THPS is one of those games that you can't stop playing for weeks.  I remember the first day that I bought it, I played until midnight and then remembered I had to go to school the next day and stopped.  That day I couldn't learn, I just was thinking about playing the game.  Finally, 287 hours later, the bell rang and I ran home. I didn't do my homework, told my mom that I didn't have any, got some popcorn, soda and chips, and went to my room and played the game until midnight again, the same thing happened all week.  The reason for this happens is simple, the game is near perfect, no wait, I'll re-frase, it IS PERFECT!  The graphics are good, tricks are very well-done, levels are all fun, the pros you can be are good choices, and the soundtrack is so wicked awesome.  I also think that the plot was good, and how many sports games have plots? Yeah, like NONE!  And when you beat the game, instead of saying, "Okay, what do I do know?" you say something like "Whew! that was sick! I want to go and check out that huge gap in the Downhill Jam level."