Play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Online

Summary

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 quickly earned a place among the most celebrated games of its era. Critics tied its Metacritic score with Grand Theft Auto III, and by mid‑2006 it had moved over 2.1 million copies in the United States alone. The title is still cited as one of the greatest video games ever made, and a full remake arrived in the 2025 THPS 3 + 4 collection.

The game introduced the “revert,” a button‑tap that lets a rider link vert landings into manual‑based combos, stretching scores far beyond the previous installments. Hidden combos appear when you double‑tap trick buttons, turning a simple kickflip into a double kickflip, while fresh moves such as the Cannonball, Wrap Around, Fingerflip, Del Mar Indy and a slick Airwalk animation expand the trick toolbox. For the first time the series went online, and the control scheme was refined to feel tighter on the handheld hardware. Levels now spill out of the skate park into real‑world settings—Canada, Rhode Island, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Rio and Paris—where pedestrians, traffic and even random disasters become part of the challenge.

Thirteen professional skaters populate the roster, with unlockable originals and surprise guests like Darth Maul, Doomguy, Wolverine and surfer Kelly Slater; Asian releases even add exclusive Japanese pros. In the wake of the September 11 attacks the developers quietly swapped terrorist NPCs in the Airport level for pickpockets, a subtle but telling edit. The polish earned perfect scores from GameSpot, a Platinum ELSPA award and a slew of other accolades, cementing its legacy.