The controls are intuitive and easy to master whilst the short, snappy missions mean you're always making progress. 'THPS3's' main accomplishment is still how playable it is. You'll be wincing every time your character’s head makes contact with the digitized concrete! Pedestrians and the occasional angry security guard wander the streets, generally getting in your way and causing one of the horribly realistic crash animations. For the first time you won't be alone either.

Comfortably using the might of the PS2, expect to skate around beautiful, large and detailed levels. Unsurprisingly the biggest update is the graphics. The Los Angeles level, for example, will see you helping the police stop a robbery, whereas previous games had you vandalizing squad cars. Now many of the challenges involve helping people, which is a very welcome change. Objectives range from simply earning high scores to more creative missions such as stopping a gang of pickpockets armed only with a skateboard. You still need to choose one of the skateboarding's most famous competitors and help them complete a range of tasks across 9 levels. The game structure is identical to the previous incarnations.

Finally, with the PlayStation 2 at their disposal, creators Neversoft have the chance to make another groundbreaking update. Bringing the sport safely into your home back in 1999, and producing a fine sequel in the meantime, the series became the benchmark by which skateboarding games are judged. The original 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' game seemed like a breath of fresh air when it jumped onto the PSone over 2 years ago.

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