The recent announcement ofTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2was received with enthusiasm. The collection is looking to remake the first twoTony Hawk’s Pro Skatergames with vastly improved visuals and some new gameplay features, but it will otherwise be a faithful recreation for fans of the franchise. This includes an effort by Activision to feature as much of the originalTony Hawk’s Pro Skatersoundtrack as possible. “Headstrong” by Trapt wasn’t even released at the time the original twoTony Hawk’s Pro Skatergames have launched, and hasn’t been featured in aTony Hawkgame ever, but that hasn’t stopped a petition to keep the song off the soundtrack from blowing up.
John Gonzalez has created aChange.org petitionurging Activision to keep “Headstrong” by Trapt off of theTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2soundtrack. Activision has given no indication that it plans on adding the song to the soundtrack, and so this petition seems to be pretty random. The reason given by Gonzalez as to why Activision shouldn’t add “Headstrong” by Trapt to theTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2soundtrack is “Trapt is wack and we aint letting an amazing game be ruined by its trapts weak ass songs.”
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The petition was made four days ago, not long after theTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2reveal trailer, but is just now getting attention. It has over 12,000 signatures at the time of this writing, with more people adding their name to the petition every few minutes.
It seems likely that the reason this petition was created was due to Trapt’s behavior on social media. For the uninitiated, Trapt lead vocalist Chris Taylor Brown has used the band’s social media to declare his controversial political beliefs, as well as berate and insult others. While Gonzalez didn’t specifically say that’s why he wants Trapt’s “Headstrong” to be kept off theTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2soundtrack, it’s assumed that it is playing a role.
SinceActivisionhas already announced the fullTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2soundtrack, those signing the petition don’t have to worry about “Headstrong” by Trapt being in the game.
Those looking forward to the game should keep an eye out for when theTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2Warehouse level demowill be made available. Anyone that wants access will need to digitally pre-order the game, but it may be worth it for those who just can’t wait for the full game’s release in September.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2launches on September 4 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
