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2009 PlayStationXbox

Tony Hawk: Ride is played with a motion-sensing skateboard controller, so you perform tricks with your own body instead of buttons. The unusual control scheme was ambitious, but it was widely seen as imprecise and hard to master.

What defines Tony Hawk: Ride:

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Tony Hawk: Ride are MX vs. ATV: Untamed, Downhill Domination and Cool Boarders 3. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Tony Hawk: Ride special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Downhill Domination

Gameplay comes before story

A mountain bike racing game for PlayStation 2 focused almost entirely on steep downhill courses. It features fictional events and riders plus a few unlockable real pro racers.

Cool Boarders 3

Gameplay comes before story

A classic PlayStation snowboarding game with races and trick competitions, built around jumps, grabs and combos. A new twist lets you punch rivals mid-race.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5

Gameplay comes before story

Arcade skateboarding built around chaining tricks into big combos, with online multiplayer and a skatepark editor. It is widely seen as a buggy, weaker entry in the series, but still delivers the classic trick-based gameplay.

Burnout Legends

Realistic visuals

A fast arcade racer where you ram rivals and cause spectacular crashes to take the lead. Speed and destruction are the focus.

Sled Storm

Focus on a single character

An arcade snowmobile racer where you speed across snowy courses and pull off stunts. An early entry in the snowmobile racing genre on the original PlayStation.

San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing

Gameplay comes before story

An arcade racer with wild jumps and crashes on tracks through a stylized San Francisco. Hidden shortcuts, secret keys and unlockable vehicles reward exploring the courses.

Monster Truck Madness 2

Realistic visuals

An arcade-style racer featuring famous monster trucks like Bigfoot and Gravedigger, offering classic lap races alongside rally events and multiplayer modes such as King of the Hill.

Burnout

Realistic visuals

An arcade racer that rewards reckless driving: dodging oncoming traffic and near misses fill your boost meter, while spectacular crashes are part of the show.

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge

Focus on a single character

A fast, arcade-style off-road racer set in icy Alaskan mountains, where avalanches, collapsing ice bridges and aggressive rivals make every race chaotic. A range of vehicles like cars, snowmobiles and trucks keeps the racing varied.

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