The BEST game on the playstation 2 (Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 (GC))

Member Name: kieranarcade

Product:	Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 (GC)
Date:	01/04/02 (42 review reads)
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Advantages: Graphics, Music, Levels

Disadvantages: Monotonous

Tony Hawk's 3 is not the best game on the Playstation 2 for the simple reason it does not last. I had it for a week and I found out it was getting slightly boring. Doing the same tricks and moves over and over again. Don't get me wrong it is a fantastic game, special graphics and game play combine for a distinctive experience that can only be produced by Never Soft in this genre. I did enjoy the game thoroughly for the first few days, but then it became a chore to complete all the tasks. The depth the game goes into in terms of characters, clothing, boards, statistics, cheats is very good indeed, with humorous characters to be unlocked such as Darth Maul, However this becomes irrelevant once you know the levels, there is not much else to, except maybe try and pull of one massive move in the time allocated without falling over, which I maintain can only be done with the perfect balance cheat. After a couple of weeks the game had found its way to the bottom of my games pile, below H3O surfing, which was given a 1/10 rating by some magazines. One reason for turning on the game again would be to listen to the music, which is expectedly good, if you have purchased previous versions of the game, you will know what to expect. Before playing THPS I did not really like rock music, but the music really went with the style of the game, and made the music that was once a ‘no go area’ quite good listening.
The characters in the game are expanded, with better detail as expected when brought to the PS2, the create a skater option also is better, but not a lot better.
To conclude Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 is not the greatest game on this planet, but it sure does give you a good ride, I suppose I would have given this game a five star, and taken away the playability moan if I had seen myself the online option come to fruition. As it goes I haven’t invested in a USB modem, and I don’t thing a large percentage of the general public will have done
just yet. The chance to thrash the Yankees at their own sport sounds too good to be true. I suggest you borrow Tony Hawks for a couple of weeks and then give it back once you have exceeded its playability. The playstation 2’s greatest game, for a while.

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