Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

{{Infobox video game

| title = Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

| image = THPS4.jpg

| developer = Neversoft{{efn|Ported to Windows and Mac OS X by Beenox}}
Vicarious Visions (PS, GBA){{efn|Game Boy Advance version ported to Tapwave Zodiac by Semi Logic Entertainment}}

| publisher = Activision{{efn|Released under the Activision O2 Brand}}{{efn|Windows and Mac OS X versions published by Aspyr, mobile version co-published by JAMDAT and Activision, Tapwave Zodiac version published by Tapwave}}

| series = Tony Hawk's

| platforms = {{ubl|PlayStation|PlayStation 2|Xbox|GameCube|Game Boy Advance|Windows|Mac OS X|Tapwave Zodiac}}

| released = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|October 23, 2002}}|GameCube, PlayStation, Xbox{{vgrelease|NA|October 23, 2002{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Sam |date=October 10, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawk-4-release-date-set/1100-2885197/ |title=Tony Hawk 4 release date set |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=October 10, 2002}}|EU|November 15, 2002}}Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2{{vgrelease|NA|October 23, 2002|EU|November 22, 2002{{Cite news |date=2002-11-22 |title=What's New? |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/article-47033 |access-date=2023-03-25 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529052102/https://www.eurogamer.net/article-47033 |url-status=live }}}}Windows, Mac OS X{{vgrelease|NA|August 14, 2003{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 shipping |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/167564/tonyhawk-3.html |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Macworld |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325013728/https://www.macworld.com/article/167564/tonyhawk-3.html |url-status=live }}|EU|August 2003}}Mobile{{vgrelease|NA|October 28, 2003{{Cite web |title=THPS4 On Your Cell - XboxAddict News |url=https://xboxaddict.com/news/2772/THPS4-On-Your-Cell.html |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=xboxaddict.com |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325013730/https://xboxaddict.com/news/2772/THPS4-On-Your-Cell.html |url-status=live }}}}Tapwave Zodiac{{vgrelease|NA|June 2004|UK|October 22, 2004{{Cite web |date=2004-10-08 |title=TAPWAVE LAUNCHES THE AWARD-WINNING ZODIAC MULTIMEDIA HANDHELD INTO EUROPEAN MARKET |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tapwave-launches-the-award-winning-zodiac-multimedia-handheld-into-european-market |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304052107/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tapwave-launches-the-award-winning-zodiac-multimedia-handheld-into-european-market |url-status=live }}}}}}

| genre = Sports

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

}}

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 is a 2002 skateboarding game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision under their Activision O2 label. The game was ported by different developers to various systems. It is the fourth installment in the Tony Hawk's series. The game was released in 2002 for the GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance. In 2003, it was released for Windows and Mac OS X by developer Beenox and publisher Aspyr. In 2004, a Tapwave Zodiac version was released.{{cite web |last1=Layton |first1=Thomas |title=Zodiac primed for preorders |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/zodiac-primed-for-preorders/1100-6075416/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 12, 2021 |date=May 26, 2004 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412094239/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/zodiac-primed-for-preorders/1100-6075416/ |url-status=live }}

A remake of the game is included as part of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, due to release in July 2025.

Gameplay

{{see also|Tony Hawk's (series)#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay in the Tony Hawk series}}

Image:THPS4 screenshot-PC.jpeg

Pro Skater 4 is a departure from the previous three games' Career mode, in which the player had a set amount of time in order to find and complete goals. 4 instead features a Career mode more similar to Free Skate mode, in which there is no time limit to explore the level, the goals are usually offered to the player to attempt by characters found in the level. This Career laid the foundation for the Story modes of the Underground series, American Wasteland, Project 8 and Proving Ground.

The game builds on the success of the gameplay in the previous games in the series. All of the combos from the previous game make an appearance, as well as some new tricks that can be performed to better navigate parks and areas. New to the game is the spine transfer, in which the player can press the shoulder button to transfer between quarter-pipes connected back-to-back, or otherwise self-right themselves to exit quarter-pipes or prevent bailing should they fly off them. The game also features skitching, which lets skaters hang off the back of moving vehicles.

The "hidden combos" for turning some tricks into slight variations in Pro Skater 3 turned into a standard feature, albeit not as advanced as the system would turn out in the next game in the series, where it was finalized. Also included was the ability to do grind and lip extensions by tapping a direction and grind while grinding or lipping, which can also grant the player bigger combos as they can do a grind extension into a special move, for example. As with trick extensions, this would be standard in the next game in the series where it was much simpler to do. The game is also the only one in the series where the player does not have to buy tricks. Instead, the basic trick-set the player gets is allocated depending on what type of move set the player defines for their character.

With broadband, a room of up to eight people can be hosted. With dial-up, a room up to three people can be hosted. Players with either connection can join any room.

