Due to the shut down of most Sony servers the game is no longer playable with others online, except for via programs like XLink Kai or through websites that allow users to play online through a DNS. Users could connect directly to other players online on the PlayStation 2 version-even prior to the launch of the network adapter, with a USB Ethernet adapter. The game stood out in the franchise for being the first title to have online capabilities. This system would later be refined in Pro Skater 4. For example, double-tapping the kickflip button would make the character perform a double kickflip. These were variations on standard tricks that could be performed as grab, flip, lip, or grind tricks.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 saw the introduction of the revert, a trick that enabled vert combos to be tied together with a manual, by tapping a button when landing in a quarterpipe it allows for much longer combos than in the previous two games, where landing in a quarterpipe would finish a combo. See also: Gameplay in the Tony Hawk series Pro Skater 3 is also considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time. With the PlayStation 2 version selling over 2.1 million copies in the United States by July 2006. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 received critical acclaim from critics, with the PlayStation 2 version being tied for highest-rated PlayStation 2 game on Metacritic alongside Grand Theft Auto III.

It was the first game released for the PlayStation 2 supporting online play and was a launch title for the GameCube in North America. In 2002, it was published for the Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64 (becoming the last game ever released on the console as it had been discontinued 3 1/2 months prior), and Mac OS. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision under the Activision O2 label in 2001 for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color and GameCube. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a 2001 skateboarding video game and the third installment in the Tony Hawk's series.

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