Activision's fifth installment to its Tony Hawk Pro Skater series finally dropped this week after the franchise's long hiatus.

The game brought back the same formula that made some of the previous entries so successful, however the consensus from a number of video game review outlets is that it still manages to fall flat due to a number of technical flaws.

IGN

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 was criticized by IGN for its overwhelming amount of in-game issues and inconsistencies. The amount of bugs the game carried was far too much to look past and largely took away from what was already a lackluster playing experience.

"It's appallingly rife with glitches, hiccups, and collision disasters, which are particularly noticeable in a game that's primarily about how the human body interacts with the world when traveling at high speeds. Far too often, I witnessed my character pass through geometry instead of slamming into it, fly straight up into the air as though he'd stepped on a spring trap, or fall on the ground for no apparent reason."

Game Informer

Game Informer highlight's the game's inability to improve the franchise despite it being a new-gen title. It fails in all ways that a proper new installment shouldn't.

"Apart from tightening up its gameplay, Tony Hawk 5 begs for a direction. It's clear that making a game that simply tries to capture the good times in a new setting isn't enough, even if it did nail the gameplay. The gaming landscape has changed a lot since the series heyday, but this title is stuck in a no-man's-land between not being good enough to replicate the past nor ambitious enough to move the franchise forward."

GamesRadar

GamesRadar compares the game to a lesser "Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4." Despite that title releasing in 2002, this title failed to serve as a worthy follow-up.

"At it's [sic] best, it's like playing Pro Skater 4 described by an idiot. An imbecile who falsely remembers that game looking ugly, full of bugs and glitches, with a frame-rate so bad it could inspire seizures and having no charm or personality whatsoever. Pro Skater 4 had none of those issues, but Pro Skater 5 revels in them."

Push Square

Push Square believes that the only ones to possibly find enjoyment out of this title are long time "Pro Skater" fans. Gamers new to the franchise may possibly be confused as to how it was ever able to become popular.

"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 had the potential to be awesome. Instead, we're left with a game that's solid but is buried beneath so many issues that it feels like it's still in beta. If you've never been a fan of the franchise, then this one certainly won't win you over. However, die-hard fans yearning for some Pro Skater action will find that, despite all of its problems, there's still some enjoyment to be had here - even if it should have been so much more."

Eurogamer

Eurogamer finds it morally wrong that the rushed title should be sold at full price. They believe that the series' contractual obligation to release a game before the end of the year was an insult to what was a well respected franchise.

"The game had to be ready for its deadline, even if wasn't ready for its deadline. It's an explanation that goes some way to absolve the development team, who no doubt gave their all and worked as hard as they could within the time that was available. Regardless, to charge full price for a game that is so clearly ramshackle is scandalous. Not even the glitches can save Tony Hawks 5. They are too narrow in range to sustain our interest. A skater disappearing in dry concrete is funny the first time. But the joke wears pretty thin when it's repeated this often, especially when it comes at such a high price for everyone involved."