Trick Controls
When in the air, tap or plus a direction on the D-Pad to do tricks.
For example, + does a Heelflip.
Each skater has a different trick setup. You can configure your tricks any way you like using the Edit Tricks screen.
Grind Controls
To grind, hold A when in the air near a rail, edge or lip.
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50-50: When parallel to rail hold A.
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BOARDSLIDE/LIPSLIDE: Rotate board perpendicular to rail and hold A.
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NOSESLIDE/TAILSLIDE: Hold left or right + A. Rotate the part of the board you want to slide on into the rail.
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SMITH/FEEBLE: Diagonally down + A
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CROOKED/OVERCROOK: Diagonally up + A.
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NOSEBLUNTSLIDE: Tap up-up + Δ.
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BLUNTSLIDE: Tap down-down + A
Lip Tricks
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To perform a lip trick, skate straight up a ramp or quarter pipe holding A and either up, down, left or right.
Lip tricks vary by skater. You can configure your lip tricks in the Edit Tricks Screen.
Game Reset
To abort a game in progress, press the Start button to pause the game. Choose End Run and then choose Quit. You will be given the option to save. Choose Yes if you wish to save your progress or No if you don't want it saved. From here you'll be returned to the Main Menu screen.
Soft Reset
You can reset at any time during gameplay to the Main Menu screen by holding down Select, then pressing and holding Start for two seconds.
Main Menu
Choose from the following options to begin play. Using the left/right on the THPS12 directional buttons, choose the type of game you want to play. Press X to start that game. Two controllers must be plugged into the PlayStation to play in the two-player mode. Single-Player Modes
Career Mode
You're a pro skater now, and pros compete for cash money. You've got to prove your worth at local spots and start building career earnings. Use this cash to buy new equipment, unlock levels, buy tricks, increase stats and get into the elite competitions.
Single Session
Choose a single level and skate all out in a two-minute session in an effort to set high scores. Only one level is opened at first, The Hangar in Mullet Falls, Montana. Build your earnings in the Career Mode to unlock the other levels.
Free Skate
For some it's practice. For others it's life. Choose a level and skate as long as you like. Hit the obstacles over and over and over again until your tricks are ready for competition. Unlock other levels in the Career Mode then Free Skate them to learn the terrain.
To save a game, be sure there's one block of free space available on your memory card, since you can't overwrite other games' saves. To check your free memory and/or delete existing games, use the PlayStation's internal Memory Card Manager. Continue Career allows you to update on the same block. One Career File can keep the progress of all the pros and four created skaters. Two-Player and Multi-Player Modes
Graffiti
Set your own time limit then push the limits in a split-screen race to see who can nail the most tricks. Obstacles are "Tagged" with your color by tricking off them. Try to steal your friend's tags by pulling better tricks off the same object. He or she who tags the most objects wins.
Trick Attack
A total free-for-all to see who can skate the best lines and rack up the most points. You can run into opponents and rub their little faces into the terrain, and this time you can Trick Attack longer with the game's new variable time limits.
Horse
How do you spell defeat? "H.O.R.S.E" (or the word of your choice keep it respectable) in this one-on-one best trick contest. Nail a trick, then watch as your opponent tries to beat it. Your opponent must match or beat your score. If not, he or she gets a letter. First one to get all the letters tastes defeat.
Tag
You don't want to be "It" in this game where you tag other players. When you are, you have to bust tricks to gradually cripple your opponent's stats until he or she is a sitting duck. When "It," you're on the timer. If the timer hits zero, you lose.
Skate Tip
Uneven fight? Use the Handicap Screen to balance your skills. Pump your stats up or down, depending on which way you need to go to keep it fair.
Scoring Tips
Every time you repeat a trick during a run, that trick's point value will decrease. To get a top score you're going to have think about your "line" and mix up your tricks.
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Try to trick into and out of every grind.
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Use special tricks for huge scores.
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Big spins (540, 720) will net bigger scores. Use R1/L1 (default configuration) to spin faster.
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Every trick in a combo adds to your multiplier.