Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

With Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, the series returned home to roost on the original PlayStation. This third entry released on half a dozen platforms and considerable effort was invested in assuring that the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube versions of the title lived up to their "next-generation" technological potential. Still, Neversoft and Activision endeavored to bless this PS version with all of the third entry's key innovations while retaining and reinforcing the engaging, accessible gameplay which is the true crux of the series' success.

While it can't pump out the same amount of eye-candy as its counterparts on the 128-bit generation systems, this PlayStation release of THPS3 incorporated several of the new features present on the other platforms. Reverts were added in Pro Skater 3 allowing players to string together larger combos when moving from the ramps to the street. Environments are designed to test old and new skills alike. Loyal PS gamers should be pleased that almost all of the important new levels, tricks, and combinations developed for the third edition of Tony Hawk Pro Skater are duly represented in this version of the game. There are several changes to the environments and even a unique level called Downhill not present in the successor console versions.