Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 is a skateboarding sports game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the Nintendo 64, the sequel to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Players skate real pros through open levels, chaining tricks into combos using the new manual to link them. It adds a create-a-skater, a level editor, cash-based upgrades, and two-player multiplayer.
How To Play Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Control
Action
Control Stick
Steer the skater; hold a direction to angle tricks
A Button
Ollie (jump)
B Button
Grind on rails and ledges
C Buttons
Flip and grab tricks
L / R Triggers
Rotate / spin
Z Trigger
Crouch to charge an ollie; manual on landing to link combos
Start
Pause
About Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Release date
PlayStation (NA): September 2000 · N64 (NA): November 7, 2000 · N64 (EU): 2000
Developer
Neversoft (N64 port: Edge of Reality)
Publisher
Activision
Platform
Nintendo 64; also PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, PC, and others
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