With Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 finally here, both longtime skaters and newcomers are able to experience two of the franchise's entries in a brand-new light. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 brings skate-focused challenges front and center. Whether it's trying ...

In fact, I enjoy the seamless transition between the two games, and not having to log an entire new set of moves each time I want to skate around a different location. However, there's one feature from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 which was changed entirely, which has definitely altered the experience in a bad way.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 developer Iron Galaxy has said it’s “investigating” how a reference to Guitar Hero, and previous Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater developer NeverSoft, made it into the new pair of remakes.

Tony Hawk: Shred Bundle | $99.99 at Amazon That's right, the Tony Hawk Shred controller is still available for Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. Granted, you will need one of these consoles for it to work straight out of the box, because as I'll come onto, using it with modern platforms might be a little complicated.

After seriously breaking his leg in 2022, Tony Hawk, 57, has a new outlook on life: even the simplest skating trick is to be cherished, and maybe exercising isn't such a bad idea.