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/ / / __ \/ __ \/ / / /  / /_/ / __ `/ | /| / / //_/// ___/
/ / / /_/ / / / / /_/ /  / __  / /_/ /| |/ |/ / , <   (__  )
/_/  \____/_/ /_/\__, /  /_/ /_/\__,_/ |__/|__/_/|_| /____/
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/ ____/ /  / /_/ / / /  __/ /__/ /_   / /_/ /
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|                     Tony Hawk's Project 8                  |
|                 FAQ/Walkthrough Version 1.00               |
|  Date Released: 11/07/06   -()-   Developer: Neversoft     |
|      System: Xbox 360      -()- Sports> Alternative>Skating |
Copyright 2007 Ben Parisi
-~Obviously, there will be spoilers. Read at your own risk.~-
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Table of Contents
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You can easily navigate to a certain part by Copy+Pasting the
Find Code into your Find/Search bar. You can also probably find a
certain goal or gap by searching its name.
(x.) Guide Part.......................................Find Code
I. Version History.......................................[VRHS]
II. Introduction.........................................[INTR]
III. Controls............................................[CTRL]
1. Basics......................................[BASC]
2. Default Tricks..............................[DFTR]
3. Nail the Trick/Focus........................[NTTF]
4. Off the Board...............................[OFBD]
IV. Full Trick List......................................[FTLS]
1. Trick List..................................[TRLS]
2. Recommended Substitutions...................[RCSB]
3. High-scoring Tricks.........................[HSTR]
V. Goals.................................................[GOAL]
1. Suburbia....................................[SBRA]
2. Skate Park..................................[SKPR]
3. Main Street.................................[MNST]
4. Capitol.....................................[CAPT]
5. City Park...................................[CTPR]
6. Hill Top....................................[HLTP]
7. School......................................[SCHL]
8. Slums.......................................[SLMS]
9. Factory.....................................[FTRY]
10. Fun Park...................................[FNPR]
VI. Frequentely Asked Questions..........................[FAQS]
VII. We’re Finished!.....................................[WFIN]
1. Copyright, Etc..............................[CPRT]
2. Credits.....................................[CRDT]
3. Contact Me..................................[CNTM]
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I. Version History                                       [VRHS]
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1.00 '02/18/07' - Submitted the guide for the FAQ bounty. (Included Version #,
Intro, Controls section, Trick List, Goals, and Legal)
1.01 '03/20/07' - Added FAQ section with a few questions
1.02 '06/16/07' - Fixed CONSTRUCTION DROP goal, broke THP8 disc >_<
1.03 '09/05/07' - I am lazy and have not significantly updated the guide in a
long time. Nevertheless, I fixed a typo, added the pointer to
the FAQ section in the Slums, and got a new THP8 disc.
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II. Introduction                                         [INTR]
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Tony Hawk has been around for an awful long time. It began when the N64 was in
it's heyday, and continues to dominate the skating genre as the only game in
it. Whether you choose to interpret that as a cause or an effect is up to you.
In my opinion, it's changed as the games have gone by. THPS and it's N64
sequels were all effect, but THUG, THUG2, THDJ, THAS, and THAW were all causes.
On the contrary, THP8 is most definately on the effect side.
THP8 is the revival of the Tony Hawk series. The Career mode has been revamped
to effectively incorporate the Classic goals, the Overworld goals, and sandbox
feel and translates into great gameplay. The controls are tight as ever, the
graphics better than ever, and customization well executed. Overall the game
looks, feels, and plays extremely (and addictively) well.
With EA's Skate soon to arrive on the scene and bringing a completely different
style of skating, the Tony Hawk series will get it's first competitor. But with
THP8 at the forefront of the series now, it's unlikely the Birdman will be
dethroned.
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III. Controls                                            [CTRL]
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1. Basics                    [BASC]
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Ollie Tricks
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Crouching - Hold A
Ollie - Release A
No Comply - Up-Release A
Boneless - (quickly) Up-Up-Release A
Spin - Right button or Left button
Basic Tricks
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Grab Tricks - B button + Direction {Double Tap}
Flip Tricks - X button + Direction {Double Tap}
Grind Tricks - Y button + Direction [Balance Meter] {Double Tap} |Branch|
Lip Tricks - Y Button + Direction (straight up a ramp) [Balance Meter] |Branch|
Manuals - Up-Down, Down-Up on Left Thumbstick Stick [Balance Meter]
Flatland Tricks - From manual, XX, BB, YY, or any combination of two of them
Stall Tricks - Hold Right Trigger-Y button + Direction |Branch|
Flips - Left Trigger + Down/Up
Click Tricks
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Nail the Trick - Click down both thumbsticks
Focus Mode - Click and hold (for a bit) the left thumbstick
Stances
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Switch - Right Trigger on flat ground (no trick in progress)
Nollie/Fakie - When in normal/switch, respectively, hold Left Trigger
Wall Tricks
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Wallride - Y button next to a wall
Wallie - "Wall ollie" Ollie off a wall by pressing A while wallriding
Wallplant - Ollie, then A button right before contact with wall (straight into)
Wallpush - Hold Y button when going straight into a wall
Combo-Linking Tricks
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Reverts - Right Trigger as you land from the air
Pivots - Right Trigger on flat ground (switches stance)
Acid Drops/Bank Drops - Right Trigger in air over ramp/bank
Miscellaneous Tricks
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Natas Spin - Y button on a post/mailbox/etc |Branch|
Skitching - Up on D-Pad behind a vehicle
Quick Turn - Double Tap Right button
*
[Balance Meter] - means there is a balance meter associated with the trick. Use
Up/Down or Left/Right to control the meter. Try to keep the
arrow in the center. If the meter is Green, you'll land the
trick if the arrow goes off the edge; Red, you'll bail.
