I thought about writing a demo review for THPG but, I decided against it as the demo is timed for ten lousy minutes and you are pretty limited.

I really tried getting into the demo but just couldn't! I played it about 10 or 15 times hoping that I could get into but I just can't! As I may have mentioned, the ten minute limit is just horrid as it limits your ability to do anything worth while. The demo itself is set in Philly, a limited part of it, and lets you play what I assume are the first three missions in all the modes: Career, Hardcore, and rigger. Rigger is essentially what lets you transform the landscape by adding quarter pipes, kick ramps, and rails to damn near anywhere in the demo level. This was what I spent most of my time doing. The career introduces you to nail the grab and the hardcore gives you the aggro kick. This allows you to pump at a faster speed and thereby giving you more air and distance.

There is also some challenges in the demo such as skate a line, grind, and wallplant. When you complete these in their varios stages, am, pro, and sick, you get money and skill points however, this does you no good in teh demo cause you can't use them. There is also some previews of how the skate park editor and other things in there but, they are just little movies.

For the most part, THPG plays the same way that P8 does so you will have no problem in the transition. One of the things I like, aside from the rigger part, is how the balance meter has changed. It is no longer on top, instead, it is a semi circle around your skater making it much easier to watch.

I really don't want to rate the demo because it is just not that good and I am hoping the full game is much better. There isnt really much to do or anywhere to go and the time limit just kills me. I am very hopeful that the full game will bring more to the table because if it doesn't, skate is going to kill it!

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