PlayStation

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

All of the goals were different and the items were scattered around in different places. It was a completely new game to play. Tasks were actually a little more difficult, and required a bit more skill on my part. I was a little disappointed with the create-a-skater mode, but the fact we could take it "backwards up the poop shoot" makes for a great feature and was glad they didn't remove it. nd the fact there's a gap checklist adds hours of replay value.

When it comes down to it, the PlayStation version of Tony Hawk 3 simply cannot compete with the PS2 version--they're not even in the same league. But it's truly unfair to compare the two versions of the game. When compared with any other PlayStation skating game out there, Tony Hawk 3 rates quite favorably. If you're not ready to commit to the PlayStation 2 yet, and you've grown weary of the levels in Tony Hawk 2, then Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is just the ticket.

When I gave Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 a perfect score of 10 a year ago, many questioned my judgement. All too often I was asked, "What will you give Pro Skater 3 then? An 11?" At the time, however, I truly felt Neversoft had achieved a level of perfection that would never be matched on PlayStation. It turns out I was right. The PS-X version of Tony Hawk 3 has only proven to me that part 2 was such a monstrous release, not even its masters could defeat it.

Overall, the game is a great experience that I highly recommend. The hardest thing is learning the moves, and then being able to execute them when appropriate. Takes practice, but it’s all fun. There are plenty of options to play alone, or against a skate savvy friend. Maybe the first two in the series were better, but I think this one is strong enough o stand on it’s own. Shaba Games had big shoes to fill, and did not disappoint. Neversoft may have left the franchise in the hands of another, but we are left with a challenging, adrenaline fueled experience to keep the heart racing.

I still had fun playing – it IS Tony Hawk – but this falls well short of expectations. A while back, one reader suggested that we might want to marry Tony, due to all the praise we’ve lavished on the series. Well, it looks like the honeymoon is over.

Même si ce volet est sûrement le meilleur de la série, il est difficile de monter la note au dessus de 15 en raison d'un manque d'innovations et d'un concept qui commence à vieillir. A trop tirer sur la corde, Activision va finir par « Tomb Raideriser » son titre (pour mémoire, Tomb Raider était un bon jeu qui n'a pas assez évolué lors des épisodes successifs). Mais nous n'en sommes pas encore là. Alors pour l'instant, profitons du nouveau Tony Hawk et espérons que le suivant nous réserve beaucoup plus de surprises !