{Double Tap} - means you can Double Tap to perform more advanced variations on
the single-tap trick. (ie. B-Left for Melon, BB-Left for Method)
|Branch| - means you can branch to different tricks of that type without
ollieing by hitting XX, BB, YY, or any combination of two of those.
Terminology
Button Abbreviations:
Left Button-LB; Right Button-RB; Right Trigger-RT; Left Trigger-LT;
A button-A; B button-B; Y button-Y; X Button-X;
Click Right Stick-CRT; Click Left Stick-CLT; Click Both Sticks-CBT
Directions:
|     U - Up      |      D - Down     |     L - Left     |     R - Right     |
|   UL - Up+Left  |   UR - Up+Right   |   DL - Down Left |  DR - Down+Right  |
Combos:
"B-X" will mean the B button and then the X button
"BX" will mean the B button then the X button in quick succession
"B+X" will mean the B button and X button at the same time
"B/X" will mean B or X
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2. Default Tricks            [DFTR]
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Since you can ReMap your tricks in certain modes, I will only be listing the
specific button and direction combinations for the default trick set.
(No specials)
Ollie Tricks
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Ollie - A
No Comply - UA
Boneless - UUA
Nollie - LT+A
Fakie Ollie - (Switch Stance) LT+A
Flip Tricks
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Kickflip - L+X
Heelflip - R+X
Pop Shove-It - D+X
Impossible - U+X
Hardflip - UL+X
Inward Heelflip - UR+X
Varial Kickflip - DL+X
Varial Heelflip - DR+X
Double Kickflip - L*XX
Triple Kickflip - L+XX
Double Heelflip - R+XX
Triple Heelflip - R+XXX
360 Shove-It - D+XX
540 Shove-It - D+XXX
Double Impossible - U+XX
Triple Impossible - U+XXX
360 Hardflip - UL+XX
360 Inward Heelflip - UR+XX
360 Flip - DL+XX
360 Heelflip - DR+XX
Front-Foot Impossible - UU+X
FS Shove-It - DD+X
Double Front-Foot Impossible - UU+XX
360 FS Shove-It - DD+XX
Grab Tricks
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Melon - L+B
Indy - R+B
Nosegrab - U+B
Tailgrab - D+B
Airwalk - UL+B
Mute - UR+B
Stalefish - DL+B
Benihana - DR+B
Method - L+BB
Stiffy - R+BB
Rocket Air - U+BB
One-Foot Tailgrab - D+BB
Christ Air - UL+BB
Seatbelt Air - UR+BB
Stalefish Tweak - DL+BB
Sacktap - DR+BB
Grind Tricks
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50-50 - Y
Tailslide - L+Y*~
Noseslide - R+Y*~
Boardslide - L+Y*~
Lipslide - R+Y*~
Nosegrind - U+Y
5-0 - D+Y
Overcrook - UL+Y*
Crooked - UR+Y*
Feeble - DL+Y*
Smith - DR+Y*
Noseblunt Slide - UU+Y
Blunt Slide - DD+Y
*When in Fakie, controls are switched to opposite (ie, UR+Y is switched to
Overcrook in Fakie and UL+Y becomes Crooked. The pairs are Crooked/Overcrook,
Feeble/Smith, Tailslide/Noseslide and Boardslide/Lipslide)
~When perpendicular to a rail instead of parallel, Tailslide and Noseslide
are switched with Boardslide and Lipslide, respectively, and vice versa.
Because of the many variables when it comes to what grind you do, I'll simply
be listing which grind turns in to which when double-tapped, with no button
combinations.
50-50 - 50-50
Tailslide - Crail Slide
Noseslide - Noseslide Tailgrab
Boardslide - Crail Slide
Lipslide - Noseslide Tailgrab
Nosegrind - Hang Ten Nosegrind
5-0 - 5-0 Hand Drag
Overcrook - One-Foot Crook
Crooked - 5-0 Overturn
Feeble - Hurricane
Smith - Salad
Noseblunt Slide -Noseblunt Slide
Blunt Slide - Blunt Slide
Stall - RT+Grind
(the type of stall you do is the same controls as grinding)
Invert Tricks (Lip Tricks)
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SadPlant - L+Y
Tailbone - R+Y
Invert - U+Y
Andrecht - D+Y
One-Foot Invert - UL/DL+Y
Gymnast - UR/DR+Y
Flatland Tricks
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(All flatland tricks must be done out of a manual or nosemanuel)
From Manual
360 Fingerflip - XX
Pogo - YY
Crossfoot Pogo - BB
Casper - XY
Anti-Casper - XB
Truckstand - YX
Switch Foot Pogo - YB
Rail - BX
One-Foot Manual - BY
Spacewalk - LR+X
From Nosemanual
Half-Cab Impossible - XX
Pogo - YY
Crossfoot Pogo - BB
Casper - XY
Anti-Casper - XB
Truckstand - YX
Switch Foot Pogo - YB
Rail - BX
One-Foot Nosemanual - BY
Spacewalk - LR+X
Miscellaneous Tricks
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Air to Fakie - Off a ramp, land without turning/turning an even number of times
Caveman - Off your board, Jump (A) then get on your board (LB+RB)
Spine Transfer - Transfer over a spine
Half-Cab - Go into Fakie (LT while in Switch) then ollie and spin.
Nollie - Ollie while in Nollie
Get off a rail without Ollieing (no points) - RT
Branching
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Branching in when you press a combination of two of either X, B, or Y to
"branch" to a different trick without ollieing. You can branch during a grind,
invert, stall, or natas spin. Here are the branch controls for each:
[To get to] Name - [Press] Buttons
Grinds
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Tailslide - XY
Noseslide - YX
Nosegrind - XX
5-0 - BB
Overcrook - BX
Crooked - XB
Feeble - BY
Smith - YB
Inverts
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SadPlant - XX
Tailbone - BB
One-Foot Invert - BX
Gymnast - XB
From any of these, you can get back to Invert by pressing their buttons again.