Trick Attack: The goal is to get as many points as possible. Whoever has the most points at the end wins.
Graffiti: If one player does a trick on an object, that object changes color to the player's color. If another player does a bigger trick on it that is worth more points, they steal that object from other players. The one with the most tags wins.
Combo Mambo: Almost the same as Trick Attack, except the highest number of points are done in one combo.
King of the Hill: A capture the flag type of game wherein the player must hold a crown for as long as possible.
Slap: The goal of the game is to hit each other. The faster skater will knock down the other.
Free Skate: Practice.

= Featured pro skaters and characters =

The game features fourteen professional skateboarders, along with several unlockable original characters, depending on the version.Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS version), instruction manual, p. 4-10) Furthermore, the game features Jango Fett and Eddie (Iron Maiden's mascot) via licensing deals,{{cite web | url = https://screenrant.com/spider-man-thps-2-secret-character-skater-unlock/ | title = Why Spider-Man Isn't In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | first = Austin | last = King | date = September 14, 2020 | access-date = November 29, 2020 | work = Screen Rant | archive-date = December 12, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201212054722/https://screenrant.com/spider-man-thps-2-secret-character-skater-unlock/ | url-status = live }} as well as professional skater Mike Vallely and Daisy, a female skater visually based on and voiced by Jenna Jameson.{{Citation|title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4|date=November 22, 2002|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340403/|others=Larry Cedar, Mat Hoffman, Jenna Jameson|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116045145/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340403/|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="3" \|Featured pro skaters ! colspan="2" \|Celebrity guest skaters
* Bob Burnquist Steve Caballero Kareem Campbell Eric Koston Rune Glifberg Tony Hawk \| Bucky Lasek Bam Margera Rodney Mullen Chad Muska Andrew Reynolds Geoff Rowley \| Elissa Steamer Jamie Thomas Mike Vallely{{ref\|a\|a}} \| Jango Fett{{ref\|a\|a}} Eddie{{ref\|a\|a}} Daisy{{ref\|a\|a}} Little Person{{ref\|b\|b}} Mindy{{ref\|c\|c}} Frycook{{ref\|c\|c}} \| Roger{{ref\|c\|c}} Momo{{ref\|c\|c}}

class="wikitable"

colspan="3" |Featured pro skaters

! colspan="2" |Celebrity guest skaters

* Bob Burnquist

Jango Fett{{ref|a|a}}
Eddie{{ref|a|a}}
Daisy{{ref|a|a}}
Little Person{{ref|b|b}}
Mindy{{ref|c|c}}
Frycook{{ref|c|c}}

Roger{{ref|c|c}}
Momo{{ref|c|c}}

{{note|a|a}} unlockable

{{note|b|b}} PlayStation-exclusive

{{note|c|c}} Game Boy Advance-exclusive

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = (PC) 88/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2019-10-17}}
(PS2) 94/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2019-10-17 |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250408203816/https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |url-status=live }}
(GCN) 91/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2019-10-17 |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250408203939/https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |url-status=live }}
(XBOX) 90/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2019-10-17 |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250408204106/https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |url-status=live }}
(GBA) 85/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for Game Boy Advance Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2019-10-17 |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250408204239/https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |url-status=live }}

| IGN = (PC) 9.2/10{{cite web |last1=Wiley |first1=Mark |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/30/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review-2 |website=IGN |date=29 August 2003 |access-date=17 October 2021}}
(PS2) 9.3/10{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=David |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/23/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-3 |website=IGN |date=23 October 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116045217/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/23/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-3 |url-status=live }}
(XBOX) 9/10{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=David |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/25/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review |website=IGN |date=25 October 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150614/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/25/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review |url-status=live }}
(GBA) 9.2/10{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Craig |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/29/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4 |website=IGN |date=29 October 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150617/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/29/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4 |url-status=live }}

| GSpot = (PC) 8.7/10{{cite web |last1=Gerstmann |first1=Jeff |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-6073926/ |website=GameSpot |date=25 August 2003 |access-date=17 October 2021}}
(PS2) 9.5/10{{cite web |last1=Gerstmann |first1=Jeff |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-2895577/ |website=GameSpot |date=23 October 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150615/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-2895577/ |url-status=live }}
(GCN) 9.2/10{{cite web |last1=Gerstmann |first1=Jeff |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-2895591/ |website=GameSpot |date=17 March 2003 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=January 27, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050127094146/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/sports/tonyhawksproskater4/review.html |url-status=live }}
(XBOX) 9.3/10{{cite web |last1=Gerstmann |first1=Jeff |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-2895582/ |website=GameSpot |date=19 March 2003 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150618/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-2895582/ |url-status=live }}
(TWZ) 7.2/10{{cite web |last1=Gerstmann |first1=Jeff |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-6101435/ |website=GameSpot |date=25 June 2004 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150614/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-6101435/ |url-status=live }}
(GBA) 8.8/10{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Ryan |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-2897632/ |website=GameSpot |date=1 May 2003 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150614/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review/1900-2897632/ |url-status=live }}

