''Tony Hawk's Motion'' is a

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video game in the ''

Tony Hawk's ''Tony Hawk's'' is a skateboarding video game series published by Activision and endorsed by the American professional skateboarder of the same name. The series was primarily developed for home consoles by Neversoft from launch to 2007, until ...

'' series. The game, developed by Creat Studios and published by Activision, was released exclusively for the

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on November 18, 2008.

Gameplay

The game uses a motion-sensing peripheral called the "Motion Pack", which is inserted into the Nintendo DS's Game Boy Advance game slot as the method of control. As well as skateboarding, the game also offers snowboarding.

Reception

Reviews were generally negative towards the game, with some critics complaining about the unresponsive controls from the Motion Pack and the fact that the game was rushed, offering little content. ''Motion'' holds an average score of 39 on Metacritic, based on 11 reviews.

References

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