Stalls
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50-50 - YY
Tail Stall - XY
Nose Stall - YX
Nosegrind Stall - BB
5-0 Stall - XX
Overcrook Stall - BX
Crooked Stall - XB
Feeble Stall - BY
Smith Stall - YB
Natas Spins
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One Foot Spin - XX
L Spin - YY
Handstand Spin - BB
From any of these, you can get back to Natas by pressing their buttons again.
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3. Nail the Trick/Focus      [NTTF]
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Nail the Trick and Focus are both new and extremely well executed additions to
The Tony Hawk franchise.
To enter Nail the Trick, click down both Thumbsticks.
The camera will zoom in on your feet and the board and motion will slow down.
Now the left thumbstick controls your left foot and the right stick the right
foot. You can perform flip tricks by moving your feet in various directions,
but keep them out of the way of the board as it spins. You can only link tricks
together when the board is in the right position - either grip-tape straight up
or trucks straight up. To land, simply let go of both sticks when the grip-tape
is facing up so that they (and your feet) return to the center. The camera will
zoom out and motion will resume its pace.
There are many uses for Nail the Trick. You can incorporate it into small
things like jumps between grinding or go huge with big air. Also, while you're
in Nail the Trick mode you'll go slightly higher and farther that if it were a
normal jump, so it's useful for certain goals and for getting to places you
couldn't otherwise reach. You can even spin yourself while in NtT using RB and
LB.
Nail the Trick gets you tons of points. Pretty much all of the multipliers are
.5: Variety Bonus (ie. From Pop-Shove It to Kickflip) gets you .5, Trucks-Up
Bonus (Flipping the board from the Trucks side) gets you .5, spinning 180 gets
you .5 each time, and Perfect Flip (moving the Thumbstick exactly up, down,
left and right) gets you .5. The points you get, though, is clearly the best
part. A NtT Kickflip can net you on average 1000 points, a normal one 100. An
NtT Pop-Shove It usually gets you 600 points, and a 360 1000. That's 6X and 2X,
respectively, and an NtT Hardflip gets you 2X the norm also. Not only that, but
NtT's multiplier multiplies only it's points, and then adds the total to your
overall score. This ups the base points by a considerable amount. (For Example,
say you have 25000 points and a 5.0 multiplier beforehand and go into NtT.
You get a multiplier of 3.0 and a base of 12000, it will do 3x12000 first for
36000 and then add that to your previous total of 25000 for a complete score of
61000, and you'll still have your 5.0 multiplier. That's 305000 now as compared
to 125000 before, just from that one Nail the Trick.)
Focus Mode is a new mode that helps manage the balance meters and give you more
time to think about what to do. To initiate Focus Mode, fill your special meter
and then click down only the left thumbstick (you may have to hold it for a
bit). The camera will zoom in on your bottom half and time will slow, making
the balance meter slow down as well. The only restriction of Focus Mode is that
it tightens your view, so don't use it if you have to find a certain place that
you don't know of yet (Like Get Theres that you haven't yet tried). Focus Mode
usually stays for the entire combo, but once you bail or finish the combo it
ends. Also, if you have it on for long enough, you'll reach the max time
allowed and zoom back out. Much of the time this makes you fall because of the
sudden change in speed of the balance meter (think of an FPS, where you're
holding your breath wile sniping and it's still, but when you have to breath it
is even more erratic than before). The timer used to represent this amount of
time is your special meter, which you can partially refill while in focus mode
by landing different tricks (but staying in combo), although it will eventually
run out no matter how many tricks you do. All in all Focus Mode is very useful
for things such as Manual and Grind Spot Challenges and to extend combos, but
if you keep it on for too long it's pretty much a sure bail, so try to use it
only after you're at the edge of your balance.
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4. Off the Board             [OFBD]
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Getting off your board can be useful in many ways. You can reach areas that
would be hard/annoying to reach on your board, climb ladders, and set
yourself up in the right position for your needs. The best way to use Off the
Boad, however, is to keep your combos going. You can get off your board at
any time by pressing LB+RB, even in the middle of combos or tricks. If you
find yourself slowing down in the middle of a combo or heading towards a dead-
end, get off your board and get to a place where you can continue your combo.
This is called Combo Run-Out, and counts as part of the combo. You get a small
timer that measures how much longer you have until the walking interrupts the
combo. Try jumping before you get back on to snag a few points with a Caveman!
Off-Board Tricks
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Off-Board Mode - Right Button-Left Button simultaneously
Jump - A button
Wall Hang - Right Button near ledge/edge of wall
Wall Run - Right button near wall
Caveman - Off your board, Jump (A) then get on your board (LB+RB)
Combo Run-Out - (timed) Get off your board in the middle of a combo
You can automatically bail yourself by pressing LB+RB+RT+LT. There's not really
any point to it but it's kind of fun >_> Be sure to mash X when you fall during
a run or competition and the like to get up extra-quick and reset yourself near
where you need to be.
