Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

"Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is a fun game that I personally feel should have been a part of its own series. I understand that Activision kept the Tony Hawk name for its instant familiarity with casual gamers and skateboarders, but Downhill Jam is a game that's more SSX than Tony Hawk."

"Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam takes the old Tony Hawk formula and puts it into a downhill racing game, with very mixed results."

"And while Downhill Jam for the DS doesn't exactly promise perfect recreations of the series' best moments, it's refreshing to play something familiar, yet much faster and more streamlined."

"Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam has enough of the right stuff to continue on as its own franchise, but I'd be lying if I said that it's a better concept than the original open world, go-anywhere Pro Skater/Underground/American Sk8land designs. The racing game is excellent even with its slight restrictions -- the designers have explored the core idea to give it a fantastic amount of variety. It's really great stuff that'll appeal to racing fans and skateboarding nuts."