The Remake of Tony Hawk 4 Expands Beyond Two-Minute Levels

When Activision revealed Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 this week, the company didn’t get into specifics about whether or not the two-minute time-limit structure from the older games will carry forward to the re-release. Now, developer Iron Galaxy has cleared up the situation.

The original Pro Skater 3 included a two-minute time limit to complete a level’s challenges, but this was removed in Pro Skater 4; players could freely explore levels and complete missions at their own pace for its career mode. When Activision announced the re-release of 3+4 this week, many wondered if there would be a time limit in Pro Skater 4, with confusion stemming from product pages that mentioned a “two-minute format.”

GameSpot understands that THPS 3+4 will have a shared feature set that aims to unify the two games. Objectives for players to complete will be based on a timer for both games. That said, the game has a Free Skate mode with no timer at all. The game also has Speed Run and Single Session modes.

Basically, this means the setup in THPS 3+4 is different from the original version of Pro Skater 4. The Free Skate mode in THPS 3+4 does not let you complete challenges in the same way that players could in Pro Skater 4’s Career mode.

THPS 3+4 launches on July 11 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC–it’ll also be on Game Pass at launch. People who pay more money can start playing three days early, starting July 8. For more, check out GameSpot’s THPS 3+4 preorder guide to find the edition that’s right for you.