Tony Hawk Developers Bring ‘Epic Skater’ To Kickstarter

If you were once a longtime fan of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series as so many of us were, you’ll be delighted to hear that some of the developers from the glory days of the IP are making a new skateboarding game called Epic Skater .

Epic Skater will play as a traditional 2D game, but designed within a fully 3D world. The game will feature leader boards for each area, objectives, XP to level up and boost your stats to unlock new tricks, outfits, and power-ups to insure a high level of replayability.

Currently the game looks awesome. So why the Kickstarter? To make the game even better. If they meet their goal they can possibly integrate instant replays, create a character, more outfits and power-ups, and variety in art styles.

Currently Epic Skater is sitting at $5,975 of their $50,000 goal and only have 15 days left. The entry level is $10 and it nets you a free download of the game (iOS or Android), a thank you PDF e-signed by the team, a digital copy of the in-game soundtrack, a desktop and iOS wallpaper, and Windows and Mac icon packages.

For the high rollers out there looking to drop upwards of $10,000, you can be flown out to Los Angeles, California for the launch party (hotel and plane ticket covered), take a trip down to Venice, CA, see a rock show with the bands from Epic Skater’s soundtrack, become a playable character in the game, have gaps named after you, a statue modeled after you in game, billboard advertisements for your brand, and even have a level in Epic Skater designed the way you want it to, including whatever you want to advertise in-game!

To follow the development of Epic Skater, like them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter, and visit their official website. And don’t forget to back their Kickstarter projectso we can once again be graced with a good skateboarding game! The game is expected to arrive December 2012 and would make an awesome indie Christmas gift.