Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

Schnappen Sie sich Ihr Deck und stürzen Sie sich mit Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam direkt in den extremen Temposport des Downhill-Racing. Wagen Sie sich in diesem High-Speed-Wettbewerb die steilsten Hügel der Welt herunter - vom felsigen Gelände von Machu Picchu bis zu den Straßen von San Francisco und anderen einzigartigen Locations, inklusive Hongkong, Edinburgh und Rio de Janeiro.

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www.nbg-online.de (German)

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Downhill racing has never seen so much style!Thrash on a higher level! Experience the breakneck speed of downhill skateboard racing and tear up the steepest terrains in the world while performing tricks and outmaneuvering opponents!Features* Turn the Wii Remote on its side and prepare for tons of speed! Jump, grind and pull off tricks to gain a boost down the steepest terrains in the world. * Choose from a wide variety of skateboards such as current, old school "fishtails," longboards and '70s skateboards, all of which have different attributes that will have an effect on gameplay. * Play as Tony Hawk, one of eight original skaters or create a character with Create-A-Skater.

Truth in Advertising Dept.: Downhill Jam is truly a downhill racer, downplaying the exploratory and trick-oriented vibe of earlier Hawk games for high-velocity thrills.The action careens down vertically challenging tourist destinations like San Francisco, Rome (not for nothing do people talk about its "seven hill"), Rio and Hong Kong. The developers love shortcuts and hairpin turns like Howie Mandel loves his razor. You’ll also find plenty of grind routes on fences, rails and power lines.Like other racers, Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam has you grasp the Wii Remote on either end. Crouching and accelerating are done with the 2 Button, while most tricks are executed with the D-Pad and 1 Button. The game is pretty forgiving but if you crash, just shake the Remote like a cheerleader’s pompom.Single-player mode mixes things up by having you re-run courses but with different objectives, such as clobbering as many spectators or wreaking as much property damage as possible, beating a rival racer in a one-on-one challenge or accruing the highest trick-point total. In slalom, you’ll gain extra time by hitting gates. In the offbeat Steal the Head race, you earn the head by either being in first or stealing it from the leader. The winner is the brainiac who can hold on to his head the longest. Kind of like high school, don't you think?As you proceed, you unlock new racers, tracks, clothes and boards. Both racers and boards are rated for speed, turning, balance, jump and combat.Tony is the only real person. The rest are Gen Y stereotypes: the goth chick, the lumbering Swede, the legally blond, the spacey white guy in dreads, etc. etc. etc. Faux interviews before each event add personality, but the legendary Hawk quality control didn’t extend to his unfunny lines.Thanks to the emphasis on speed over subtlety, multiplayer rocks. Just pick a bruiser like Jynx (the aforesaid goth grrl) and deal devastation left and right. You’ll need to be familiar with the courses, though, especially when snaking your way through a dark shortcut at top speed.Activision ably maintains the Hawk tradition of high-quality audio tracks, reaching into the Way Back machine for classics from Motorhead and Baid Brains. The bands with full heads of hair include The Loved Ones, Anti-Flag and The Futureheads.Bottom LineTony Hawk's Downhill Jam does a great job of conveying a sense of speed and the Wii controls are very intuitive. Just don't try any of these tricks at home, kids.

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www.nintendo.com

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam(TM) Zooms onto Retail Shelves for the PlayStation(R)2 System

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 08, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Experience the breakneck speed and blazing acceleration with Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, available from Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI). Shipping today to retailers nationwide, the game, which originally debuted on the Wii(TM), combines signature Tony Hawk gameplay with the blinding velocity of downhill skateboarding and features four new single player events, three new multiplayer modes and three new playable characters. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for the PlayStation 2 system was developed by SuperVillain Studios and is rated "E10+" (Everyone 10 and older - Comic Mischief, Mild Language, Mild Violence) by the ESRB and has a suggested retail price of $39.99.

In Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam players take on the role of Tony Hawk or one of 12 characters to compete in specific time-based challenges in one of three gameplay modes including race, trick and slalom. Gamers can also challenge friends in head-to-head competitions as they pull off a variety of high-velocity stunts and crashes in living, populated environments filled with cars, pedestrians and buildings.

For more information on Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, visit http://www.activision.com.

About Tony Hawk, Inc.

Tony Hawk, Inc. is a world leader in its field with the unprecedented ability to bring alternative sports and their unique lifestyle to the masses while maintaining an indispensable edge of authenticity with the market's hard-core, trendsetting audience. Founded by Tony Hawk in 1998 and based in Vista, CA, the company is organized into five segments: Merchandising, Events, Endorsements, Film and Digital Media. These lifestyle sports include skateboarding, BMX, Motocross, surfing and snowboarding. Consumer goods bearing the Tony Hawk brand have dominated several markets, including interactive games, skateboard hard goods, lifestyle apparel, toys, publications and more.

About Activision, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.47 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia, Spain, the Netherlands and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at www.activision.com.

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Activision Press Release (May 08, 2007)