Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3

As much as I would love to review this game, what else can I say about this fantastic game that hasn't already been said by all of the reviewers? Nice soundtrack (Ramones, Alien Ant Farm, Motorhead, etc...), cool challenges, the ability to create your own skate park, fun tricks, and great split-screen. If you haven't already, go ahead and purchase this game (and Tony Hawk's Undeground, while you're at it), you won't regret it! Read more

Best Tony Hawk out there. If you have a Cube, Xbox or PS2, this is an essential part of your game collection. Local split-screen multiplayer with a bro is awesome fun for hours. At around $6 shipped, there are not very many reasons to not get this game, unless you need to pay off some old bills, which still did not stop me :P Read more

Game works but won't save, also sent me the wrong game. I wanted pro skater 3 and received pro skater 4. Already had 4 so this was just wasted money Read more

The graphics are good but the game doesn't let you grind as longer as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater on Play Station does. Read more

Other reviews have gone into what a great game THPS3 is, I think it is too, so I'll let them tell you how great it is, I'm going to compare the two major versions available (PC & PSX versions excluded) I bought THPS3 for GameCube as a test: The next time a game comes out for both PS2 and GameCube, which one do I buy? The answer: It depends. The most noticable difference between the PS2 and the GameCue version of this game is that there is no online play for the GameCube version, but it isn't like that matters since neither system has released their online adaptors yet. So until Sony and Nintendo have their network adaptors (who cares about dial-up) on store shelves (or in my case, in Amazon warehouses) it is a moot point. GameCube advantages: Faster Framerate (for smoother motions) slightly better graphics (nothing to really scream about though), and it also wins out in the same battle N64 won over PSX... better 3-D environment. In other words you don't end up seeing through sections of walls, or having it appear that the camera is now located inside of your character revealing the empty reverse of his hollow body. Sure, this does not occur nearly as much as it did in PSX games, but it still happens. PS2 advantages: well, there is only one that I have found. Lip balances! On occasion with the GameCube version, when you try to grind on a surface you may instead end up doing some anti-gravitational lip balance. Now this wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't for the fact that when it happens, the camera angle tends to shake (jitter) uncontrolably. This may just be a bug in the game, hopefully it is not a GameCube thing that is going to occur in other games. Me, I'm keeping my GameCube version and selling the PS2 version to a friend, but that does not mean that I am going to buy a GameCube version over a PS2 version. If a PS2 version comes out with better options, I'm getting the PS2 version. Read more

Love this game, bought it used at my own risk but game doesn't work after the 3rd level so thanks for the wasted $10. Lesson learned. Read more

This is of course one of the best games available on any console, and a substantial improvement over TH2, but I have to say that the gamecube version is not perfect. The Nintendo controller is part of the problem; the D-pad is really too small, as are the X & Y buttons. But for me the biggest flaw is that the framerate is very erratic in places, especially in the LA level. As the game tends to require precise timing, the occasional stuttering is annoying. Not annoying enough to make anyone regret the purchase, but enough to recommend the PS2 or XBox version if you own multiple consoles. Read more

Game worked fine Read more