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Product InformationExperience the true thrill of skateboarding as never before through therevolutionary new skateboard controller in Tony Hawk: Ride. Bundled withthe Ride game the unique motion-sensitive board controller redefines theaction-sports genre by translating your body motions into the game. No buttonsno thumbs no analog sticks—just you on the board. For the first time in videogame history anyone can jump on a skateboard and feel the freedom creativityand acplishment of skateboarding.Fans of board sports will love the authentic experience of the boardcontroller while the intuitive nature of the board and multiple difficultysettings make it a fun and exciting experience for people of all ages and skilllevels. The ease with which anyone can pick up and play this game and eachplayer's unique playing style make this a fun social game for friends and familyto play together. So are you ready to Ride?All About the BoardUsing full motion sensing technology the intuitive skateboard controller allowsplayers to physically control the action by performing various movements andgestures on the board that directly translate into amazing tricks seen in thegame. Closely resembling a "deck"--a board without wheels or truckswhich allow actual skateboards to maneuver their boards--the Ridecontroller is built around a bination of flat and rounded surfaces. Along themajority of the boards upper surface as well as the middle center portion ofits bottom players will find flat level surfaces that provide for players'balance. This is countered by the rounded edges along the top at either ends aswell as the bottom outer edges. These allow for true to life trick performancemechanics which allows gamers can experience a full range of movement as theyrotate tilt and lift the board in a variety of ways to discover every trick inthe game.In addition the Ride board es with features designed to maximizeease and continuity of play. These include an upper surface texture

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Experience the true thrill of skateboarding as never before through the revolutionary new skateboard controller in Tony Hawk: Ride. Bundled with the Ride game, the unique motion-sensitive board controller redefines the action-sports genre by translating your body motions into the game. No buttons, no thumbs, no analog sticks—just you on the board. For the first time in video game history, anyone can jump on a skateboard and feel the freedom, creativity, and accomplishment of skateboarding. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } table.callout { font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1. 3em; } td.vgoverview { height: 125px; background: #9DC4D8 url( repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 250px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; }

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Innovative board controller.
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Mini-challenges and events.
View larger. Fans of board sports will love the authentic experience of the board controller, while the intuitive nature of the board and multiple difficulty settings make it a fun and exciting experience for people of all ages and skill levels. The ease with which anyone can pick up and play this game and each player's unique playing style make this a fun social game for friends and family to play together. So, are you ready to Ride?

All About the Board
Using full motion sensing technology, the intuitive skateboard controller allows players to physically control the action by performing various movements and gestures on the board that directly translate into amazing tricks seen in the game. Closely resembling a "deck"--a board without wheels or trucks, which allow actual skateboards to maneuver their boards--the Ride controller is built around a combination of flat and rounded surfaces. Along the majority of the boards upper surface, as well as the middle center portion of its bottom, players will find flat, level surfaces that provide for players' balance. This is countered by the rounded edges along the top at either ends, as well as the bottom outer edges. These allow for true to life trick performance mechanics which allows gamers can experience a full range of movement as they rotate, tilt and lift the board in a variety of ways to discover every trick in the game.

In addition, the Ride board comes with features designed to maximize ease and continuity of play. These include an upper surface texture similar to the grip tape used on real boards to help maintain player contact with and control of the board, and a full set of traditional navigational buttons that allow the player to interact with the game between levels and online when it is more convenient to do so.

Anyone Can Ride
Tony Hawk: Ride is designed to be fully accessible to everyone – from hardcore fans to players with no prior skateboarding experience. Moving away from the open-world game environment that recent releases in the franchise have embraced, Ride is instead built around a wide range of mini-challenges and events more concerned with riding than exploration. These cover every genre in modern skateboarding and aim to focus the player's attention on developing their skills with the board. And this is easy to do with addictive and engrossing gameplay without complex button combinations or analog sticks that allow gamers to literally step on the board and play.

Exciting, Immersive and Social Game Play
Tony Hawk: Ride features a diverse set of trick, vert, and speed challenges that allow players at all levels to take on their friends and family as they compete with each other via "Hot Seat" game play. In addition, with robust multiplayer, online and create-a-skater modes, players can jump into a personalized and extremely social gaming experience.