Effectively unplayable on GameCube controls (the weather balloon mission in Skatopia feels impossible with them), but otherwise this perfectly balances the crisp THPS skateboarding formula and the 2000s obsession with the most raw, foul, despicable sense of stupidity. A vast improvement on its predecessor in arguably every way. If I have any complaint it's that while I do love the rapid-fire, go-at-your-own-pace mission structure here - it also lends itself to being able to crank out this entire game on multiple difficulties in just a few hours. That's barely even a gripe though, considering that I've put countless hours into this over two decades' time and would gladly replay it again in its entirety at a moment's notice. Some of the tightest levels in the whole series, God-tier soundtrack, murders row of secret skaters (including you know who), and an excellent amount of Bam Margera. Classic mode essentially doubles the size of the game, with equally ripper levels to boot. I'm also a massive Jackass fan, so I have zero complaints about this story feeling like a thinly-veiled extension of it. The carefree atmosphere this thing spins is one hell of a tonic, and I doubt it will ever, ever get old.