Oh, alright, so I'm an idiot.

I really thought THUG was going to be different from all the other Tony Hawk games. Holding the series as a shining example of a rubbish stale franchise that nonetheless makes millions (of DOLLARS), I really really wanted THUG to be everything the guys at Neversoft were saying it was.

But no! It's the same as all the others.

Don't be fooled by the 'freedom' you supposedly get. The only real difference I can find is that you have to skate about to different people who give you the various challenges (by way of a VERY half-arsed plot) rather than just being told them at the start.

Oh, and the face-mapping thing is an absolute joke.

Hiss.

Uh-oh - I bought 70 copies! On each format!