Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
The name?s Hawk?Tony Hawk. And if you?re just meeting him for the first time on the Xbox, there?s a little perk for your patience.
How many times can you publish the same game and still have it be fun? Well, at least three because this third version of Tony Hawk?s Pro Skater 3 is just as fun on the Xbox as it was on the PS2 and GameCube. The Xbox version includes a new level, a new secret character, and a four-player linked-console mode (but alas, no online play like its PS2 cousin). And, as with the PS2 version, you can expect fairly gorgeous graphics, marred only occasionally by a hint of slowdown?so subtle you don?t notice it in the heat of play. Your take on the Xbox controller will determine whether or not this game feels good to you, but the controls themselves respond very well. The soundtrack?s filled with amusing chatter from pedestrians as well as a slammin? selection of punk and hip-hop tunes. In other words, it?s the same brilliant game all over again with some new bits. Buy it and be happy.