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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, PC 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 the United States.

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. Such brands include McDonald’s, Nokia and Jeep.

Skaters

The game features the following skaters:

Pro 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 (he would return in Pro Skater 4).

• Tony Hawk
• Steve Caballero
• Kareem Campbell
• Rune Glifberg
• Eric Koston
• Bucky Lasek
• Bam Margera

• Rodney Mullen
• Chad Muska
• Andrew Reynolds
• Geoff Rowley
• Elissa Steamer
• Jamie Thomas

Bonus skaters

• Darth Maul
• Wolverine
• Kelly Slater
• Officer Dick
• Private Carrera

• Ollie the Magic Bum
• Demoness
• Neversoft eyeball
• X-Ray (Xbox version only)
• Doomguy (PC version only)

Neversoft CAS skaters

Inserting the following names on Create-a-Skater mode will unlock these characters:

• 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

Levels

The game features the following levels:

• Foundry
• Canada
• Rio de Janeiro
• Suburbia
• Airport
• Skater Island
• Los Angeles
• Tokyo
• Cruise Ship

Bonus levels

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:

• Warehouse
• Burnside
• 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, which would later be in the PS2/Xbox versions of Tony Hawk’s Project 8, another game Shaba had involvement in.

Several objectives revolving around terrorists were cut from the airport level, because the release date was considered too soon after the September 11 attacks. However, a sound file named ‘terror_theme’ can be found on the PC CD-ROM.

Soundtracks

Commercial soundtrack

See the similar but distinct Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 soundtrack. Only five songs featured in the game appear on this CD. The CD also features songs from Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX.

In-game Soundtrack

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• The Adolescents - “Amoeba”
• AFI - “The Boy Who Destroyed the World”
• Alien Ant Farm - “Wish”
• Bodyjar - “Not the Same”
• CKY - “96 Quite Bitter Beings”
• Del tha Funkee Homosapien - “If You Must”
• Guttermouth - “I’m Destroying the World”
• House of Pain - “I’m a Swing-It”
• KRS-One - “Hush”
• The Mad Capsule Markets - “Pulse”

• Motörhead - “Ace of Spades”
• The Nextmen - “Amongst Madness”
• Ozomatli - “Cut Chemist Suite”
• Ramones - “Blitzkrieg Bop”
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Fight Like a Brave”
• Redman - “Let’s Get Dirty”
• The Reverend Horton Heat - “I Can’t Surf”
• Rollins Band - “What’s the Matter Man”
• Xzibit - “Paparazzi”
• Zebrahead - “Check”

Kareem Campbell and Shaquil Rashad’s “Time For Some Axion” can be heard on Kareem Campbell’s skate video in THPS3 but not while playing the game.

Only thirteen of these tracks were featured in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 for PlayStation (PSX), and only six were featured in the Nintendo 64 version.

Critical Reception

The game was very well received by the gaming press, earning a rare perfect 10 score from GameSpot<ref></ref> . It also was awarded the best sports game award at the 2001 E³. It is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the series (so far).

Awards

• E³ 2001 Game Critics Awards: Best Sports Game

Extras

A demo for the then new Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder game exists in the Options menu. This is a special treat for Playstation 2 owners only, however. It was the first online PS2 game; it was possible to use a USB ethernet adapter or modem to go to online servers hosted by fans.

Trivia

• Ollie the Magic Bum has a hidden special trick, which can be found by editing his list of specials. Under the flatland section is a trick named Can ya Spare a Dime? which is a flatland version of Panhandling.
• In the Cruise Ship level, you can change the voice of the captain (the “real” Captain Jennings), which involves breaking all of the glass in the greenhouse/atrium.
• The Heartagram and the HIM logo can be seen in Bam Margera’s clothes and in one of his decks. It can also be seen in his 411VM video.

References

External links

• Tony Hawk Central
• NG Clan
• xT Clan
• GameFaqs Article on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3

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