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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Tony Hawk's American Sk8land, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, Tony Hawk's Motion, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, Tony Hawk's Underground, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Tony Hawk: Ride, Tony Hawk: Shred, Tony Hawk (series). Excerpt: The Tony Hawk's series is a computer and video game series endorsed by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, originally developed by Neversoft, and published by Activision. The series began with the 1999 release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Robomodo began developing the series in 2008. The first game was considered revolutionary and the series dominated the genre. Due to the success of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater in 1999, Activision released a number of follow-ups. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) for the PlayStation, 2001 for the Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PC, Mac, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance). The game was re-released in the US later in 2001 as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X for the Xbox which featured levels from the first 2 games. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) for the GameCube, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation. In 2002, it was published for the Nintendo 64, Xbox, PC, Mac and Game Boy Advance. It is notable as being the first Playstation 2 title to be playable online, pre-dating the release of the Broadband Network Adaptor. It was also the last Nintendo 64 game. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (2002) was released for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PC, Mac, Xbox and Tapwave Zodiac. The fifth game in the series, Tony Hawk's Underground (THUG), was released in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox and Game Boy Advance. This game differs not only in name from the previous titles but...