| NLife = (GCN) {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web |last1=Aasnes |first1=Aleksander |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review (GCN) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2006/08/tony_hawks_pro_skater_4_gamecube |website=Nintendo Life |date=11 August 2006 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150614/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2006/08/tony_hawks_pro_skater_4_gamecube |url-status=live }}

| EuroG = (PS2/XBOX) 8/10{{cite web |last1=Bramwell |first1=Tom |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_thps4 |website=Eurogamer |date=21 November 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017162127/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_thps4 |url-status=live }}

| NWR = (GCN) 9/10{{cite web |last1=Trammell |first1=David |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/3998/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-gamecube |website=Nintendo Life |date=25 November 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150616/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/3998/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-gamecube |url-status=live }}
(GBA) 8.5/10{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Steven |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4006/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-game-boy-advance |website=Nintendo Life |date=2 December 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021}}

| GSpy = (PC) {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Osborne |first1=Scott |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/6179p1.html |website=GameSpy |date=14 September 2003 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=June 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621091838/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/6179p1.html |url-status=live }}
(PS2) {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=GameSpy |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/538846p1.html |website=GameSpy |date=26 October 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907014052/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/538846p1.html |url-status=live }}
(GCN) {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Padilla |first1=Raymond |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/545752p1.html |website=GameSpy |date=26 October 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907022538/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/545752p1.html |url-status=live }}
(XBOX) {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Padilla |first1=Raymond |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/542446p1.html |website=GameSpy |date=26 October 2002 |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907145655/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/542446p1.html |url-status=live }}

| OPM = (PS1) 8/10{{cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for PlayStation Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation |website=Metacritic |access-date=17 October 2021}}

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The game received critical acclaim. IGN gave the Xbox version a 9/10, stating that "Tony Hawk 4 is by far the best skateboarding title around and head and shoulders above its 'me-too' competition".{{cite web|last=Boulding|first=Aaron|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/25/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review|title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Review|publisher=IGN|date=October 25, 2002|access-date=May 4, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203030107/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/25/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-review|url-status=live}} The PlayStation 2 version received the highest score from IGN, with a 9.3/10, commenting that though the graphics hadn't changed from its predecessor, the maps were much larger than in Pro Skater 3, along with praising the increased difficulty.{{cite web|last=Smith|first=David|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/23/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-3|title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4|publisher=IGN|date=October 23, 2002|access-date=May 4, 2013|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116045217/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/23/tony-hawks-pro-skater-4-3|url-status=live}}

GameSpot named Pro Skater 4 the best Xbox game, and second-best PlayStation 2 and GameCube game, of October 2002.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031017065623/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/110202/index.html | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/110202/index.html | title=GameSpot{{'}}s Game of the Month, October 2002 | author=((The Editors of GameSpot)) | date=November 2, 2002 | work=GameSpot | archive-date=October 17, 2003 | url-status=dead}} It later won GameSpot{{'}}s annual "Best Alternative Sports Game on GameCube" and "Best Alternative Sports Game on Xbox" awards, and was nominated in the "Game of the Year on GameCube" and "Best Online Game on PlayStation 2" categories.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030207155400/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/ | url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/ | title=GameSpot{{'}}s Best and Worst of 2002 | author=GameSpot Staff | date=December 30, 2002 | work=GameSpot | archive-date=February 7, 2003 | url-status=dead}} During the 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Pro Skater 4 received a nomination for "Console Sports Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2003&idGame=394 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=2 August 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802231157/https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2003&idGame=394 |url-status=live }}

=Game Boy Advance version=

GameSpot declared it the second-best Game Boy Advance game of November, behind Metroid Fusion,{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030822180514/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/120702/index.html | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/120702/index.html | title=GameSpot{{'}}s Game of the Month, November 2002 | author=((The Editors of GameSpot)) | date=December 7, 2002 | work=GameSpot | archive-date=August 22, 2003 | url-status=dead}} and a runner-up for the publication's annual "Best Sports Game on Game Boy Advance" award, which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

Legacy

The career mode concept of Pro Skater 4 returned in 2003's Underground and saw continued use in the remainder of Neversoft's Tony Hawk's titles. A remake of Pro Skater 4 is included in Pro Skater 3 + 4, due to release in July 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-04 |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 arrives on July 11 |url=https://www.engadget.com/gaming/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3--4-arrives-on-july-11-180029571.html |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Engadget |language=en-US |archive-date=March 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313181233/https://www.engadget.com/gaming/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3--4-arrives-on-july-11-180029571.html |url-status=live }}