Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a 2001 skateboarding video game and the third installment in the Tony Hawk's series. Skate as the legendary Tony Hawk or choose from a dream team of 12 top pro skaters, including old favorites like Lasek, Thomas, Muska, and Steamer, as well as new talent like Gilfberg, Caballero, Koston, and Mullen. Travel from L.A. to Tokyo, Suburbia to Skater's Island performing challenges and meeting goals with new moves that include the Revert, which allows you to link vert tricks, and flatland…
The tightest Tony Hawk ever made, and still the best one to chase a high score in.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Revert makes combos limitless
- Excellent level design
- Classic punk and hip-hop soundtrack
Not so much
- Career mode is short
- Later versions have more modes
Play it if anyone who loves arcade high-score chasing and chaining tricks.
Skip it if players who want a realistic skating sim.
No cheat codes
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Play it better
- Press R2 as you land from a vert trick to revert, then press up and down to manual and keep the combo alive.
- Watch the balance meter during grinds and manuals and nudge the stick against it.
- Spend stat points on air, spin and balance early; they make every goal easier.
- Fill the special meter by landing tricks, then use special tricks for big scores.
- Chain grinds, manuals and reverts across the whole level instead of doing one big air.
- Grab the secret tape first in each level, since it's often the hardest goal.
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Trivia
- The revert first appeared here and became the backbone of the series' combo system.
- The PS2 version was one of the first console games with online play in North America.
- Its levels range from a foundry and Canada to Rio, Tokyo and an airport.
- Several of its levels were remade in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 in 2025.