Bail Tricks
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Auto-Bail - Right Button-Left Button-Right Trigger-Left Trigger
Bounce - Y button
Get Up - A button
Quick Up - X button
Direction Bail - RT/LT
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IV. Full Trick List                                      [FTLS]
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1. Trick List                [TRLS]
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Here's a list of every trick in the game that will score you points:
[Name of Trick/Double-Tapped Version (Triple Tap)]
Grab
Nosegrab/Rocket Air
Tailgrab/One Foot Tailgrab
Melon/Method
Indy/Stiffy
Mute/Seatbelt Air
Stalefish/Stalefish Tweak
Benihana/Sacktap
Airwalk/Christ Air
FS Shifty
Madonna/Judo
Crossbone/CrookedCop
IndyNosebone/DelMar Indy
SaranWrap/Between the Legs
Flip
Kickflip/Double Kickflip (Triple Kickflip)
Heelflip/Double Heelflip (Triple Heelflip)
Pop Shove-It/360 Shove-It (540 Shove-It)
Impossible/Double Impossible (Triple Impossible)
Varial Kickflip/360 Flip
Varial Heelflip/360 Heelflip
Hardflip/360 Hardflip
Inward Heelflip/360 Inward Heelflip
FS Shove-It/360 FS Shove-It (540 FS Shove-It)
Front Foot Impossible/Double Front Foot Impossible
Varial/360 Varial
Sal Flip/540 Sal Flip
Fingerflip/Double Fingerflip
Ollie North
Grind
50-50
Boardslide
Lipslide
Tailslide/Crail Slide
Noseslide/Noseslide Tailgrab
5-0/5-0 Hand Drag
Nosegrind/Hang Ten Nosegrind
Crooked/5-0 Overturn
Overcrook/One Foot Crooked
Smith/Salad
Feeble/Hurricane
Blunt Slide
Nose Blunt Slide
Flatland
Manual
Nosemanual
360 Fingerflip
Half-Cab Impossible
Casper
Anti Casper
Truckstand
Pogo
Crossfoot Pogo
Switch Foot Pogo
Rail
One Foot Manual
one Foot Nosemanual
Spacewalk
Invert
Invert
Andrecht
Gymnast
One Foot Invert
SadPlant
Tailbone
Stall
50-50 Stall
Board Stall
Tail Stall
Nose Stall
5-0 Stall
Nosegrind Stall
Crooked Stall
Overcrook Stall
Smith Stall
Feeble Stall
Blunt Slide Stall
Nose Blunt Slide Stall
Natas Spin
Handstand Spin
L Spin
One Foor Spin
Special
The 900
Fastest Flick
Backfoot Inward Heelflip
Bodyflip Kickflip
Rocket Backflip
The Haymaker
Varial Mctwist
Fingerflip Airwalk
Guitar Hero
Roast Beef
Metal Horns
Flamingo
Christian Air
Tailblock Slide
One Foot Smith
Crossfoot Boardslide
Darkslide
Chocolate Jammy
Nosegrind 360 Flip 5-0
Boardslide Body Varial
Coffin Grind
Tailslide Backflip
Dogwalk
Russian Boneless
One Foot Nosegrab Manual
Eggplant
Kickflip to Andrecht
Losi
Miller Flip
Frontside Invert
Miscellaneous
Spins (180, 360, 540, etc.)
No Comply
Boneless
Nollie
Fakie Ollie
Half Cab
Caveman
Combo Run-Out
Revert
Pivot
Wallride
Wallpush
Wallplant
Wallie
Air to Fakie
Spine Transfer
Bank Drop
Acid Drop
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2. Recommended Substitutions [RCSB]
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Although you cannot substitute tricks in Career mode (grr...), you should take
advantage of it everywhere else. This includes the Two Player, Xbox Live, and
Free Skate modes. Here are some substitutions I recommend you make:
Grabs
INDY NOSEBONE for INDY
These two are primarily the same, but in general Indy nosebone gets you more
points and looks cooler while it's at it.
CROSSBONE for BENIHANA
Benihana and it's partner Sacktap are both unimpressive tricks that are
annoying to land. Crossbone, on the other hand, is very nice and easy to land.
Clear choice here.
As for the rest:
SARANWRAP is an iffy one: it's decently easy to land, but I like all the other
default tricks more.
MADONNA, although old-school, is hard to land becuase of it's weird angle.
SHIFTY is quick and easy but has no double tap.
Flips
NONE for NONE!
I find that all of the defult flip tricks are the best you can have.
As for the rest:
VARIAL and SALFLIP cannot land on flat ground, which means they cannot be used
while grinding, which means they're useless except in Vert, on which you should
be using grabs anyway.
OLLIE NORTH has no double tap and is generally weird.
FINGERFLIP can land on flat ground, but cannot double-tap on flat ground. The
only default that can't is Impossible, but Impossible also has a triple tap,
which Fingerflip does not.
FRONT FOOT IMPOSSIBLE could be sub'd in for IMPOSSIBLE if you want, but IMO it
takes slightly longer, and also does not have a triple tap.
FS SHOVE-IT is a toss up. It scores the same as POP SHOVE-IT and is basically
the same thing. Do whatever you like.
Remember that FS SHOVE-IT and FRONT FOOT IMPOSSIBLE are both doable anyway, but
kind of irritating to perform with double-tapping a direction (DD+X and UU+X,
respectively). They are available, though.
Specials
THE 900 is obviously the best special, but is unlocked late. It racks up tons
of points. Use constantly when you get it. Must-have
FINGERFLIP AIRWALK is very useful, as you can spam it in a bunch of places,
even relatively small kicker jumps. Plus it looks cool
VARIAL MCTWIST is a wonderful trick, but takes a bit long. I recommend it, but
be sure you have enough air and/or use it during a transfer
FASTEST FLICK is another spammer, but has nothing else special about it. Same
with BACKFOOT INWARD HEELFLIP
THE HAYMAKER is on the fence: fast but useless or fast but good. Your choice
BODYFLIP KICKFLIP and ROCKET BACKFLIP are very similar, but FINGERFLIP AIRWALK
get the same points, so go with that.
FLAMINGO and ROASTBEEF are nice, and you can hold them for some extra points.
