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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 PlayStation 2

Release Date: October 30, 2001
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Also Known As: Tony Hawk 3, THPS 3
Also on: N64, GBA, GCN, Xbox, PC, PS, Mac, GBC
Genre: Extreme Sports
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
T for Teen: Blood, Mild Lyrics, Suggestive Themes
Can you believe it's only been a year? Well, a little more, actually, but the date on my review of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 reads September 19, 2000, which means just a hair over 13 months passed between the release of one of the finest PlayStation action games ever made and the subsequent arrival of what should go down in history as one of the best twitch-fests on PlayStation 2. Yes, Tony Hawk 3 is that good. The perfect skating game remains just a tiny hair's breadth out of reach, but if you are not satisfied with your purchase of this game, head examinations are recommended.

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About this Game

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The first 128-bit installment of the award-winning extreme sports franchise, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 features eight massive levels filled with people, traffic, and a multitude of other interactive environments and objects. Smoother animations and significantly improved tricks capture the style of the world's biggest pros, while the game's career mode has been expanded to allow custom characters to be more robust than ever before (with hundreds of different options). Most importantly, however, Tony Hawk 3 is the first online game made specifically for the PlayStation 2; as up to four different players can connect via broadband to participate in some of the most popular skateparks from around the world.
Genre: Extreme Sports
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
Release Date: October 30, 2001
MSRP: $5.99
Also on: N64, GBA, GCN, Xbox, PC, PS, Mac, GBC
T for Teen: Blood, Mild Lyrics, Suggestive Themes

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