When Activision announces that Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is on its way to the PlayStation 2 this spring, I'm not sure what it reflects worse on:
- The Wii, if it's apparently so easy to just take a game designed around motion control and slap it onto the PS2, or
- Activision, for not making something totally unique in the first place.
I wonder if Downhill Jam maybe started life as a PS2 game in the first place, and maybe it was just quickly repurposed as a Wii exclusive. Either way, this kind of makes Activision look a little less confident about Wii.
Full release after the jump.
__*TONY HAWK’S DOWNHILL JAM *____SET TO RACE TO THE __
PLAYSTATION®2 THIS SPRING
Santa Monica, CA – March 14, 2007 –
Skaters, it’s time to jump back on your boards for the ride of a lifetime with Tony Hawk’s
Downhill Jam™ for the
PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system from Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). The game, which debuted on the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, is set to return for a second heat packed with the non-stop action offered in previous versions, while featuring **four new single player events, three new multiplayer modes and three new playable characters who will contend in the ultimate skateboard racing experience. **__*Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam *__is being developed by SuperVillian Studios. It is rated “E10+”
(Everyone 10 and older) by the ESRB and will be available in stores this spring.
