Cash-rich mega-publisher Activision has decided that youths and grown-ups being near its equipment is a good idea. In the case of Tony Hawk Ride, it is certainly a better idea than the actual product.

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Let’s all just agree that the Tony Hawk series – and video games in general – peaked at around the period Tony Hawk 3 came out.

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“I paid HOW MUCH for this SHIT?”

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Since then, it’s been downhill all the way.

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Having a bit of plastic does not make the game more fun.

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It may make the game a better Christmas present for a friend or relative due to coming in a bigger and therefore more exciting box, but it does nothing for the experience.

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This must be the other corner of the room that family is in. You’d think the family would be a bit too old to be living in a flatshare with some teenagers.

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Hopefully Activision is preparing some LIFESTYLE photography to go with DJ Hero.