GUITAR HERO seems to be a favorite but in my opinion takes too long to start;
you can get more points by holding a FLAMINGO with the same amount of air
Really you should only have one or two grab specials, so avoid METAL HORNS and
CHRISTIAN AIR: go with FLAMINGO, ROAST BEEF, or GUITAR HERO
DOGWALK and ONE FOOT NOSEGRAB MANUAL are the only worthwhile manuals. Choose
one of them, and just use it and Casper for extra manual points
As I said, RUSSIAN BONELESS is useless: it takes too long and is awkward
Don't waste any slots on INVERT SPECIALS unless you use a lot. A LOT a lot
This includes EGGPLANT, MILLER FLIP, LOSI, KICKFLIP TO ANDRECHT and FRONTSIDE
Because of the nature of grinds, it really doesn't matter which one you pick
but more how long you grind with it, so pick ones that amuse you. My special
grinds are usually NOSEGRIND 360 FLIP 5-0, CROSSFOOT BOARDSLIDE, ONE FOOT
SMITH, and DARKSLIDE, although CHOCOLATE JAMMY and TAILBLOCK SLIDE are nice
also. Other than that there's BOARDSLIDE BODY VARIAL, COFFIN GRIND, and
TAILSLIDE BACKFLIP.
My Full Special List at Rank 3:
The 900
Varial McTwist
Fingerflip Airwalk
The Haymaker
Backfoot Inward Heelflip
Flamingo
Roast Beef
Dog Walk
One Foot Smith
Crossfoot Boardslide
Nosegrind 360 Flip 5-0
Darkslide
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3. Highest-Scoring Tricks    [HSTR]
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These are what I have found to be the best 3 tricks in each major catagory
(Air, Grab, Grind, and Special Air, Special Grab, and Specia Grind). These
rankings do not account only for points, but also incorporate how easy the
trick is to land, how much air you need to perform it, how much time it takes
to finish, if you can hold it, etc.
Air
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1) 360 Flip
2) Double/Triple Kickflip/Heelflip
3) 360/540 [FS] Shove-It
Grab
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1) One Foot Tailgrab
2) Mute
3) Stalefish Tweak
Grind
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1) 5-0 Overturn
2) Hurricane
3) Salad
Special Air
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1) The 900
2) Varial McTwist
3) Fingerflip Airwalk
Special Grab
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1) Flamingo
2) Roast Beef
3) Guitar Hero
Special Grind
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1) Darkslide
2) One Foot Smith
3) Nosegrind 360 Flip 5-0
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V. Goals                                                 [GOAL]
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A list of every goal in the game, where it is, and a [very] basic strategy.
Format
GOAL NAME
Difficulty (* Very Easy, ** Easy, *** Medium, **** Hard, ***** Very Hard)
Location (If needed, how to get there)
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Strategy
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1. Suburbia                  [SBRA]
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PROPERTY VALUES
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Right Outside the house with the "Pro" mailbox
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Start with the bushes, then get the nearby pumpkin and combo it up for
COMBO and all the scores in the halfpipe in your back yard. Once you're
done, grab the next pumpkin and the S and move on to the Riches yard.
Grab the K and A there and then the T and E in the next yard, along with
the third pumpkin near the picket fence. Next, wall plant the snowman
and grab the fourth pumpkin on the Owned planter. Finally, get off your
board and smash the last pumpkin on your awning, then grind the cables
to the next roof and get the secret disc.
COLONEL'S GRIND
*
On the curb across from "Shag Dad's Balls" house
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Simple. Just grind around the sidewalk, doing heelflips over the
driveways to take you back to the curb on the other side.
PLYWOOD HIGH
*
In your backyard
========
Again, simple. You can get pro just by ollieing, and to get Sick just
enter Nail the Trick a few seconds before you reach your apex.
MAILBOX SPIN
*
The mailbox of the Shag Dad's Balls house
========
Natas spin each mailbox. Do a flip trick out that has the same
thumbstick direction as the way you want to go (Forward = Impossible,
etc.) And manual to get to the next mailbox (Sick is your house)
NAIL THE ROTATION
**
Your backyard
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A little harder. Boneless of the top ofthe ramp and get a nice kickflip
going and you'll be fine. Don't switch the trick - just use RB to spin
to get the required score.
PICKET FENCE PHOTO
***
Near the pickt fence of the house with the pond.
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Decently hard. Turn around and go off the vert behind you for some
speed, then do a quick double kickflip + melon while you spin (you can
grind a bit on the way back/boneless if you have trouble doing a 540 in
time). Keep trying until you get a clean.
POOL TO POOL PHOTO
**
The Riches house
========
Vert in the top pool until you have enough air (there's a secret spot up
there somewhere). When you do transfer, use the RB/LB to spin fast
enough. You should be fine.
DEMO IN THE POOL
***
The Riches house
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Easier once you get The 900. Trick in front of each one individually,
then when there's not too much time left do one combo, transfering
throughout the pools so it will count for all of them.
LOCAL TURF WAR
****
The planter in front of "Shag Dad's Balls" house
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This is pretty hard to get sick on becuase there's not really anywhere
to get that many points. Switch up your grinds a lot and if you can try
to find somewhere you can deviate to for a vert trick or two and stil
get back to the line in time.
SHAG DAD's BALLS
*
The Backyard of the house next yours.
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Easy, just do the tricks it wants you to over the marked spines.
WALLPLANT THE GATE
*
Skate Park Entrance
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Wallplant the Gate
OUT OF SUBURBIA
*
The culdesac (the beaver)
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Skitch the car, then ollie off the ramp and wallplant the gate.
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2. Skatepark                 [SKPR]
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FIRST TIME ON FILM
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The big vert area
========
Ah, the filmer. It's a fun challenge, but it can be EXTREMELY iritating
sometimes. Anyway, the only advice I can give you is don't do tricks
uphill. Also, if you do the tricks in a combo and then fall at the end,
none of them count, so land your combos often.
