Tony Hawks 3 - Buy it or miss out! (Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 (GC))

Member Name: viviennepotter

Product:	Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 (GC)
Date:	05/06/02 (32 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of fun, Good multiplayer games, Great gameplay

Disadvantages: you will lose a lot of sleep!

I thought THPS2 was a fantastic game, so when I found out Tony Hawks 3 was coming out for the PS2 I couldn't wait!

When I bought it, I expected to be disappointed but I wasn't. Great gameplay and graphics, even more multiplayer options than the previous one and more players and levels.

There are a number of changes to the third game in the series but not too many that it spoils the old magic. As in the previous 2, each level in Career Mode has goals to complete to allow progression to the next. However, this time round the challenges can be slightly different depending on which skater you play as. In addition to the challenges being different, the icons to collect (such as SKATE and stat points) are also in different places for different skaters.

There's also the possibility to play online which so far no other PS2 game has. To do this you may need additional hardware (either an Ethernet adaptor or modem as well as Internet access) which is a bit of a downside at the moment. However, I think that this will become a more common feature on PS2 games in the near future.

If you can't play online you can still play one of 6 multiplayer games such as "trick attack" which is an all out competition to get more points within the time limit than your opponent, or "king of the hill" where the winner is the first player to hold on to the crown for the time limit.

For people new to Tony Hawks, there is a very helpful Tutorial, hosted by the man himself, which runs through all the moves of the game from the basics of how to move your skater to how to link tricks together to pull off the biggest and best moves.

Overall, it's a brilliant game and is a must for anyone who liked the first 2. If you haven't tried this kind of game before, but SSX, SSX Tricky, or Dave Mirra's BMX appealled, this game is definitely for you!

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