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THPS3 for GBA is looking good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

AGE: 12+
First of all, I am highly anticipating the release of this product. The graphics are still amazing, and if Activision stays with the formula that made THPS2 for the GBA, then this sequel will be great. When I bought THPS2, I was simply amazed with the texture, the smoothness, and the amount of stuff cramed into such a little gamepack! The tricks were easy to learn, hard to master, and the game had tons of replay value. There was only one flaw (in my perspective): ACTIVISION LEFT OUT A MULTIPLAYER MODE!!! However, with THPS3, you get many multiplayer games, like King of the Hill, Graffiti, Trick Attack, and Tag to name a few. The problem is, everyone playing needs a copy of the THPS3 in order to play. What are the chances of playing a four player trick attack match when you need 3 link cables, 4 copies of the game and 4 GBA's!? However, the thoughtful people at activision has included Horse, in which you can take turns with ONE gba and ONE gamepack. So, you don't even need two gba's to play multiplayer, which is a good thing. All in all, I can't wait for this game to come out, and when it does, I'll be sure to get it. With 6 new levels, new tricks, and a new skater (that doesn't even include the unlockable secretes there is sure to be), this is looking to be the best sports game on the GBA yet.

Awesome Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I decided to buy Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 after renting THPS2 and I think they're both great. Actually, I found very little difference between the two! The only differences I found between the two was that the menus are different in THPS3, you can grind off more things in THPS3 and the graphics are slightly better in THPS3. So all I have to say is, it's your choice if you want to buy THPS2 or THPS3, cause they're both almost the same.

fun on the go

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is off the chain. The graphics are some of the best I have seen on GBA, the sound is tight, and there are tons of tricks to bust.

The controls take a little time to get wired, but once you do, its all good.

2 beefs though...some of the levels are too cluttered and you find yourself bouncing off rails ledges staircases etc like a pinball. also you cant choose your specials

Not very original

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is exactly like THPS2 for Gameboy Advance. It is a fun game with good graphics, but don't buy it if you have Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.

One of the best games I've ever played!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Tony Hawk's Pro skater 3 is one of the best GBA games I've ever played! The graphics are (for GBA) incredible. Career mode is addicting! But I wouldn't buy it for kids under 5-6 because it can be really tough. But over all 5 stars is an understatement.

Just like the PS version, only smaller

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Over the past three years, Activision's Tony Hawk franchise has consistently proven to be one of the best action sports series on every platform it has appeared on, which currently tallies up to eight, and each sequel has been different enough and fun enough to keep bringing players back for more. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is no exception and is probably the only Game Boy Advance game to truly usurp Tony Hawk 2. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 plays just how you'd expect Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 to play, albeit from an isometric perspective. In the single-player mode, you'll skate around different locations, completing various objectives to progress to the next level. You're given a choice of 13 real-life pro skaters, and there is also a create-a-skater option, which lets you alter the skin tone, shirt, pants, shoes, and tattoos of your skater. The objectives you'll have to complete include three different score objectives, as well as collect letters to spell the word "skate," find a hidden tape, and meet a slew of level-specific goals that range from delivering airline tickets to a family in the Airport level to grinding specific rails in the LA level, which triggers an earthquake and changes the terrain of the level. There's actually a fair amount of level interaction like this in Tony Hawk 3, though it isn't quite as deep as that found in the console versions of Tony Hawk 3. What it does offer makes the gameplay experience a bit more enjoyable. Out of the six levels in the game, two of them are competition levels, in which the objective is to score as many points as you can with as few bails as possible in the allotted time limit. The gameplay is essentially identical to that of Tony Hawk 2 for the GBA, though there have been a few noteworthy changes. The default control configuration assigns nollies and flip tricks to the left shoulder button, grinds to the A button, jumps to the B button, and grab tricks and the revert to the right shoulder button, but it can be customized to your liking. Yes, Tony Hawk 3 features the revert, a handy maneuver used to integrate vert tricks into the middle of combos. Unlike Tony Hawk 2 for the GBA, Tony Hawk 3 has four different multiplayer modes. Horse, the game in which each player attempts to match the previous player's trick, can be played with up to four players using a single GBA. The three link cable modes are trick attack, tag, and king of the hill. Trick attack is a simple score-based competition, while tag and king of the hill are essentially reversed versions of the same game, in which players either try to stay away from the skater who's "it" or take the crown away from the skater who's the "king." Multiplayer games have always been a staple of the Tony Hawk franchise, and the modes included here are just as fun and playable as in any other incarnations of Tony Hawk.
Tony Hawk 2 still stands as one of the sharpest-looking games for the GBA, and Tony Hawk 3 improves upon it. The game is viewed from an isometric perspective, giving you a wide overview of the level around you. The skaters are 3D polygonal models that are expertly animated and represent their console counterparts beautifully. And while the skater models in Tony Hawk 2 were textured with flat colors, in Tony Hawk 3, they have simple but effective textures that bring them just a bit closer to replicating the real thing. The levels also look great, though the isometric perspective can still sometimes be cumbersome. Vicarious Visions has smoothed out the formula a bit since Tony Hawk 2, so the view doesn't create quite as many frustrating moments. Vicarious Visions has also done a great job of re-creating the sounds of Tony Hawk on the Game Boy Advance. All the skate sounds, from your trucks grinding a rail to the roll of your wheels over concrete, have been sampled directly from the console versions, and all the effects sound sharp. The game features a soundtrack of digital renditions of numerous songs from the Tony Hawk 3 soundtrack, though the selections are almost entirely guitar-based songs, making the soundtrack slightly less appealing if you don't like rock. The tracks are surprisingly true to the source material, but some get a bit muddled in the translation. With the great impression that Tony Hawk 2 for the GBA made on many gamers, Vicarious Visions could have easily just thrown the Tony Hawk 3 levels into the same exact game and still have a quality title. Instead, it went the extra mile and included an improved trick system, improved graphics, multiplayer support, and a create-a-skater mode, creating an exceptional game and maintaining the Tony Hawk tradition of perpetually creating better games. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 used to be the must-own action sports game for the Game Boy Advance. Meet the new titleholder.

