Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
North American PS2 cover art
Developer(s)	Neversoft Edge of Reality (N64 port) Shaba Games (PS1 port) Vicarious Visions (GBA port) Gearbox Software (PC port) HotGen (GBC port)
Publisher(s)	Activision
Engine	RenderWare
Platform(s)	Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Release date(s)	October 28, 2001 PlayStation 2 NA October 28, 2001 PAL November 30, 2001 PlayStation NA October 29, 2001 PAL November 23, 2001 GameCube NA November 13, 2001 PAL May 3, 2002 Game Boy Color NA November 15, 2001 PAL November 23, 2001 Game Boy Advance NA March 4, 2002 PAL March 28, 2002 Xbox NA March 4, 2002 PAL April 11, 2002 Windows NA March 28, 2002 PAL May 10, 2002 Nintendo 64 NA August 20, 2002
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ELSPA: 15+ ESRB: T / EN64 OFLC: M15+ PEGI: 12+

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, often called THPS3 or Tony Hawk 3, is a video game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation. In 2002, it was published for the Nintendo 64, Xbox, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance. It was the first game released for the PlayStation 2 supporting online play, and the last game released on the Nintendo 64 in North America.

This game saw the introduction of the revert, a trick that enabled vert combos to be tied together with a manual, by tapping a button when landing in a quarterpipe. This allowed for much longer combos than in the previous two games, where landing in a quarterpipe would finish a combo. The game also added hidden combos. These were variations on standard tricks that could be performed as grab, flip, lip, or grind tricks. For example, double-tapping the kickflip button would, naturally, make the character perform a double kickflip. This system would later be refined in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

The game was also unusual for having advertising in the form of billboards; while the previous games in the series featured advertising, non-skating brands can be seen for the first time (since the level Downhill Jam in THPS1). Such brands include McDonald's, Nokia and Jeep.

Lastly, the game stood out in the franchise for being the first title to have online capabilities. Users could connect directly to other players online on the PlayStation 2 version—even prior to the launch of the network adapter, with a USB ethernet adapter.

[edit] Soundtrack

The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soundtrack was released on October 16, 2001 by Warner Bros. Records.

[edit] Reception

The game has sold 2.4 million copies worldwide. The game was very well received by the gaming press, the PS2 version earned a rare perfect 10 score from GameSpot, one of only six games to ever receive said score. ^[1][2] It was also awarded the best sports game award at the 2001 E3. IGN rated the game 9.7/10, and ranked it #21 in the Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time.

[edit] Awards

• E3 2001 Game Critics Awards: Best Sports Game^[3]
• 2002 Interactive Achievement Awards: Best Sports Console Game^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 at MobyGames