Tony Hawk's Underground 2 is a handheld skateboarding game released by Activision in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. Vicarious Visions handled the portable port, shrinking the chaotic console experience into a cartridge that still runs on Nintendo's small screen. The game drops players into a story driven by the World Destruction Tour, a globe-spanning prank contest hosted by Tony Hawk and Bam Margera. Players pick a pro skater or a custom character and tear through real city locations, pulling tricks, smashing property, and earning points for outrageous behavior. The handheld version uses a tilted 2.5D camera angle and tight controls that feel close to the console release. Manuals, grinds, lip tricks, and aerial combos all return, giving fans of the series plenty of moves to chain together. The cartridge format keeps load times short and lets players jump into quick sessions between longer play. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 stands as one of the more ambitious skateboarding titles on the Game Boy Advance hardware.
Updated: Jun 22, 2026
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8 MB · GB / GBC ROMs
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Specifications
| Platform | GB / GBC ROMs |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| File Size | 8 MB |
| Release Year | 2004 |
| Developer | Vicarious Visions |
| Updated | Jun 22, 2026 |
Overview
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 is a handheld skateboarding game released by Activision in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. Vicarious Visions handled the portable port, shrinking the chaotic console experience into a cartridge that still runs on Nintendo's small screen. The game drops players into a story driven by the World Destruction Tour, a globe-spanning prank contest hosted by Tony Hawk and Bam Margera. Players pick a pro skater or a custom character and tear through real city locations, pulling tricks, smashing property, and earning points for outrageous behavior. The handheld version uses a tilted 2.5D camera angle and tight controls that feel close to the console release. Manuals, grinds, lip tricks, and aerial combos all return, giving fans of the series plenty of moves to chain together. The cartridge format keeps load times short and lets players jump into quick sessions between longer play. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 stands as one of the more ambitious skateboarding titles on the Game Boy Advance hardware.
The game includes a full story mode that follows the tour across cities like Boston, Berlin, Barcelona, Australia, and New Orleans. Each location offers goals such as score targets, gap finding, prank missions, and tagging spots with team graffiti. A free skate mode lets players roam every map at their own pace without time pressure. The create-a-skater feature returns in a trimmed form, allowing custom characters with selectable stats and gear. Players earn cash to buy new decks, trucks, and special moves that fit their style. A multiplayer mode supports head-to-head play through the Game Boy Advance link cable, with trick attack and graffiti contests for two players. The trick list grows as players progress, rewarding practice with stronger combo potential and bigger point hauls. Music plays through chip-tune renditions of punk and hip-hop tracks from the console soundtrack. The blend of story content, open skating, custom builds, and link play gives the cartridge strong replay value for any portable skateboarding fan.