We previously told you that Robomodo were aiming to have as many of the original soundtracks in the new game as possible and now we can tell you that a 50% ratio of old tracks have made the cut. Goldfinger by Superman is one of the well known tracks from THPS1 and you’ll be pleased to know that this has been included in the remake soundtrack.

Also featured is one of our favorites ‘Bring the Pain’ by Public Enemy and Anthrax, while other familiar tunes such as May 16 by Lagwagon and No Cigar by Millencolin are included as well. That means the rest of the tracks are brand new, so let’s hope that they have the same impact that the originals did and all become cult favorites in years to come.

It’s a shame that there isn’t more original tracks, but don’t forget that you may be able to just play tracks from your PS3 or Xbox 360 HDD whilst playing the game anyway – if you need the likes of AlleyLife bad enough. There’s still no specific release date for the game other than June, but we’re guessing that Activision and Robomodo will announce a solid date at E3. There may even be a playable demo at the event on the show floor as well – fingers crossed.

Are you happy with the soundtrack listed below, or has your favorite track been left out? We hope that this game comes to PS Vita one day, as it would mean that custom soundtracks can be played using that handy feature that the handheld has.

Full Tracklist:

Bring the Noise – Anthrax featuring Chuck D
Superman – Goldfinger
When Worlds Collide – Powerman 5000
Heavy Metal Winner – Consumed
May 16 – Lagwagon
No Cigar – Millencolin
You – Bad Religion
The Bomb – Pigeon John
We the People – Lateef the Truthspeaker
Marathon Mansion! – Pegasuses-XL
Teenage Blood – Apex Manor
Please Ask for Help – Telekinesis
Flyentology (Cassettes Won’t Listen Remix) – El-P featuring Trent Reznor
USA – Middle Class Rut

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 remains one of our favorite games ever and we just hope that Robomodo does this remake justice. On the evidence seen so far, they are certainly doing that and upon hearing that the game will be based on levels from Tony Hawk’s 1 and 2, it’s great to see that they are not leaving Tony’s Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 out either.

A recent Facebook post from Robomodo has revealed that the first batch of post-release DLC for the game will be levels from THPS3. However, they haven’t decided what levels to include in this DLC yet and are reaching out to the THPS universe to aid them with their selections.

As you may have guessed, Airport seems to be the most requested map from what we can see, although Cruise Ship and Canada are getting a fair amount of votes as well. Skater Island would be another popular choice if that is to be included as well, but pretty much all of the maps have their own qualities.

It’s nice to see Robomodo asking the community for their input as after all, the remake wouldn’t have been made without the die hard following of the previous games. We can’t wait to see what kind of secret characters will be playable in the game. Imagine seeing some of the Avengers in there? Perhaps a long shot but you never know! If you played Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 religiously, let us know what your levels picks would be for DLC.

The game releases this Summer on Xbox 360 and PS3.

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Thankfully, we’re pleased to say that we have some good news for Jet Set Radio fans. Sega has confirmed recently that they will be putting half of the original soundtrack from the Dreamcast game, into the upcoming release on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.

While this is good news of course, there will also be a feeling of disappointment as most of the licensed tracks from the original will not be making a second appearance. However, there’s still plenty of tracks that will be featured in the game from Jet Set Radio and most of these are courtesy of legendary composer Hideki Naganuma who brought so many classics to the first game. Fan favorites such as Dragula by Rob Zombie won’t be featured, but the game will still include licensed music such as Funky Radio by B.B Rights and Magical Girl by Guitar Vader.

So what about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD? It seems highly unlikely that Activision will be able to come to an agreement with the countless catalog of big name artists who have contributed to the first two Tony Hawk Pro Skater games. We’re talking about the likes of Goldfinger, Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Papa Roach don’t forget. What we would like to see though is Activision trying their hardest to put some of the original music in the game at least.

There’s no argument that they don’t exactly have the money to sweeten the deal with the artists, to put the original music in the game either – just look at how many million dollars they spent getting the likes of Jonah Hill and Sam Worthington to promote Modern Warfare 3. Surely they can spare some of their Call of Duty profits to put a smile on the faces of their loyal skateboard fans as well?

Below is the list of tracks that will be featured in Jet Set Radio HD, as well as the infamous soundtrack to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 thrown in for good measure. Let us know your thoughts on the tracks that have made it into JSRHD and what tracks you would like to see in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD remake.

Jet Set Radio soundtrack (courtesy of Joystiq)

Funky Radio – B.B. Rights
Mischievous Boy – Castle Logical
Yellow Bream – F-Fields
Everybody Jump Around – Richard Jacques
Toronto – Electric Tooth Brush
Magical Girl – Guitar Vader
Super Brothers – Guitar Vader
Bout the City – Reps

Originals

Rock It On
Sneakman
Sweet Soul Brother
That’s Enough
Grace and Glory
Humming the Bassline
Let Mom Sleep
Moody’s Shuffle

THPS2 Soundtrack

1. “Papa Roach – Blood Brothers”
2. “Anthrax featuring Chuck D. of Public Enemy – Bring The Noise”
3. “Rage Against the Machine – Guerrilla Radio”
4. “Naughty by Nature – Pin the Tail on the Donkey”
5. “Bad Religion – You”
6. “Powerman 5000 – When Worlds Collide”
7. “Millencolin – No Cigar”
8. “The High and Mighty featuring Mos Def & Mad Skillz – B-Boy Document 99″
9. “Dub Pistols – Cyclone”
10. “Lagwagon – May 16″
11. “Styles of Beyond – Subculture”
12. “Consumed – Heavy Metal Winner”
13. “Alley Life featuring Black Planet – Out With the Old”
14. “Swingin’ Utters – Five Lessons Learned”
15. “Fu Manchu – Evil Eye”

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Ask any Tony Hawk Pro Skater fan what was their favorite thing about THPS1, THPS2 and THPS3 and most of them will tell you it was the awesome soundtrack that Activision included with the games, with the standout soundtrack easily being the one that featured in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 on the PlayStation 1.

