
“Tony Hawk: Ride” is a groundbreaking video game that fits right in with the namesake skating legend’s no-rough-edges appeal. It’s a silky smooth experience with an inventive wireless skate deck controller and a friendly learning curve — but watch out. You can fall here too. More on that later. After connecting and calibrating the board in the Xbox 360 version of the game, I selected a character with skin, hair and clothes to suit my taste. The moment of truth came when I stepped on the controller board.