SKATE PARK CLIP
**
Up by the picnic-awning area place
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Yes, this one is easier. Land your combos quickly like any other filmer
goal. Anything with a Revert at the end must be done off a vert ramp.
BUCK BUCKSTERS
****
Near the entrance to the school
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I start with the COMBO and all the scores with a twist: when you get to
the first O, ollie up from there to the wire that the secret disc is on.
Jump off so you land on a ramp, automatically reversing direction toward
the M. Continue after that to grab the A, T and E of skate as well as
knock over the porta potty near E. Now go and get the porta potty that
the first O in Combo was by and proceed up to the next one near where
combo started. Next, wreck the last porta potty next to the Snak and
Skate. Now go get the S and the T and crack open the bowl. Finally, lip
trick the bowl.
SOUTH WALLPLANT
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The back of the skatepark near the full-pipe
========
Start by transfering into the small bowl. Continue to transfer until you
get to the full pipe. Go up to almost the top and then jump and bank
drop down the side. Swerve right, straighten out then boneless off the
top of the marker and you should reach sick.
RENTAL'S GRIND
**
Up by the Snak and Skate; the back wall
========
Grind the ledge all the way around until you reach Am. Near the end,
kickflip left and grind the rim of the ramps. Go around to the pro
marker, then ollie up to the outside ledge (you should get the ledge to
ledge gap). Jump over the Flying Skateboards area to the next ledge,
then continue up and jump to the flat-ground rail for Sick.
WAVYPATH MANUAL
***
The top of the wavy path
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Be sure you have special. Manual down the path and turn left at the Am
marker. Get to the outside of the upramp for pro, then jump up the rest
of the hill and zoom. Manual when you land and turn the next corner for
sick.
CRAG MANUAL
*
At the top of the path above the park, near the fun park.
========
You can probably zom for the entire length of this, but you don't have
to. Get special if you want, then start the manual. Turn around the
ourside for Am. Continue down and turn left for pro. If you have to,
jump for speed, and continue in a straight line from pro for sick.
NAIL WITH VARIETY
*
At the beginning of the wall near the wavy rail
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Jump to the right side so you get more airtime. Do a kickflip, heelflip,
and pop shove it, then any three other combinations of the two sticks.
Perfect flips help a lot, but its not too hard anyway.
TRANSFER PHOTO
*
The intersection of the rail of the main park and the one from ther full
pipe
========
This is simple, just transfer for speed and pull an easy 720 indy.
RYAN SHECKLER'S PRO CHALLENGE
***
The top by the Snak & Skate near Buck Bucksters
========
First do the simple 540 varial heelflip. For the next one, grind the
rail then acid drop and method into your pipe. Wait till the end of the
rail for an optimal angle. The next one is the hardest. Jump and grind.
DON'T JUMP OFF THE RAIL. You also don't have to manual between rail and
ramp. Boneless off the ramp and do any grab. Land in a grind and 180
kickflip out. Finally, pump for speed on the ramps behind you then
boneless of the ramp. You don't even have to do the gap just manual out
all the way across mainstreet to the ramp and 540 indy. Try to fix your
angle for the clean.
RODNEY MULLEN'S PRO CHALLENGE
*
Near the passage to the part with the fullpipe
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Just do everything he says.
PLANED TURF WAR
****
The ramp inside the awning area
========
Again the only hard part is to find an area to increase your score. The
line itself is not so hard. I recommend jumping off and verting a bit
from the first break in rails, then again in the hexagonal bowl.
NEW GROUND TURF WAR
****
The small ledge next to the wavy path.
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This one is slightly easier because its pretty easy to vert for a while
and get back. Grind all the wall to the smal bowl then jump off and
vert. Vert some more after you get the first flar ground area, and again
after you get the area before the full pipe. If you can, get everything
except the target then jump to the side and vert one last time before
you hit the target.
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3. Main Street               [MNST]
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MAIN STREET MOVIE
**
Near the cheese shop
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Easy tricks and a nice line make for a pretty easy sick. Don't let the
many simple things fool you into comboing for too long, though,
especially before 180 grab trick+grind.
REAL ESTATE RAGE
***
The right sideof main street near the movies
========
Start by stalling the first sign and jumping off. Keep your combo as you
grind up the rail to the S, and then jump to the rail in the
mini-shorcut thing. End the combo then grind the next sign and proceed
to the K and A and third sign. Head to the last sign next to the skate
shop then turn around and get the T. From here go indy the clock tower
(be sure to transfer onto the ramps below or you might not get it). Get
onto the roof and transfer to the pizza. Proceed to the secret disc but
when you fly out get off the board so you land on the roof next to the
cup. Jump, grab the E and get back on you board in mid-air so you land
grinding the banner. Don't touch the control stick and go back and forth
to walplant the billboard twice. Finally, go down and combo the rest of
the points while you get COMBO.
AVENUE BOWLING
***
At the top of the downhill.
========
Immensely annoying. Aim for the same place you would in real bowling,
and bounce your skater until he hits the back wall and breaks some
bones. You'll get it eventually, I promise.
TIGHT SPOT MANUAL
*
In the shortcut/secret path next to cheese shop
========
Just manual down the ramp and to the end of the zig zag path.
BUCKSTER'S GRIND
***
Next to Buckster's Coffee Shop
========
This one is a tad tough. Zoom at pro, then jump from the kicker to the
outside of the roof. Jump left to the street light, then down to the zig
zag path ledge for sick.
NAIL OVER THE STAIRS
*
At the top of the school's front steps.
========
Simple, just do the same thing you did for the one at the skate park.
Boneless if needed.
NAIL A NEW TRICK
**
The small kicker to the right of the downhill
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Another easy one, just boneless off the top. Do a pop shove it then
reverse it, then kickflip while spinning. Easy 15000.
