No matter what new system comes out, there is bound to be a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater title to be released on it. The PSP is no exception. The series has released its first Tony Hawk title upon the PSP's launch. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix is the first skateboarder for the PSP, but is it as good as the other Tony Hawk titles?

As the title says, it's THUG 2, but remixed. Basically, Neversoft and Shabba (both developed THUG 2 Remix) ported Tony Hawk's Underground 2, but added tons of new characters and a few new levels. The new exclusive levels include "Las Vegas," "Atlanta," "Kyoto," and "Santa Cruz." As for the new characters...well, there are just too many to name.

Tony Hawk and Bam Margera have split into two teams (Team Hawk and Team Bam) to wreck havoc on the world. It's your turn to cause complete mayhem. Choose your character's appearance and then get ready to cause pranks and impossible stunts on the cities you travel to around the world. It's Team Hawk vs. Team Bam on the World Destruction Tour!

Gameplay in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix has gotten a bit stale. The first installment was a great step up for the franchise, but Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix doesn't really introduce anything to make the game more entertaining. Sure you can spray graffiti on walls and sticker slap things, but do you really need to do all this when you skateboard?

Though the ported levels from the original THUG 2 may seem a little boring and small, the new levels are actually pretty fun and unique looking. There are also events that happen in certain levels that change the look of the environment. For example, "Kyoto" is a massive level where you can summon a great monster (like Godzilla) to stomp out a part of the level. After the monster's footprint is in the ground, you can now skate inside of the footprint as if it were a bowl. Some levels are also pretty detailed and fun to play in.

Each level has certain objectives each skater on a team must complete. When you complete these tasks, you earn team points. The missions usually consist of throwing objects at people, going for a big combo, grinding off of something, or performing a certain trick. Though the missions get more fun throughout the game, they can become repetitive. Goals include doing certain tricks or hitting certain gaps, landing tricks to a beat of a stereo, wrecking some part of the city, or throwing objects at random people. After a certain amount of points, you can advance to the next level after a short cutscene. When the story takes a small turn however, you are faced to complete an 'equalizer.' The equalizer is a massive stunt you must pull off to advance to the next level. Hanging on to a helicopter and dropping in to a quarter pipe is one example.

If you don't really like the new style of gameplay, you can always play classic mode. Classic mode features all of the levels from story mode, but the player is limited to only two minutes. I played this...but I wasn't satisfied. It seemed that the goals weren't too direct, and I didn't know exactly what to do. I had more fun free skating.