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The Guardian
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 review – a gnarly skating time capsule
It's almost insulting how easily this skating-game remake pushes my millennial nostalgia buttons. The second that Ace of Spades comes on over a montage of skaters on the title screen, I am forcefully yanked back to the early 00s, when I spent untold hours playing one Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game or another in the gross bedrooms of my teen-boy friends. More than 20 years later, I can almost smell the acrid lingering odour of Lynx body spray. In 2020, the first couple of Tony Hawk's games were polished up and re-released as the first wave of Y2K nostalgia hit. The two games were packaged up as one, with consistent controls and a new look that preserved the grungy feel of the originals, and the same is true for 3+4: levels, skaters and parks from both 2001's THPS3 and 2002's THPS4 rock up here alongside newer stars of the sport (including Riley Hawk, son of the eponymous skating celebrity – I found this oddly touching). I remember these places so well – the factory, the college campus, the snow-dusted Canadian skate park, the time capsule of central London. Weirdly, the zoo level is now empty of animals (why?), but otherwise these compact arrangements of grindable, trickable urban obstacle courses are very much as they were. (The skater-punk soundtrack, unfortunately, is not as it was – there are a great many omissions, a disappointment only partly softened by a slew of new tracks.) Between grabs, spins, flips and manuals you can string together insane and risky combos across their entire geography, skidding across power lines, along walls and finding hidden half-pipes. I do not remember all of this being so hard, however. My first few hours with these games were a humiliation, as I grappled with the controller and baled over and over again trying to meet even the minimum required scores in each two-minute run. Was I always this bad at these games? Whatever muscle memory I once had is gone, but I am slowly building up a respectable set of virtual-skating skills again. There are more complex moves and traversal tricks to keep in mind here than there were in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, which is a more arcadey experience, and a better place to start if you weren't there for these games the first time round. Like the real sport, it's about perseverance and repetition: when the combos started to flow again for me after a few hours, it felt so freeing. I still don't think there's a better skating game out there than old-school Tony Hawk's, even after all this time – and there's certainly no better time capsule of this pivotal moment in the history of the sport. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 is out July 11; £39.99
Forbes
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4' Review: Get On Board
'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 takes a few minor missteps, but it's still among the most faithful ... More remakes ever made. It's been a five-year wait for the inevitable follow-up to the superb Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and it's been worth it: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 has replicated the PS2 era of the franchise with aplomb, even with an all-new dev team at the helm. The half-decade between releases also provides a fantastic way for original fans of the Tony Hawk series to measure their own physical and cognitive decline. The Foundry demo, released last month, was one of the most punishing things I've played in a while; I thought I'd rack up seven-digit scores on my second or third go, but instead smashed my face in repeatedly. Surely, new developer Iron Galaxy has broken something? Nope, quite the opposite — I'm the thing that's crumbling. Personal crises aside, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 doesn't just do the original games justice — it adds some truly special touches that go beyond a careful and respectful rebuild. In keeping with the source material, it's not perfect, but it's bloody good fun. Superstar newcomers Three new levels come to THPS 3+4: Waterpark, as announced earlier this year, which is frankly the star of the show and is among the best parks in the series, period; Movie Studio, a brilliant little excursion that favors grinding; and Pinball, the oddball unlockable level at the end that's reminiscent of the PS1 version of THPS3's Little Big World, and is probably better to look at than to play. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder A couple of levels from the originals have been axed, namely Carnival — a real shame — and Chicago, which was an imported stage from Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2. Still, the glow-up given to other parks and areas is insane. The work done on 3's Airport, my favorite stage of all, is nothing short of incredible. Past also-rans feel much more enjoyable now, too, like Kona, Skater's Island, and London. Still, other creative decisions seem strange, most notably with Zoo, easily one of my favorite levels from the original. It's now abandoned and without animals, and it's hard to understand why; it's not like you could 50-50 a giraffe's neck in the original, and the occasional dodgy challenge (specifically, 'Skitch the Elephant') could be replaced. That doesn't stop it from being a lot of fun to play, though, as the core of the park is still there. The Pinball level is a new height of insanity. Collectathon On top of each zone's ten goals, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 carries over its predecessor's other collectables like cash, stat points, and the developer logo. These are a lot more fiendish to get this time around — specifically the effing money on a plane in Suburbia. Still, you battle on, stacking stats into air, speed, and hangtime. A few other things have been shaken up for this outing, so you can't rely on muscle memory to, say, collect S-K-A-T-E or complete one-off challenges. Most of the time, it's done well, but others, such as the Cruise Ship's missing