Half pipe mode
When you are playing half pipe mode, select Tony Hawk since he is very flexible and he can do hard tricks without falling. The other skaters are good, but Tony Hawk is the best choice.
Versus mode
Select the skaters that have more than two bars in acceleration, speed, and jump. Do not pick Tony Hawk first, since he is not that good at versus mode.
Tournament mode
Try to use a skater with more than three bars of acceleration and speed. If your skater is very swift, you will end up either in first, second, or third in that course.
Moves for half pipe mode
180 Ollie: Press [A] while in mid-air
360 Ollie: Press [A]x2 while in mid-air
540 Ollie: Press [A]x3 while in mid-air
720 Ollie: Press [A]x4 while in mid-air
900 Ollie: Press [A]x5 while in mid-air, only with Tony
Hawk
Tailgrab: Press [Down] + [A] while in mid-air
Impossible: Press [Down] + [B] while in mid-air
Japan Air: Press [Up] + [A] while in mid-air
360 Shove It: Press [Up] + [B] while in mid-air
Heelflip: Press [Right] + [B] while in mid-air
Backflip: Press [Left] + [B] while in mid-air
Method: Press [Left] + [A] while in mid-air
Indy Nosebone: Press [Right] + [A] while in mid-air
Moves for versus/tournament mode
Indy: Press [A] + [Down/Right].
Stale Fish: Press [A] + [Up/Left].
Tailgrab: Press [B] + [A] + [Down/Right].
Japan Air: Press [B] + [A] + [Up/Left].
Method: Go off a ramp and press [Down], [Up], [A]
or [B].
Move combos
When doing moves at Half Pipe Mode, try to create combos so you will get higher points that usual. Do not do just one trick everytime you are in air since your total points will be low. Here are some suggested combos to make killer moves. Remember, do these in order.
Combination 1
Japan Air
Heelflip
Impossible
Combination 2
360 Ollie
Backflip
Combination 3
900 Ollie (Tony Hawk only)
360 Shove It
Combination 4
Japan Air
Tailgrab
Method
Combination 5
180 Ollie
Indy Nosebone
Method
Combination 6
Backflip
Heelflip
Impossible
Combination 7
Backflip
Japan Air
Frontflip
Go up a ramp backwards in half-pipe mode. When you go off the ramp, press [A] + [Left] while in the air. The game will display the move as a Backflip, but you will actually do a Frontflip if done correctly.