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5. Multiplayer
Tony Hawk's Underground 2

5. Multiplayer

Discover strategies for scoring big in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 multiplayer, including 2 Player, Online, and LAN modes. Learn about trick setups, lines, base, multiplier, and specific game modes like Trick Attack and Graffiti.

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Discover strategies for scoring big in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 multiplayer, including 2 Player, Online, and LAN modes. Learn about trick setups, lines, base, multiplier, and specific game modes like Trick Attack and Graffiti.

This section covers the multiplayer modes of Tony Hawk's Underground 2, including 2 Player, Online, and LAN modes. Gaps achieved in any of these modes count towards your progress list if you save your game before turning off the system. This guide focuses on PlayStation 2 options, as online play on other platforms requires third-party programs not detailed here.

5.1 - How to Score Big

This information is gathered from THUGLiVE.COM by jinz0.

The perfect trick setup

This setup focuses on earning points quickly and easily.

  1. 360 GhettoBird
  2. 360 Varial Heelflip Lien
  3. 360 Varial McTwist
  4. FS 540
  5. BackSpinAir
  6. Halfcab Underflip
  7. Casper Flip 360 Flip
  8. Double Kickflip Varial Indy
  9. McTwist
  10. The 900
  11. Indy 900

Lines

Lines are crucial for high scores. A good line should include one or fewer reverts, maintain balance, and allow for smooth transitions between manuals and rails.

Base

  • Use Baser/Basebuilds before starting your line to begin with a high base score.
  • Check if special tricks were used on normal or switch to maximize points.
  • Landing perfectly after a trick in a pipe or after a grind grants +1000 (Normal) / +1200 (Switch) base. Perfect landings significantly boost scores, especially with high multipliers.
  • If special tricks are depleted, use normal grabs like Madonna, Judo, or Sacktap combined with FS/BS Rolls or Front/Backflips for a higher base.

Multiplier

  • Perform lateflips (Kickflip/Heelflip) after tricks like FS 540 or McTwist, or after an Inward Heelflip/Varial Kickflip off a rail.
  • Include gaps (pipe-to-pipe or rail-to-rail transfers) in your lines for extra multiplier.
  • Execute FS/BS Rolls and Front/Backflips.
  • If balance is low, use Lip Tricks in pipes to increase your multiplier.

Rolls

Rolls are valuable for high scores. To perform an FS/BS Roll, hold Grab/Flip and press left,left / right,right. For a Frontflip/Backflip, hold Grab/Flip and press up,up / down,down.

5.2 - 2 Player Mode

This mode uses one PlayStation 2 and one television, requiring an extra controller and a copy of Tony Hawk's Underground 2. The split screen can be set to horizontal or vertical in the end-of-run menu.

Available games in 2 Player Mode:

  • Trick Attack: Compete for the highest score within a run time.
  • Scavenger Hunt: Players place 5 tokens each in a level within a time limit, then find their own and opponents' tokens. Highest score wins.
  • Score Challenge: Set a target score (100,000 to 100,000,000) with no time limit; the first player to reach it wins.
  • Combo Mambo: Achieve the highest combo score within a time limit.
  • Slap!: Race against the opponent and attempt to run through them to score points.
  • King of the Hill: Possess the crown for a set duration.
  • Graffiti: Perform tricks on objects to color them. Steal opponent's tagged objects by landing a trick with a larger combo. Maintain ownership by landing larger combos.
  • Horse: Take turns performing combos. Failing to meet the score requirement earns a letter of the

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