Go Tony Hawk!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I'm going to try to explain this as calmly as possible. BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!! The levels are fun, the goals are challenging, but not impossible,(just the way I like em'!)the controls are easy to get used to,and the replay value is insane! I have at least 20 GBA games, but this is the topper! The only problem I have is the graphics. They're Not exactly great.

Gameplay: 5/5. There are 6 main levels of gameplay. Four are just goals, two are contests. There is one goal that confused me, in the suburbia level. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! It Was the find the secretTape. To do this, I thought that you had to get on top of the thin man's house. But you have to grind the house northeast of it. To do this, go into the northwest pool. Jump out of the North side, then grind the long red rail eastward. Jump constantly, or you'll lose your balance. Keep doing that. After a few seconds, you'll be grinding ona shed. Jump off it, grind the fence, and you'll have the secret tape! This next one had a much simpler Solution. Get a score of 300,000 in the LA level. To do this, simply grind the four trees near the beginning. You'll have the score in no time! Well, anyway, the gameplay is by far the best in any GBA game!

Replay Value: 5/5 I've had this for almost a year, and I still play it nonstop! I'm not the least bit tired of it!

Controls: 5/5 When I first got this game, the controls were VERY difficult to get used to. It'll take some practice. But once you have it down pat, You'll agree that they are very comfortable.

Graphics: 2/5 Not much to say. They're horrible. I'll just leave it at that.

Like I said before, BUY THIS GAME! Despite the horrendus(I hope I spelled that right)graphics, you'll be in for endless hours of fun!

YES,Activision Puts Another One Out on the Market !!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: January 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THPS3 is going to be a hit!!The graphics are as smooth as a river rock!the gameplay is probably AWESOME.The Value of this game is going to be high.And the sound is Probably going to be SWEET!I think this game is going to be AWESOME(just like all the other THPS games.)ALL IN ONE THIS GAME IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.!(they rate it a ten out of ten on TOONAMI.)

Thps3...or 2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is truly a great game and will be awesome for those who have boughten Tony2 for Gba the reason are because the levels are much more expansive, and if your like me you memorized the Tony2 levels pretty easily. The game however has a much different setup from any of the other ones such as you cant buy decks, but unlock them in levels, then find them in level. you can buy stats ( we found out that was way to easy in Tony2) but rather you find them in the levels. the hidden tapes are much harder to get to, as well as doing certain moves on, over, or in certain things. Guess what its a game where one thing effects another. for example once you find the four earthquake challenges an earthquake errepts, and thats the only way to get the hidden tape! Let me tell you about the other aspect of the game. The camera angle is the same os Tony2 for gba, as well as the controls. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN PLAYER! ( every stat he has starts out at at the same level, which i like) There are people and cars in this game, such as find the five pickpockets, one of your quests if you will. Choppy graphics for people, but very fluent for eveything else. (the reason i gave it four stars is the player graphic, i mean come on you see him all the time right?) Good game buy it please.

Should be the best game for gba

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Tony Hawk's Pro skater 3 is coming to the gba in less then a week. It is going to be a great game. Remember how good thps2 was on gba, now imagine that with improved graphics, new levels, create a skater, awsome new music and a wicked multiplayer mode!!! That's what thps3 will be and more. There is even many game play improvements including the revert which allows you to go straight into a manual after a vert trick(a trick performed in a half pipe etc). So now the game play is more evened out. Watch out for thps3 in early March. Don't miss out on this great game!

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