I've never heard of Robomodo or Buzz Monkey. What else have they done?

The idea behind the game sounds kind of cool, it's also something that I know has been rumored for a few years.

BTW, I hate what game companies put their game names in capitals for no reason (i.e. "Tony Hawk: RIDE" instead of "Tony Hawk: Ride").

This makes me wonder how you're supposed to ollie.

It doesn't really matter as I'm sure this game will quickly become known as "Crazy Lawsuit Game". After what happened with the Wiimote, this can't end well...

A game that requires a new peripheral?  On the Wii?  By the makers of Guitar Hero?  What a surprise!

I lost interest in the Tony Hawk series long ago since, well, Activision milked it so hard that the concept became embarassingly stale.  Some things never change I guess.  So it will take something pretty impressive for me to get back on board (accidental pun there).  But even if it turns out great you just KNOW Activision is going to milk it to the ground and in three years we'll all be "oh God are they making ANOTHER Tony Hawk: Ride game?"

I'll bet Activision already has plans for offering a new bundle with a slightly altered skateboard controller every six months.

Of course! They want to "annualize" the franchise. If they want to be innovative then add balance board support at the same time. Then it can be like playing twister but on your own.

It's sad when a company tries to make extra profit by making a game require a peripheral, for every of their series. First Guitar hero, then DJ hero and now Tony Hawk Ride.

so why exactly is this better than a balance board ?

No skating game is ever going to better than THPS2. They should just stop trying.

It has a lot more sensors and actually doesn't sense your weight at all.  It's more like standing on a huge Wii Remote. It's designed to be very mobile, and you are expected to balance the board on its curved ends as well as sometimes spin the board around on the floor, all without using your hands. I recommend watching the video at GameTrailers to get a better idea of how it works.

Personally, the controls look very cool and fun to me. What I'm more concerned about is whether this new developer has made a good game to play with the neat controller. It's been a long time since I cared about Tony Hawk games at all, and this one has already changed that.

So you need to have actual skateboarding skill in order to use it? Then why not just go buy a real skateboard? At least then you'd have a chance of seeming cool instead of dorky.

Because this is for the thunderous rainy days or if you want to go faster and harder than what you're comfortable with. Gotta love video games for letting people act out some of their fantasies without risk of serious injury or death.

There are different settings for people of different skill levels.  Of course you don't have to be a skateboarder to play the game.  But if you are, you will be able to play it with more advanced controls.

here is a link to the actual site
http://thride.com/

and a link to the video they direct you to @ GT
http://www.gametrailers.com/gametrailerstv_player.php?ep=59&ch=1&sd=0

For those wondering about Buzz Monkey here is their website.
Http://buzzmonkey.com

hmmm. looks like it actually beats balance board in some way. I wonder how it will sell. Some of the 360 and PS3 fans have an elitism about themselves and hate motion stuff.

I've fractured 3 bones (all at once) skateboarding a little too fast and losing control of the board. Its not fun kids! I haven't been back on a skateboard since.. it feels like I've never been on one before and I have to relearn it, but I have like a mental block that keeps me from really wanting to.

I'd be interested in this game i the price was right, but i doubt it will be. Now that skateboardings become some sort of hiphop fan, i'm even LESS interested in returning to the series out of principal alone lol (seriously, ghetto kids walking around with skateboards in their hands and none even know how to ride em? geez!)

I'm interested in this.

Yes, it might be another big, bulky peripheral to add to the collection, but I'd prefer Activision trying something new then just do the same crap they've been doing for 10 years with the Tony Hawk franchise. The Tony Hawk series up until THPS4/THUG was one of my favorites. I still put in THPS3 every now and then.

Plus, after the disapointment that was Skate It, I wanna see a good skateboarding game come to Wii.

From the GameTrailers TV feature on the peripheral, it looks like the board will be on the small and slim side. Tony Hawk was on it and the length of his food covered the peripheral's width, I think.

"Tony Hawk was on it and the length of his food covered the peripheral's width"

Subway sandwiches or massive hot dogs?

The really exists?  That's both pathetic and rather hilarious at the same time. :)

God help me if I ever spot kids carrying about electric guitars as a fashion accessory without being able to play them.  Guitar Hero was bad for sparking wannabe guitar players but thankfully it hasn't yet gotten to this.

There's a lot of them in New Jersey, I guess they are rare in Canada.

To be fair, I don't think "ghetto kids" are the only people that walk around with skateboards and don't know how to ride them.

Anybody hear remember the old WCW tag team of Shane Douglass and Johnny Ace? They were called The Dynamic Dudes, they would carry skateboards with them to the ring but never rode them, making it obvious that they didn't know how.

The concept is pretty neat, but honestly my desire to ride a fake skateboard is pretty low.  I'd like to try it some day, but I don't want to buy an expensive peripheral/game combo when I have a feeling I won't like it much.  Sometimes it's all I can do to plop down on a couch and play a regular game, much less something this active.

Yeah you're right. To be fair the "ghetto kids" are new to the poser scene when it comes to skateboard, the "emo kids" did it too as well as the "(pop)punk kids" before them. Still doesn't really matter who'se doing it though, its still sad to see. The problem is its getting harder to tell who can ride and who can't because the line between scenesters is being blurred. Now they all wear brightly colored tight shirts, skinny jeans (some that still 'fall' off the waistline), skateboard sneakers and dyed hair.

Before i de-rail this even more, i just wanna say this all goes to show you can't judge a book by its cover. Unless its obvious its a magazine with a hard cover posing as a book.

In short, the whole freaking library is an embarrassment to children learning to write.

At the risk of derailment, I give you The Dynamic Dudes.

http://skateandannoy.com/2008/04/18/dynamic-dudes/

Make sure you watch the super-blurry video too.  Love the music for it.  It's interesting to see Johnny Ace before he became a behind-the-scenes guy too.  And of course, the fact that they're holding Gator boards in the photos are all sorts of LOL.

Also, this intrigues me and actually makes me curious about the Tony Hawk franchise again.  I'll wait for the reviews, but I'm interested for sure.

The game will be $119.99

Bankruptcy Hero: Legends of Debt

Plastic Hero: Legendary Price Gougers

DJ Hero 119.99 for Wii, PS3, 360 , PS2

Wii Fit got away with it so why can't other games?

Of course, Wii Fit has a much wider appeal and is $30 less... plus its accessory can be used in a few other games.

The only way a game could be worth anywhere near $100 is if a meteorite crash produces an EMP and destroys most of the world's gaming supply.

I hope the Tony Hawk listing is wrong, it wouldn't be the first time GameStop had a pre-release price wrong.

DJ Hero for $120? This is what happens when idiots are willing to pay $150 for Guitar Hero/Rock Band. If a publisher sees consumers are willing to pay ~$100 for a fake plastic guitar, they will keep charging that much and will also overcharge for similar games.

What's also lame is that the Wii and PS2 versions aren't $10 less than the others. When did they stop doing that?

I'd have paid $100 for Mario Kart Wii.

I got Guitard Hero MetalliBarbi with standard guitar for $60+taks

AHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

It's being sold here for £100. It's £30 MORE than Wii Fit.

Forget it.