| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | |
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| System(s) | PlayStation, Dreamcast, Windows, Mac OS, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Xbox |
| Preceded by | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater |
| Followed by | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 |
| Series | Tony Hawk |
| Genre(s) | Skateboarding |
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| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) |    Template:Sys   |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is a skateboarding arcade-style game, the second in the Tony Hawk series of sports games. It was published by Activision and initially developed by Neversoft for the Playstation. Subsequent ports were created for the Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, and iOS under different developers. It also received an updated release for the Xbox on November 15, 2001 as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X, which added levels from the first Tony Hawk as well as five bonus levels.
Tony Hawk is back to shred the streets with three new pro skaters joining the roster: Steve Caballero, Eric Koston, and Rodney Mullen. More ways to skate are added with the ability to manual being the biggest innovation, allowing skaters to string street tricks for bigger combos. There are more moves as well with lip tricks having their own button combinations as well as a handful of new flips, grabs, and grinds.
There is far more to customize than the previous game as every skater can have their moveset changed with different tricks and special moves to try. Furthermore, players can create their own skaters with their own stats and moves and even create new levels with the Create-A-Park feature.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 received widespread critical acclaim and remains one of the highest rated video games of the fifth generation of consoles. It also popularized the sport, giving it mainstream appeal and creating a new generation of skaters.