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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Sports/Skateboarding

RELEASE DATE

31/OCT/01

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Blood, Mild Lyrics, Suggestive Themes

DEVELOPER

Neversoft Entertainment

PUBLISHER

Activision O2

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation, Macintosh, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Xbox, IBM PC Compatible, Nintendo GameCube, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/tony-hawk--s-pro-skater-3-nintendo-gamecube, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/tony-hawk--s-pro-skater-3-playstation-2, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/tony-hawk--s-pro-skater-3-ibm-pc-compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/tony-hawk--s-pro-skater-3-game-boy-advance, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/tony-hawk--s-pro-skater-3-playstation-2-1

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

skatepark 24
Various Locations 18

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

Have fun 10
extreme 10
fun 10

DESCRIPTION

Skating fans and gamers of all sorts will spin, flip, grind, and sky their way to glory with more control and realism than ever before in this third full version of the explosively popular series of Tony Hawk skateboarding games. The Tony Hawk Pro Skater games established developer Neversoft as a universally respected big-name player in the industry and alone accounted for nearly 25 percent of Activision's total revenues in 2000. Many credit the franchise with legitimizing the extreme sports genre and this third edition once again infuses the title with outrageous tricks, engaging environments, and the distinct styles and personalities of some of the world's most talented and successful professional skaters.

As Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 enhanced the play of the original game with larger environments and the possibility for more tricks and combos, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 expands upon the standards established by its immediate predecessor. This third edition features levels that are up to twice as big as those featured in THPS2. Levels are more dynamic and interactive in this version, featuring streets busy with traffic, sidewalks full of pedestrians, and several special mission-specific events. Each professional skater is imbued with stylistic distinction and signature moves. More options are included for developing custom characters in this version as well, including the ability to create female boarders with a wide range of clothing and appearance choices.

By including up to five times the amount of animation that was used in THPS2, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 is designed to make it easier for the player to read the status of his or her onscreen persona (and pull up when the skater is about to lose balance and bail!). The addition of new landing tricks is intended to allow the gamer to string together bigger combinations, even when moving from vert to street-style skating. In all, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 has been crafted to enhance and improve on features of the earlier titles while maintaining the core gameplay that makes the series one of the most important of its time. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2)

GENRE/STYLE:

Sports/Skateboarding
RELEASE DATE:

31/OCT/01
TOP TRAITS:

skatepark, Various Locations, Professional skater
DESCRIPTION:

Skating fans and gamers of all sorts will spin, flip, grind, and sky their way to glory with more control and realism... more

players 49

followers 0

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POPULARITY: PS2 PLATFORM

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2) by: xMrSamsax

“One of my favorite Tony Hawk games. The first to do customizable characters. The levels are solid and so is the gameplay. Also, gotta love shredding it up as wolverine.”

created 17/JAN/2010

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2) by: Bonemane

“Ah don't we all love the classic Tony Hawk before there were these huge cities you had to skate through. Don't we all miss when skateboarding was confined to one thing, THE PARK. You know, the park built specifically to maximize our skating...”

created 07/SEP/2009

colliny2k was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I guess I picked the right Tony Hawk game to own then. This is the one skating game I actually own...though I have it for gamecube (I assume it's identical).

I loved it as well. I think my favorite stage was the airport. Though I can't say 100% for sure cause I haven't played it in a while. I should really try out some of the newer skating games. Not sure why I haven't.”

BofusTeefus was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“This was definitely my favorite of the series. TH4 was too....something... I dunno. Good review, though.”

WILDMAMMOTH was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Short, sweet, and entertaining. Just what a good review should be!”

n3rd was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“That's the one game i own, too. Had too much fun playing it over and over and over again. <3”

Bonemane was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Glad to see people liking the review. When I first joined the site I promised myself I would do 3 mini-reviews a day to practice my writing skills, but I've been slacking.

Yeah TH4 and onwards were something else...nobody knows what happened, but the new games used to have a solid fanbase. I don't know about nowdays, but there appears to be almost no buzz around the Tony Hawk games anymore. The biggest skating games out now are the 'Skate' series which are a continuation of the formula that TH4 started (you know with the big cities and everything), but done alot better.”

CthulhuDreams was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“i remember when it was hard to do a special for the most part. now you can do it every other move.”

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2) by: BofusTeefus

“This was the peak of the series for me. The scate videos that are unlocked rock, as does the overall gameplay. Very smooth.”

created 08/AUG/2009

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2) by: Shadsy

“Unexplainably fun. Every stage is an intense rush to score huge combos and complete objectives. It's hugely challenging, unreasonably addicting, and it brings out your inner perfectionist. One of the last extreme sports games to get it right.”

created 11/JUN/2009

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2) by: ShadowCat76

“I was disappointed by this game when it came out. First of all realizing your not going nearly as fast as the previous two games. What was that? A strive for realism? Completely unnecessary. Still good for THPS though. 4 was terrible.”

created 23/MAY/2009

pierben played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 on 28/MAR/09

“100%ed three characters. In THPS3. In 2009. Boy, my life sucks (except of course for the runs where Ace of Spades or Blitzkrieg Bop were playing, those were awesome).”

created 29/MAR/2009

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