BEAVER HIGH POTO
*
The bottom of the stairset to the left of the front og the school.
========
Triple heelflip 360 until you get it clean >_>
THEATER ROOF PHOTO
***
Near the ramp leading to the theater roof
========
Hold RB while doing a Method backflip. Pop shove-it
Indy at the end. Practice the 360 method backflip in the bowl below
before you transfer up.
CHEESE WEDGE PHOTO
***
Near (gee) the cheese wedge
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Go off the ramp behind you for air. Boneless, then hold the right
trigger and indy backflip (for those who can't do this without spinning,
just press right and hold b, then return the stick quickly to the center
and hold the left trigger and down while still holding b). Do a quick
PSI at the end.
DANCE LESSONS
*
The beaver on the zig zag path
========
Very easy. To get the high poster, jump up to the rail and then quickly
wallride the poster. The flatpland is the same as the filmer: if you
fall, nothing counts, so land your combos.
SKATE SHOP OPENING
*
Automatic
========
Follow the arrows and combo in front of each. It's only 1000 points, do I
really have to say anything?
TONY'S AM CHALLENGE
**
Next to the skate shop
========
The demo in the beginning is especially easy. Not only do you have the
rail which lead you to the other crowds but each crowd has a half pipe
you can transfer into. next, you have entirely too long to hit all the
tricks jason calls out, and then you get to do inverts while tony flies
over you like bob did. After that you get the crowd pumped and then do a
huge nail the trick. Overall this challenge is very easy.
DAEWON SONG'S PRO CHALLENGE
***
The steps of the school
========
The first challenge is easy. After that, put the single rail first, then
a bus, then the other bus, then the double rail. Grind, jump, manual to
the rail, jump manual the bus then jump to rail & table. Next, put a bus
in the lower right, and the double rail to the right of the up rail.
Grind the rail, jump, skate normally on the first bus, grind the right
edge of the second bus, jump to the double rail and then the up rail.
PAUL RODRIGUEZ'S PRO CHALLENGE
**
Near the beaver high photo
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Do I even have to explain the first two parts of this? All the
directional grinds and all the directional flip tricks. For the last
part, use branching - don't jump. All you have to do is make it all the
way around.
PIZZA SLICE TURF WAR
***
The wall near the booze shop.
========
This is actually one of the easier ones, but only if you have The 900.
Grind, branching constantly until you get to the rail the goes to the
roof. Instead of grind it, head to the ramp behind it. Do anything, then
head back to the ramp you already grinde (straight). Do a 900 here. NOW
grind the rail to renew your time, but kickflip off so you can go off
the ramp again. Do another 900, then manual back and do anything.
Finally, grind the rest of the way to the target.
ROOFTOP TURF WAR
*****
The ramp near the clocktower
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This is quite possibly the most annoying goal ever. First you have to
grind up to the bowl (that's where you trick for enough points) but
DON'T TOUCH THE TARGET.  Now grind, jump to the next bowl, and grind up
the corkscrew. Don't olliee, just let the corkscrew fly you toward the
banner. Now jump (no tricks) to the present and zoom. You'll be shot off
to the second corkscrew. From here you'll fly to the teacup, which will
shoot you to the target (you may have to NTT to get there).
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4. Capitol                   [CAPT]
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MONUMENTAL FOOTAGE
***
Near the monument ramp (by hill top)
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This challenge is actually easier than most other film challenges
because there are so many places to do tricks. Just watch 180
grab+grind
CAPITOL CRISIS
****
On the right side of the gobmint spine
========
Start by doing 3 melons over the guard. After the last one, do a flip
while transfering into the capitol. Grnd up and get the S, then do
another flip during the next transfer outside. Do the lsast flip while
you get the K. Skate over and wallride up to the A. Continue to the T
and E then make your way up to hill top. Grind the cable that goes over
the flag and onto the capitols roof. Grind through and get the disc then
bail off the roof to break ten bones (if you don't the do some quick
grabs with auto bails to get the rest). Finally get your scores and
COMBO.
SLAM THE GATES!
***
At the base of the building near hilltop.
========
Transfer down to get speed. Come at an angle if you can, or get lucky
and bounce left after the first gate for the second one. Bounce back
right for the third and the rest is easy. Finally, bounce until get the
required damage. Annoying, but doable.
WRECK YOURSELF!
****
At the top of the three set in front of the capitol.
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There really is no strategy for this. Sorry. Just hit something while
going fast >_>
BARBERSHOP GRIND
**
Near the main street classic challenge
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Once you start the grind, jump left to the higher curb for am, then back
to the lower for pro. After you turn the corner jump up to the rail, and
at the end of it vault to the banner. Grind across the skate shop and
jump to the wall. The sick marker is up by suburbia.
SKIRTING THE GRIND
***
On the capital roof, the front side
========
Simple, just grind around the whole building. Zoom at pro.
SHELTER STALL
*
In the "shelter" behind the capitol
========
Easy. Just stall the different rails (RT+Y).
3 FLOOR DROP
*
Up on the back part of the capitol roof
========
Acid drop from sick, then revert, manual, and acid drop down to the
challenge marker to get it.
CAPITOL GET THERE
***
The back, bottom floor of the capitol
========
Easy, there's tons of places to manual and grind. The first marker is
main street, the second right side of the school, an the last on the
school's shack.
TROLLEY CAR NAIL
**
The trolley car near city park
========
Grnd down the right rail for speed. Go right off the ramp - don't jump
at all. You'll get 275 feet easy, so just worry about the 15000.
NAIL THE TRIPLE SET
***
The top of the three set stairs in front of the capitol
========
Not too bad, you get three (admittedly short) nail the trick
oppurtunities down each stair. You don't have to do a combo, so don't
try to revert manual out. Just make sure you land in the right direction
and get a bit inventive.
