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DS Fanboy Review: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (GBA)
by David Hinkle 
{ Nov 16th 2006 at 10:55AM }
Just about everyone has heard of Tony Hawk. Whether you're a fan of skateboarding or gaming, the man has made an impact, often considered equal, in both cultures. With his first game being released way back when on the original Playstation, folks have had plenty of time to learn how to bust kickflips and grind massive rails in his games.His games on the GBA have been no joke, either. Featuring an isolated bird's eye view, previous games featured excellent 3D graphics and gameplay on the portable system. But where the old games were all about busting big lines and tearing up the course to your heart's content, this game is more of a racing game and, as such, you're limited in the tricks department.
DS Fanboy Review: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (DS)
by David Hinkle { Nov 16th 2006 at 9:30AM }
Just about everyone has heard of Tony Hawk. Whether you're a fan of skateboarding or gaming, the man has made an impact, often considered equal, in both cultures. With his first game being released way back when on the original Playstation, folks have had plenty of time to learn how to bust kickflips and grind massive rails in his games.
Then, upon the launch of Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connect service, a little Tony Hawk game by the name of Tony Hawk's American Sk8land released. Not only taking full advantage of Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connect service, the single-player and local multiplayer experience in the title were also excellent. Now, we receive the game's successor in Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.
New Downhill Jam trailer busts grinds across our eyeballs
by David Hinkle { Oct 12th 2006 at 12:30PM }
With the latest online feature revealed, we're anxious to get our hands on Tony's latest outing on the DS. As such, IGN's newest trailer up at their site only further aids our maniacal desire for what is sure to be a rail-grinding, kickflip-busting good time. The trailer comes in at 1:39, but we assure you the length is chock full of good gameplay footage.Go check it out already!
Downhill Jam screens
by Alisha Karabinus { Oct 11th 2006 at 6:35PM }
Yep, that's right. Spankin' new screens from Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for the DS. What did you expect, fields of frolicking bunnies? Now if they were on skateboards, you might have something there ....Check after the jump for five new screens. No bunnies allowed.
Confirmed: Downhill Jam to feature in-game voice chat
by David Hinkle { Oct 4th 2006 at 2:15PM }
That's right, you read the headline correctly. In an e-mail that was sent out to Sk8land community members describing the game's final features, it's revealed that the title will feature in-game voice chat, something sorely missed from a certain game featuring a female bounty hunters and energy-absorbing life forms. Among that bomb, other Sk8land community features in the final game include:
- 50 graffiti and skate decks drawn by SK8Land's best community artists have been included in every copy of Downhill Jam for Nintendo DS!
- Community Moderator AgoraKenny worked with Vicarious Visions as a Designer on Downhill Jam DS
- Create custom shirts and pants as well as graffiti and skate decks for your skater
- Fully customizable RGB color scale - use any colors you want!
- Zoom in for pixel perfect precision
- Upload your art and share it on the Downhill Jam Community Site
- 4 player Head to Head over Nintendo Wi-Fi
- Live voice chat with friends during gameplay
- Global score rankings
- Replays
- Sk8 Crews
- 100 Downloadable Goals
Progressive scan, 16:9 included in Downhill Jam
by David Hinkle { Sep 5th 2006 at 12:00PM }
A rather excited fan of the site recently sent in an email correspondence with one Alex Ness of Toys For Bob, the developers behind Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam. While this reader could've used the opportunity to pry loose release information for the console or exclusive content in the game, instead his main focus was whether or not the game would support progressive scan and include an option for 16:9 aspect ratio. According to the email, these are to be included:
"We're working on supporting progressive scan and widescreen right now and should definitely get it in before we ship."
So there you have it, word directly from Alex Ness at Toys For Bob that Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam will support 480p and 16:9. Our readers, they are the best!
[Thanks enbob89!]
More Tony Hawk videos
by David Hinkle { Aug 31st 2006 at 9:55AM }
Two more videos have surfaced over at IGN's Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam media page. Both were nabbed during Leipzig, with the one video focusing on head-to-head multiplayer, while the other shows off a castle-themed level in some single player action. We here at Wii Fanboy are still on the fence about this game, as we enjoy the open-ended environments of old. Still, should we be looking to pick this up at launch regardless? What do you guys think?
Tony Hawk Downhill Jam gameplay video
by David Hinkle { Aug 3rd 2006 at 3:00PM }
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam has been somewhat of a mystery since it was first announced, so this video really helps give us an idea on what to expect with the titles. Half chock-full of intense menu selection screens, half chock-full of gameplay, the game looks to keep the overall spirit of the Tony Hawk franchise, albeit in a form catering more towards jammin' down some gnarly hills as opposed to tearing it up at Love Park.
[Via Go Nintendo; Thanks Patrick!]
Activision: We got 3 games coming near launch
by David Hinkle { May 5th 2006 at 10:21AM }
During one of those boring conferences where the company mills over profits and losses, an endless string of numbers, Activision actually dropped a little nugget of info about their involvement in the launch of Nintendo's Wii. Turns out the company will have three titles ready for the Wii launch, which is a time period that can range from the day the console releases to months later. Basically, it's whatever the "window" Nintendo states will be. Of these three titles, Tony Hawk Downhill Jam, which is described as "a frenzied downhill racing game and new direction for the Tony Hawk franchise," is more than likely one title, with the other two being left to speculation.Nintendo Power: Downhill Jam confirmed
by David Hinkle { Apr 20th 2006 at 9:30PM }
In the upcoming June issue of
Nintendo Power Magazine, Nintendo Power Managing Editor Scott Pelland, in his preview titled We Love
8-bit, said "other June highlights include Nintendo President Satoru Iwata's keynote speech at the Game
Developers Conference, [and] the announcement that Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is coming to Revolution and initial details
about the game,"In checking Nintendo Power's website, there's not much beyond the headline of "A Tony Hawk Revolution," the inclusion of a preview for Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, and in-depth coverage of New Super Mario Bros.
[Via Revolution Report]
Matt at IGN: Tony Hawk Downhill Jam coming for Rev
by David Hinkle { Apr 5th 2006 at 10:00PM }
Matt Cassamissa, resident Revolution
guru over at IGN, recently posted to his blog that a new Tony Hawk game, titled Tony Hawk Downhill Jam, will
be launching with the Revolution. He has received no word as to how the game will play with the Revolution's remote or
the basic premise of the title (I assume it'll have something to do with downhill skating much in the way the original
Tony Hawk games featured long, luge-like levels that were the complete opposite of the game's other open-ended
maps).Launching with a Tony Hawk title is a smart move for Nintendo, even smarter should this title be custom-designed for the Revolution to capitalize on the unique remote's capabilities. While it has not been confirmed by Activision, other rumors would make it seem like the company is planning to release quite a few games on the console.
