Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for PlayStation 2

Pros: Half of the soundtrack is good, intuitive balance meter, some cool courses
Cons: a few crappy courses, the 'other' half of the soundtrack

I hated Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 with a passion. It failed to impress me in every area - little ingenuity in the courses, impossible objectives and crappy music were just some of the issues I had with it. Naturally, I wasn't very excited about the...

Pros: Detail to moves, levels, and challenges; graphics, control, modes
Cons: Trying to unlock everything, same old same old

Intro: Neversoft and Activision have without a doubt created one of the fastest growing and popular videogame franchise in the gaming industry. I’m sure that anybody who has been playing videogames for the past couple years has heard of ...

Pros: The same old slick trick gameplay, with many more combos and online capabilities!
Cons: It takes a little while to get used to playing the game.

Ever since video game players have come to know of one skating title that brought massive drooling from its addictive gameplay in 1999, the game got its stardom as the killer of all else in its class. Now, the sequel to this massively played series comes ...

Pros: Graphics still look good, locks of unlockables.
Cons: Soundtrack is a little limited even if the songs are good.

Tony Hawk is a legendary skateboarder and has been since the 1980s. He's the man behind Birdhouse and nearly single handedly responsible for bringing skating back to kids in the mainstream for a new generation. As Hawk was doing this he found an outlet ...

Pros: PS2-quality graphics, lots more to do
Cons: They skimped on the soundtrack!

Let me start this by saying I am a fan of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games. When I played the first one, I never thought it would be the type of game that I would dig, but I thoroughly calloused up my thumbs while trying to beat it. I recently found a...

Pros: Real Fast, Better Career Mode, Multiplayer, Great Soundtrack
Cons: Can't BUY New Boards, No Widescreen Support

Tony Hawk (The Person) is a huge success story. He's taken a lifestyle sport from infamy to pure domination. He's been on top of his sport forever, but there just weren't enough skaters to promote him to rock star status (not that he's into that).
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Pros: Music went back to its roots, great graphics, fun gameplay, replay value
Cons: Park Editor could've had more stuff, some songs I wonder why they put in

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is a revolutionary title name, specifically for extreme sports games. Almost any game that involved snow boarding, skate boarding, wake boarding, whatever you can think of, sucked (SSX doesn't count, came out after TH did...

Pros: A plethora of tricks and secrets, superior graphics, great gameplay, everything!
Cons: The skatepark editor needs tweaking. The soundtrack is too mainstream.

Ah, I remember the first time I played Tony Hawk for Playstation 1. I don't know if it was the incredibly fun gameplay or the all-punk rock soundtrack, but it captivated me for months on end.

And now Tony Hawk Pro Skater's third installment...

Pros: Improved level goals; New everything; Enhanced graphics/ animations; Revert
Cons: Not as groundbreaking as previous titles; Can get repetitive

(Note: This game has online play, but I lack any way to hook up my PS2 to the Internet and play online, so I’m going to have to omit that part of the review, but look for something similar when I describe the multiplayer options.)

I remember...

Pros: Graphics, videos, levels, hell.....everything.
Cons: O.K., the controls are a little too responsive, but it doesn't mean jack.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 were eerily similar to eachother. While THPS 2 did pack extra punch into the game with new tricks and improved gameplay, it felt almost exactly like the first game. However, THPS3 is similar yet totally different to the...

Pros: graphics, music, secret characters, levels
Cons: It ends

You know what’s weird? Every Tony Hawk game that I get, I don’t play it or read a review about it first. I just get it. It’s the same thing with Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX, I don’t have to play it, I just know that it’s going to be a good EXTREME sport game....

Pros: Gameplay, graphics, sound, replay are all top notch efforts.
Cons: Not quite new... a few slight problems her and there

Do you REALLY need this review? Honestly, when it comes to skateboarding games, there’s the Tony Hawk franchise and then everyone else. Every year many imitations of the real deal pop up, and they all end up terrible. But for those of you who like Tony...

Pros: Fun Factor is through the roof!
Cons: ?

I can’t say I played the previous Tony Hawk’s much. Once, briefly, I got my hands on TH for the Dreamcast but wasn’t able to learn any moves, or really explore the game. I was compelled to by Tony Hawk 3 for the PS2 because of the huge fanfare it...

Pros: The potential is immense. You'll be improving your skills a year from now.
Cons: Nothing really new.

I’m not a fan of skateboarding in general. Apart from being a complete geek who would look completely out of place on a skateboard, I have the balance of an inebriated double amputee with an inner ear infection. So, for a long time I steered clear of the...

Pros: Excellent Gameplay, great graphics, fun multi player modes
Cons: Not a very good selection for the music

This game is great. Even if you've played the first two THPS games this game will blow you away! From the first time you do a trick, to the last secret character you unlock (out of 8) you won't be able to put this game down. Even if you don't like, or...