Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | |
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 North American cover art of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 |
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| 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
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multi-player |
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, often abbreviated to THPS3, is a skateboarding video game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64, 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. According to Metacritic, GTA III and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 both hold an average critic score of 97/100, making them the highest-rated PlayStation 2 games of all time.
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[edit] Gameplay
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 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. Due to the shut down of most Sony servers the game is no longer playable with others online, except for via programs like XLink Kai. The Nintendo 64 and PlayStation 1 versions runs on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 engine, with a totally different revert that is the same as the PlayStation 1 version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
In the Nintendo 64 version, the wooden sides on the board (around the grip tape) had colors (except Bam Margera, Jamie Thomas, and the custom skater's decks), and the game had brand new tricks such as the Cannonball, Wrap Around, Fingerflip, Del Mar Indy and a brand new animation for the Airwalk.
[edit] Soundtrack
The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 album was released on October 16, 2001 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] There are only two songs that are missing on the album that were featured in the game.
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, funk rock, rap rock, heavy metal, hip hop, psychobilly, alternative rock, skate punk | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records. | |||
| Various Artists chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Blitzkrieg Bop" | Ramones | 2:12 |
| 2. | "Fight Like a Brave" | The Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Wish" | Alien Ant Farm | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Hush" | KRS-One | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Ace of Spades" | Motörhead | 2:46 |
| 6. | "What's the Matter Man" | Rollins Band | 2:59 |
| 7. | "I'm a Swing It" | House of Pain | 3:44 |
| 8. | "If You Must" | Del the Funky Homosapien | 3:48 |
| 9. | "The Boy Who Destroyed the World" | AFI | 2:57 |
| 10. | "I Can't Surf" | The Reverend Horton Heat | 2:39 |
| 11. | "Amoeba" | Adolescents | 3:04 |
| 12. | "96 Quite Bitter Beings" | CKY | 3:24 |
| 13. | "Check" | Zebrahead | 2:26 |
| 14. | "I'm Destroying the World" | Guttermouth | 1:59 |
| 15. | "Amongst the Madness" | The Nextmen | 3:51 |
| 16. | "Not the Same" | Bodyjar | 3:09 |
Missing: "Pulse" by The Mad Capsule Markets and "Paparazzi" by Xzibit. Missing: "Cut Chemist Suite" by Ozomatli and Chali 2na
[edit] Reception
| Reception | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 93.35% (PS2)
90.83% (Xbox) |
| Metacritic | 97/100 (PS2)
93/100 (Xbox) |
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| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B+ |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| GameSpot | 10/10 |
| IGN | 9.7/10 |
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 seven games to ever receive said score,"Probably because of the freedom given in this game"[2][3] It was also awarded the best sports game award at the 2001 E3. IGN rated the game 9.7/10,[4] and ranked it #21 in the Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time. The game is currently the top rated PS2 game on the review aggregate website Metacritic, with an average score of 97/100, tying with Grand Theft Auto III.[5]
[edit] Awards
- E3 2001 Game Critics Awards: Best Sports Game[6]
- 2002 Interactive Achievement Awards: Best Sports Console Game[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Soundtrack CD Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for PlayStation 2 Review". http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/tonyhawksproskater3/review.html. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ "Top Rated Games Of All Time". http://uk.gamespot.com/games.html?type=top_rated&mode=top&sort=score&page_type=games&dlx_type=all&date_filter=all&sortdir=asc&official=all. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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- ^ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (ps2) reviews at Metacritic.com
- ^ "Game Critics Awards 2001". http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/2001winners.html. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2002&idGame=360. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
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