Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

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'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3'
Developer(s) Neversoft
Edge of Reality (N64 port)
Publisher(s) Activision
Engine RenderWare
Release date(s) 2001, 2002
Genre(s) Extreme sports
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Teen (T) / Everyone (E)
ELSPA: 15+
Platform(s) Xbox, PS2, GameCube, Windows PC, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 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, PC and Game Boy Advance.

It was the first game released for the Playstation 2 supporting online play, and the last game ever released on the Nintendo 64.

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, wherein 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. Such brands include McDonald's, Nokia and Jeep.

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[edit] Skaters

The line-up from Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 remained except Bob Burnquist being replaced by Bam Margera because of contractual commitments to another game. The Create-A-Skater mode included more options including the ability to create female riders.

[edit] Secret skaters

The characters Darth Maul, Wolverine, Kelly Slater, Officer Dick, Private Carrera, Ollie the Magic Bum, Demoness, and Neversoft eyeball are available as secret skaters in all versions. In the Xbox version, Bones, a skeleton, is unlockable. In the PC port, id Software's Doomguy is a hidden character, accessed with a cheat code from the Doom games. It was added to promote Doom 3, which was still in development at the time. In September 2006, the PC version was added to the online GameTap service. However, due licensing issues, the hidden characters Darth Maul, Wolverine and Doomguy were removed, the music tracks were replaced with a smaller selection, and the end-of-game videos for each skater were removed. The order in which bonus items are unlocked has changed.

[edit] Neversoft CAS skaters

  • 062287
  • 80s Mark
  • Aaron Skillman
  • Alan Flores
  • Andrew Rausch
  • Andy Nelson
  • Braineaters
  • Brian Jennings
  • Captain Jennings
  • Chad Findley
  • Chris Glenn
  • Chris Rausch
  • Chris Ward
  • Connor Jewett
  • Crashcart
  • Darren Thorne
  • Dave Cowling
  • Darshan Cowles
  • Dave Stohl
  • DDT
  • Eastside
  • Edwin Fong
  • Frogham
  • Gary Jesdanun
  • Gorilla
  • Grass Patch
  • Henry Ji
  • Hi Ben
  • James Rausch
  • Jason Uyeda
  • Jeremy Andersen
  • Joel Jewett
  • Johnny Ow, Kage
  • Kevin Mulhall
  • Lisa Davies
  • Matthew Day
  • Mike Ward
  • Mini Joel
  • Nicole Willick
  • Noel Hines
  • Nolan Nelson
  • Paul Robinson
  • Pete Day
  • Pimpin Frank
  • Rachael Day
  • Ralph D'Amato
  • Rastapopolous
  • Riley Hawk
  • Ryan McMahon
  • Sandy Jewett
  • Scott Pease
  • Skillzilla
  • Spencer Hawk
  • Stacey D
  • Steve Ganem
  • Steven Rausch
  • Trey Smith
  • William Pease

Note: the above skaters are not included in the PSX and N64 versions.

[edit] Levels

On the GameCube, Nintendo 64, Playstation, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, the career mode levels are:

  1. Foundry
  2. Canada
  3. Rio de Janeiro
  4. Suburbia
  5. Airport
  6. Skater Island
  7. Los Angeles
  8. Tokyo
  9. Cruise Ship

Note: for the PSX and N64 versions, Los Angeles is the second level and Canada is the seventh level.

When one beats the game a certain number of times in the GameCube, Playstation 2, PC, and Xbox versions, one can unlock levels from the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater:

  1. Warehouse
  2. Burnside
  3. Roswell

On the Xbox there is also an unlockable stage called Oil Rig which was later used (with retexturing and ambient life) in the 2005 Neversoft release Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

On the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 the bonus level is a downhill stage in Rio de Janeiro.

Several objectives revolving around terrorists were cut from the airport level, because the release date was considered too soon after the September 11 attacks.[citation needed]

[edit] Soundtracks

[edit] Commercial soundtrack

See the similar but distinct Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soundtrack. Only three songs featured in the game appear on this CD.

[edit] In-game Soundtrack

Kareem Campbell and Shaquil Rashad's "Time For Some Axion" can be heard on Kareem Campbell's skate video in THPS 3 but not while playing the game.

Only 12 of these tracks were featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for Playstation (PSX), and only 6 were featured in the Nintendo 64 version.

[edit] Critical Reception

The game was very well received by the gaming press, earning a rare perfect 10 score from GameSpot. It also was awarded the best sports game award at the 2001 E³.

[edit] Awards

[edit] External links

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