Downhill Jam (Video Game 2006)

Director:

Rob King

Stars:

Eric Artell, Elizabeth Daily, Daniel Hagen

Cast

Credited cast:
Eric Artell	...	Generic Male Skater (voice)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Fei Liu (voice)
Daniel Hagen	...	Armando Gnutbagh (voice) (as Dan Hagen)
Gray Harmon	...	Gunnar (voice)
Tony Hawk	...	Himself
Johnny Hawkes	...	Crazy Crash (as John Hawkes)
Philip Maurice Hayes	...	(voice) (as Phil Hayes)
Arif S. Kinchen	...	DJ Darkside (voice)
Paige King	...	Contessa Clifton (voice)
Natalie Lander	...	Generic Female Skater
Anthony Pulcini	...	(voice)
Roger Rose	...	Antonio Segul (voice)
Kelly Stables	...	Generic Female Skater (voice)
Catherine Taber	...	Tiffany (voice)
Courtenay Taylor	...	MacKenzie

Storyline

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vicarious Visions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

One of the best Tony Hawk portables ever made

While this chapter of the Tony Hawk saga takes a decidedly juvenile turn, its still a lot of fun - especially for a portable. The gameplay is cel-shaded, just like the previous TH game for the DS (American Sk8land), but it works extremely well. The characters and backgrounds are all extremely crisp.

While the occasional move doesn't work perfectly, most everything is timed to a tee. Repeatedly pressing the turbo button (a new addition to the series) makes your thumb extremely tired, but its a cool option that really helps as the levels mount.

The level designs are all great, except for the last level, which is a re-hash of a previous PS2 downhill level ("The Dam", here referred to as "Hoover Dam"). The music rocks - and its a true pleasure to hear real licensed music in stereo sound coming from the DS - the Green Day track is a personal fave.

All-in-all, an excellent addition to my DS library. If you're a fan of TH, snowboarding, or racing games - pick this bad boy up! 9/10