As the series has progressed, it has gotten more and more combo-friendly, conceivably allowing you to continually do one string of tricks around the entire level, lasting the entire length of your two-minute run. The game isn't exactly the most accurate simulation of skateboarding in the world, as it has some pretty outrageous physics and lets you get away with things that make Tony Hawk's much lauded 900-degree spin look commonplace by comparison. As you accomplish these goals, which range from simple score targets to more difficult skateboard trickery of the 'how the heck am I supposed to get all the way up there' variety, more levels are opened up. The GameCube version may be less jaggy than the original PS2 release, but its lack of online multiplayer and somewhat sketchy frame rate keep it from living up to its full potential.įor those of you new to the series, the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games put you on a skateboard and in a level with goals to accomplish. But if you own both a GameCube and a PlayStation 2, the choice isn't so clear.

If you don't own a PS2, getting this version of the game is a no-brainer-it's easily one of the GameCube's strongest launch games.

The GameCube version of the insanely popular skateboarding game is here, and it retains almost everything that made the PS2 version so incredible. Players who held off on getting the PlayStation 2 version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 in hopes of receiving a better version for the GameCube need not wait any longer.

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