NAIL A COMBO STRING
**
The overlook of the trolley car street (near skate shop)
========
Pretty easy, as long as you time your flips right. Perfect flips are
pretty much a must. Boneless.
CAPITOL KICKER PHOTO
**
The left kicker near the first stairset in the front
========
Boneless off the top. Don't use the right button, just hold right.
Double tap b for stiffy then move the stick up slightly and hit x for
the inward heelflip. You'll make 540 easy.
OPERATION McGUFFIN
*
The front of the capital
========
Grind the outside rail to be launched up to the second floor. Now grind
the rail that goes over the bowl to get the plans, then around the entire
outside for the switches. Finally grind the power line.
MIKE V'S PRO CHALLENGE
**
N/A
========
Follow the arrow to reach Mike. He's up by the third stairset in front
of the capitol. He tells you to get 10 stokens. After you complete this
task, you'll get a kind of mini classic challenge. This is ridiculously
easy, and you have plenty of time. Finally, you'll have to perform in a
demo. This, too, is easy. Just stay in the providied half pipes near
each crowd.
TONY'S SICK CHALLENGE
*****
Tony Hawk at the capitol
========
This is a huge get there. The first goal marker is the back of the
school, the second the top part of the skate park, and the third in the
fun park. Use all the combo and balance skills you have. Once you beat
it you'll become Number One, congrats!
CAPITOL BOWL BATTLE
***
Inside the capitol
========
This is actually quite easy once you have the 900. Your main competition
gets onlyabout 1300000 by the end, and you can get like 900000 in one
round easily. Add in some flips and air tricks for multiplier and you're
set.
STATEHOUSE TURF WAR
***
On the roof of the capitol, almost facing front
========
This one is pretty easy once you have the 900. Do a flipdown the first,
then do a 900 flip down to the bottom. After that follow normal combo
procedures and you'll be fine.
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5. City Park                 [CTPR]
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CITY PARK FOOTAGE
***
The pyramid
========
This is a little annoying because there isn't anywhere great to do the
tricks. Manage as best as you can and don't try to do tricks in bad
places - just hurry to the good places.
CRAB POOL JUMP
**
The left side of the crab pool
========
Alright I know what you're thinking. How is this "easy"? And that's
because there's a secret-ish way to do it. Look in the factory for a
high window on the wall that seperates it from city park. Grind the rail
that leads out it and acid drop into the crab pool from there. Boneless
out of the pool and go into nail the trick to reach sick.
BROKEN ANKLE GRIND
***
The weird grounded rail behind the owned
========
This challenge has quite a few annoying jumps. First off, don't jump out
of the crabpool until you have a nice short one to the pyramid. Jump
quickly to the monument pool, then get as much speed as you can. Now
jump to the wood rail, and be ready. When you have the right angle, jump
to the smaller statue thing for sick.
AMPITHEATER GRIND
**
The ampitheater
========
Grind the bottom row and jump for speed. A lot. Next time around
(literally) jump up the the next layer for pro. And finally, jump up to
sick. You'll need to jump for speed many times. Zooming around pro is
usually good.
CITY PARK GET THERE
****
The construction path part near the water
========
This is kind of annoying. Get to the first marker by grinding as much as
you can, because you'll manual a lot later. Once you get to the first
marker, jump to the curb and grind.  Jump off near the end and zoom.
Grind up the ramp, jump off and turn around while manualing. Now
manual/grind to the last marker in suburbia.
LEFT RAIL PHOTO
**
The crab pool rails
========
This is easy. Do what it says: hurricane 360 triple kickflip. Make sure
you grind the whole rail or it might not count.
RACE TO THE CAPITOL
***
Near the water
========
Start by grinding the right rail. When you get to the bowl, grind the
inside edge, DON'T GO IN IT. Now go through to the slums and grind up
the pipes. Continue grinding curbs, ramps, etc. And jump off near the
school. Don't grind anything, just skate to the next marker and turn
left. Grind to the third marker. Turn left down to mainstreet and finish
in 1st at the end of the zig zag path.
CITY PARK BATTLE
*****
The ampitheater
========
The only reason this is hard is that there's not a great place to trick
in. Try to turn while manualing to stay in the big ramp half, or if you
have to go off the tiny ramps on the otherside. Incorporate grinds to to
get your multiplier up since there is ample room to do so.
SHIPMENT TURF WAR
****
The top of the ramp that leads to the factory
========
Start off with a nice nail the trick. Land on the second segment and
pivot twice before getting on the rail. Do some special grinds and
branch during this decently long rail chain, then when you're in the
ampitheater jump off and do a 900 over the center path. Revert manual,
and transfer+flip to the cardboard ramp on the other side. Now launch
from the insciptioned-kicker to the place with the target and trick any
remaining points in that bowl.
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6. Hill Top                  [HLTP]
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HOMETOWN HOMAGE
****
Near the top of the huge hill leading to main street.
========
Again, this is hard because there's not much to work with. You should
probably be at pro by the time you depart hill top, and do at least 4 on
the way down. 360 anything and 180 grab+grind are easier if you boneless
downhill. For the last one, frontflip grab revert flip trick, do a
normal flip revert, then as soon as you revert do a flip trick. Reverts
provide you with a slight window to do something else before you have to
manual.
CONSTRUCTION CRASH
****
The hill leading from the capitol
========
This mostly comes down to luck. Its actually not very hard to break all
the gates, but the 50000 is mostly luck. If you don't have enough speed
to make it to the 3rd gate without bouncing (besides to correct your
position) than start over, you won't make it.
LAKESIDE MANUAL
**
The pathway that goes through the shelter stall
========
Pump for speed on the ramp behind you. When you have enough,start the