However, this single addition alone has a profound effect on how the game is played. Tony Hawk 3 on the N64 introduces one important gameplay mechanic not found in its predecessor-a landing trick called the revert-but the game unfortunately does not include the dynamic handplants and grinds or the multiple kickflips found in the current-generation versions of Tony Hawk 3. The gameplay options remain the same as in previous entries: Single-player modes include career, single session, and free skate, while multiplayer options include graffiti, where players attempt to mark the most sections of the level by doing high-scoring tricks on them trick attack, a score-based competition horse, a one-on-one best-trick contest and tag, where players chase each other around the level, and the player who is 'it' the longest amount of time at the end of the round loses.

The formula is simple: You skate around levels, executing tricks for points, collecting items, and completing level-specific goals in order to progress to the next level. The Tony Hawk games have essentially been using the same formula since 1999, and Tony Hawk 3 does little to deviate from that trend. The developer again has done a serviceable job of working around the more rustic hardware of the N64, using the same modified Tony Hawk 2 engine and alternate course designs of the PlayStation port of Tony Hawk 3. It's not the best-looking or the best-playing version of Tony Hawk 3, but it's good enough.Įdge of Reality, the team responsible for the N64 port of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, took on the duties of bringing Tony Hawk 3 to Nintendo's last cartridge-based console. While some might puzzle at the motivation or logic behind this release, N64 die-hards will be pleased to find that their console's swan song is affording them one more high-quality game to enjoy. Now, six months after the release of the last version of Tony Hawk 3, Activision has finally brought the game to the Nintendo 64. The game went on to appear on literally every current gaming platform, from the Game Boy Color to the Xbox.

It's been just shy of a year since developer Neversoft first unleashed the third installment in its superb and popular Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series on the PlayStation 2.

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