With the remake now firmly on the way, Activision and Tony Hawk are remaining very silent indeed on what sort of music will be accompanied with the game and it is looking very unlikely that we’ll be seeing the exact same tracks that featured in the older games. A good reasoning behind this is the issue over licensing as it will undoubtedly be a huge headache for Activision to contact each and every artist that featured in the old games to renew another deal for their inclusion in the remake.

We would love for this to happen of course, but we just don’t see it as being very logical from Activision’s point of view. A more likely scenario is that Activision pick some of the more current day tracks to be included with the remake, tracks which will probably still be great additions if they keep up with their standard from previous games.

Moving on to another aspect of the game, as Tony Hawk has recently said in an interview with Joystiq that levels from Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 & 4 may be included in the remake as paid-DLC. Given Activision’s recent reputation regarding DLC, we’re not sure we like the sound of that too much, but as long as the price is reasonable – we wouldn’t have a problem paying to see some of the classic levels from THPS 3 & 4 in their brand new lick of paint.

If the soundtrack is a key aspect of the game for you, tell us what sort of tracks you would like to see in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD. Should they go retro with the soundtrack or go with modern stuff? We would love for some new Del the Funky Homosapien tracks to be in there.

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As most of you will be aware, the game isn’t just a port of the classic original games, but rather a complete remake using a new engine which will take the best content from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1,2 and three. As expected, most of your favorite maps will be returning as well, including The Hangar, Venice Beach and School II – the latter of which we now have the first screenshots on – and boy does it bring back some great memories.

The bell rings, you wait to hear what soundtrack will be played as you try and complete as many tasks as you can in two minutes – we remember it as if it was yesterday. Getting that secret tape was a little tricky at first as well, so we wonder if Activision will leave all the items in their original places, or if they will be giving School II a complete revamp. As long as the outlook of the level stays the same, we’re definitely up for some brand new gaps and tasks to complete.

The new screenshots that Activision has released look fantastic, especially the one which you can see above. We remember that particular rail was one of the three roll call gaps to complete – will Activision keep some of the famous gaps such as this in tact? School II and Venice Beach were easily our two most favorite maps from THPS2, let’s hope that Venice Beach is the next area to be unveiled in HD.

Are you looking forward to picking up this game? Let us know some of your memories from School II.

UPDATE: Well what do you know. Tony Hawk has just revealed the first gameplay for the game in a short clip, and it looks fantastic. Even better is that the gameplay shown is largely taken from the School II level as well – those SKATE letters and the secret tape are back! Check it below.

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The HD version will not just be a revamp of the original either, as we previously explained Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD will also include levels from the popular THPS2, something fans will be even more excited to hear as many regard it as the best skater game ever made.

While there is still no confirmation on the price of the new game, Activision, who will once again be publishing it, has announced it will be ‘about $15’, at the same time as pointing out summer as the time of year we can expect it to be released. When describing what’s in store with the new version they said ‘the gameplay in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD returns to controllers… the feel is cutting edge yet timeless.’

The publisher has also been kind enough to release some screens from the upcoming game, showing off the new ‘sharp visuals’ they describe, which are bound to bring back some fond memories for the fans old and new. You can check them out by clicking the link below. While the old soundtrack is regarded as being one of the best on a game ever, details about the new version are still unknown but are expected to be announced soon.

Some of the old features that have been confirmed to be in the new game according to CVG include the goals, such as Secret DVD (not VHS anymore), S-K-A-T-E and more, the ability to do the manuals trick in THPS levels, a cast of skaters that includes Riley Hawk, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins, Rodney Mullen, Andrew Reynolds, Eric Koston, Chris Cole, Nyjah Huston and the main man himself. The levels are made up of enhanced versions of the best 7 from both original games as voted for by the fans.

Are you looking forward to playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater in high definition?

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It won’t just be a straight up port of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater upscaled in HD either, as we’re told that the remake will include levels from the Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 as well, which is fantastic news since THPS2 is arguably the best skating game created.

Activision are once again publishing, but it looks like Robomodo are taking over development duties from Neversoft, although this has yet to be confirmed. The game is set for a release during the first half of 2012 and according to Hawk, you’ll be pleased to know that it will be available from the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store for under $20.

That is a very attractive price point indeed for one of the best-loved games on the PlayStation 1, and we just hope that the infamous soundtrack returns as well, as that was one of the key elements that made the game so successful. Don’t forget the endlessly fun task of finding all of the secret tapes within levels and completing gap checklists, who knows we may even have some classic THPS unlocks thrown in there as well – anyone remember playing as Spidey in THPS2? Those were the days folks.

We have a teaser trailer from the remake to show you below and it certainly will provide a pleasing trip down memory lane for those of you that played THPS2. The old Hangar level has been remade in HD, but two levels that will also be making a return in the remake are School and Downhill. Check it out and let us know your thoughts on the remake.

Is this game an instant buy for you? It already seems like a bargain for less than $20.

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