Pro Skater 3's Career Mode is the one that most gamers will immediately be drawn to as it's here that new levels are unlocked and new decks uncovered. Players can grind atop roofs and ceilings, ride walls onto upper levels of structures, ollie across gaps, crash through windows, catch air over pools and into new areas, and much, much more. The levels - nine in all - are easily the most interactive of any skateboarding game ever created.

What brings this setup together so seamlessly is a perfected control scheme that allows the skaters to do just about anything, from ollie to grind to flip or manual - and do it anywhere. The idea, of course, is to pull off the biggest tricks, the most impressive combos, and earn more and more points. Players choose a boarder and skate freestyle in open, interactive 3D environments. Gameplay The premise at the core of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 couldn't be simpler. GCN optical disc extras include FMV movies of skate scenes and more.Extensive create-a-skater feature enables players to build their own custom boarder.Intuitive trick and combo system that now includes newly added reverts.Stages are much more interactive than ever before dodge cars and pedestrians, crash through windows and walls, grind objects, etc.Skate through nine huge 3D levels from spots in Tokyo and Paris to Canada and Skater Island.Choose from 13 pro skaters including Tony Hawk and Steve Caballero.Earn cash and make a career as a professional skateboarder.

But it's also technically a PlayStation 2 game running on Nintendo's next-generation console.

It is, indeed, a sequel that is more balanced, more beautiful and all-around more complete than any of its predecessors, and it's one hell of a great ride. The long awaited GameCube Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 has taken the tried-and-true skating formula that stayed the popularity of the franchise and evolved it further.

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