you do, it\'s cool. If you are on the other side of a ramp, it becomes clear so you can see the skater.

The levels are pretty much the same, but my brother said they are a bit different (He\'s the expert). The helicopter doesn\'t take off, but the wind tunnel is still there.

The B button ollies, the A button grinds. Left shoulder does kick flips, Right shoulder does grabs, manuals are done with the D-pad, and then combinations of the buttons do other things, that I don\'t get.

The music is different, but sounds pretty good, not NES like or anything, there\'s some good synthesixed guitars and stuff.

There\'s no create a park mode, but there\'s a ton of levels, and the career mode is intact.

The boxes are the same size as GBC boxes. I was a little dissapointed with that, I wanted them to be like the Japanese boxes.

EB said titles would trickle in up until launch, then of course they will all be available.

Cool! I want that so bad!
so i have a question, does it actually look 3-d and is the screen lit up like a tv screen or is it liquid display like Gbc

It looks pretty 3D, but it\'s an isometric view. The screen is LCD. Some people think it\'s a bit dark, and maybe it is, but I like it fine.

so u cant play it in the dark without another add on? damn thats what i always wanted in a hand held.  gamegear is the only one i can think of that had it.

Atari Lynx could do it. There\'s a worm light coming out for it. I also have the new Zeldas, and they actually look better in the stretched screen mode that you can do on the system. It only takes two batteries, and they last a long time, it\'s also only $99, so that\'s why it\'s not back-lit.

Thanks for the impressions aaron!

But I\'ve come to serious doubt about my decision to buy GBA, as I got the new computer. I just don\'t have money to buy GBA, games and along with it, some PC games - not that I would want to spend so much to games anyway.

But, those impressions got my hopes up. I must test the system before I make the decision \'tho...

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Originally posted by Aaron
Atari Lynx could do it. There\'s a worm light coming out for it. I also have the new Zeldas, and they actually look better in the stretched screen mode that you can do on the system. It only takes two batteries, and they last a long time, it\'s also only $99, so that\'s why it\'s not back-lit.

Actually, Wal-mart is selling \'em (or goin\' to) for $89.
Weird.

Atari Lynx was a revolution of handheld gaming but nobody wanted it because it was no Game Boy.