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Thrasher: Skate And Destroy | 
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| Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $3.50
Used (13) from $3.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 13267
Platform: Playstation
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Age: 13 - 17 years
Operating System: Playstation
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 0.5 x 5
UPC: 710425230493
EAN: 0710425230493
ASIN: B00001ZULA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Game disc only. Disc is in perfect shape with NO SCRATCHES. Fully tested and in great playing shape guaranteed. Ships in protective jewel case.
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Editorial Review
Move over, Tony Hawk. You've got some new competition gunning at you in this game, which features up-and-coming skaters who are both dangerously hip and recklessly rebellious. Endorsed by skating bible Thrasher magazine, this game captures the true spirit, style, and skill of the renegade freestyle street-skating culture. Choose from several skaters, pick an outfit, and then select from one of 12 skateboarding locations, including the Brooklyn Bridge banks or L.A.'s Santa Monica Courthouse. These and other concrete temples are all based on real-life locations. There are more than 100 tricks to master, which is necessary if you want to unlock secret levels or outrun the donut-eating cops. Since motion-capture technology was used to design the movement of each skater, each special move looks fairly natural when executed. In addition, each environment is completely interactive. For example, you will see leaves fall from a tree if you happen to hit it. Of course, you can also interact with objects to show off your skating skills. We had fun sliding down ramps and jumping over trashcans. One of the strengths of Thrasher: Skate and Destroy is its phenomenal hip-hop soundtrack, which features icons like Grandmaster Flash, Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, Sugar Hill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa, Public Enemy, Stetasonic, and Run-D.M.C. --Carrie Bell Pros: - Endorsed by Thrasher magazine
- One of the only freestyle skating games on the market
- Totally interactive environments
Cons: - Difficult to master
- Graphics could use some sharpening
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| Customer Reviews: Read 43 more reviews...
 Classic Game April 26, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Thrasher: Skate and Destroy is truly a classic game for various reasons that have mostly been stated so i'll summarize my thoughts like this:
1. Realism. While most skateboarding games are completely off the wall, Thrasher stays pretty much in touch with the reality of skateboarding. It is a lot more rewarding to pull off a difficult trick, and often times you need to practice before you actually can. I have to believe that most haters of this game didnt play long enough to learn the tricky controls. Another big plus is the realism of the environment. Don't expect to be doing a FS boardslide down a dinosaurs back in a museum in Thrasher, but instead famous real world skate spots that are a good emulation of the real thing (such as the old brooklyn banks, washington square park, etc).
2.Soundtrack. The music in S&D is for all intents and purposes, a crash course in classic hip-hop and electric funk, which was an awesome surprise when I bought it after its release. No poppy punk garbage with whiny ear splitting hooks here. Just raw, classic rap that compliments the grimey urban terrains perfectly. Sure to be overlooked or frowned upon by anyone who doesn't remember those days of skating.
3.Replay Value. Answer this question. Have you ever been through three copies of one game? I know that most all of my games sit on the shelf after a couple of months of play, but even after my first disk got scratched beyond repair, then the next copy went MIA, I STILL had to find myself another copy. Thrasher has come so close to making the next best thing to actually skating, that it is a shame they abandoned their efforts in the video game market (assumably due to low sales from bad marketing).
I can't say enough about this game...spend a couple of bucks and take a chance on a masterpiece that was forgotten in the world of THPS.
Thrasher October 28, 2004
As a skater, i kind of get tired of tony hawk's crazy unreal skating.This is the perfect solution. The tricks are all real, this is all real skating. Have you ever tryed doing a nice little kickflip fs board, on a handrail in tony hawk? What happens? You're on and your off, no time to enjoy it. But no this game. This game is awesome. I played the demo, and rented the game and absolutly loved it. I was looking for it on ebay for the longest time but i think I'm just going to buy it off here. Great game and i recomend it to everyone skater who is bored of the nonsense of Pro Skater.
the only alternative June 29, 2004
I love the tony hawk games. I've got all of them and I look forward to the next one... that being said it is important for me to tell you that I have been playing the same game "thrasher" for the entire duration the tony's have been coming out.
maybe it's the video game crime of the century, because there are 5 tony's soon to be 6, and only one thrasher. can you imagine what this game would have turned into in 5 sequels? just the fact that I still play it after 5 years should tell you something.
I'll also tell you that the game is pretty hard, and yeah the fall animations can get annoying. but, that's just it - after you master the controls and flow, and I mean master it, you won't fall for what seems like forever. and when you do fall, you adjust - like the game becoming part of you.
I don't know, but as a skater, I prefer this one over tony, and that's all skaters got, really?
Sweet and REAL October 19, 2003
Ok, ill admit it Tony Hawks Pro skater is definently fun with its wacky jobs to perform and the crazy worlds u skate in. I myself skateboard and am gettin kinda tired of the "out of this world" game where u can do jus about ne thing u can think of. Thrasher Skate and Destroy is awesome for the reason its realistic. It's hard, but thats how skateboarding is. You can't go and ollie up 10 stairs and pull of huge combos of tricks on this game or in real life. Id say this game is next best thing to actually skateboarding, gettin chased by pigs, being slammed on some of the tricks, and the overal realism. Ok ive said more then most read lol doubt ne one reads down to here. If you liek skateboarding, this game is for you. (...)
awsome game and even better soundtrack April 14, 2003
this game is weird, graphics wise, compared to the stunning tony hawks pro skater 1-4, but most that own the game would say they are equal. the fact that the crashes are never the same, unlike tony hawk's pro skater 1-4, makes this game perfect for me. and the soundtrack, lets just say i wish they wouldve put it on cd. note that tony hawk's pro skater moves incredibly fast compared to real life, unlike thrasher, which moves realistically with no extreme sharp turns handling 50 g's with ease (lol).
i have owned this game once before but it went through a lot of abuse from freinds. i have just purchased it again because my copy was damaged beyond repair/use, and the fact that i love the game. i hope you like this game if you buy it, and pay attention to the wrecks cause they are some real comedy.
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