toolbox, add a whole new level of mystery and luck that may see you checking guides just to get them over and done with. Sometimes, it's just a modern tweak; no longer are you impressing the Neversoft Girls on the Cruise Ship, but fellow pro skaters. Luckily, you can adjust the in-level timer for up to 60 minutes, so you don't have to stress yourself out when mopping up what's missing or exploring — unless it's a competition stage, which remains at one minute for obvious reasons. You can even go full cheat mode to make sure you don't flub a long-grind stat point. Simple mistakes Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 has some niggles, and we may as well get the most obvious one out of the way: the soundtrack is severely lacking. I'm not even kidding when I say that four songs from my wedding daytime playlist haven't returned to this remake. You get a small selection of ten or so favorites, including CKY's '96 Quite Bitter Beings', Agent Orange's 'Everything Turns Grey' and 'Amoeba' by Adolescents, but there are some huge omissions: 'Not the Same' by Bodyjar, 'TNT' by AC/DC, and Public Enemy's 'By the Time I Get to Arizona' are the most egregious. Gameplay-wise, this remake isn't too dependable with transitions, gaps, and off-ramp maneuvers. Getting a handful of collectables felt way more about luck than skill. There's also an odd recurring glitch where going straight from an ollie into a grind sees you eating asphalt — something the originals were surprisingly forgiving with. On a wider level, the amount of time and effort to max out just one skater's stats will likely put you off repeating the feat with more than two or three members of the roster. Having the option to max out stats globally would be great, but it's a personal preference. Then, of course, the omission of the OG career mode from THPS4 is massive, but really, I get it. Purists will hate me for saying it, but I prefer the old ways, and the consistency works when both games directly contribute to skater development and unlockables. And Bam Margera's back! Don't think, just play Despite its minor annoyances, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 lives up to the hype and should be a day-one treat for gamers worldwide. For Xbox Game Pass subscribers, it's an absolute no-brainer. Even if you don't, you get a lot of bang for your buck for $50, especially if you're a dedicated completionist. As remakes go, it's one of the most faithful you'll ever play. Still, it's hard to shake the feeling that it doesn't hit the same high as the THPS 1+2 remake. This isn't Iron Galaxy's fault, either — the team has taken over Vicarious Visions' work seamlessly and done a spectacular job, particularly with those new levels — but the source material itself is a little lacking when compared to the original duo. It'll be nostalgia's fault to a certain extent — and the fact that the first two games needed a much more dramatic overhaul to get them up to modern standards — but certain levels feel a little dull or, at the very least, immediately forgettable. Perhaps THPS and THPS 2 were too iconic for their own good. So, what's next? Presuming we're going by canon, we can safely rule out the travesty that was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 — but a Tony Hawk's Underground 1 + 2 would be a natural third outing. Hell, throw American Wasteland in there too while we're at it, because no-one wants Project 8 or Proving Ground. Oh, and maybe consider Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX while you're there.
The Guardian
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 review – a gnarly skating time capsule
It's almost insulting how easily this skating-game remake pushes my millennial nostalgia buttons. The second that Ace of Spades comes on over a montage of skaters on the title screen, I am forcefully yanked back to the early 00s, when I spent untold hours playing one Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game or another in the gross bedrooms of my teen-boy friends. More than 20 years later, I can almost smell the acrid lingering odour of Lynx body spray. In 2020, the first couple of Tony Hawk's games were polished up and re-released as the first wave of Y2K nostalgia hit. The two games were packaged up as one, with consistent controls and a new look that preserved the grungy feel of the originals, and the same is true for 3+4: levels, skaters and parks from both 2001's THPS3 and 2002's THPS4 rock up here alongside newer stars of the sport (including Riley Hawk, son of the eponymous skating celebrity – I found this oddly touching). I remember these places so well – the factory, the college campus, the snow-dusted Canadian skate park, the time capsule of central London. Weirdly, the zoo level is now empty of animals (why?), but otherwise these compact arrangements of grindable, trickable urban obstacle courses are very much as they were. (The skater-punk soundtrack, unfortunately, is not as it was – there are a great many omissions, a disappointment only partly softened by a slew of new tracks.) Between grabs, spins, flips and manuals you can string together insane and risky combos across their entire geography, skidding across power lines, along walls and finding hidden half-pipes. I do not remember all of this being so hard, however. My first few hours with these games were a humiliation, as I grappled with the controller and baled over and over again trying to meet even the minimum required scores in each two-minute run. Was I always this bad at these games? Whatever muscle memory I once had is gone, but I am slowly building up a respectable set of virtual-skating skills again. There are more complex moves and traversal tricks to keep in mind here than there were in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, which is a more arcadey experience, and a better place to start if you weren't there for these games the first time round. Like the real sport, it's about perseverance and repetition: when the combos started to flow again for me after a few hours, it felt so freeing. I still don't think there's a better skating game out there than old-school Tony Hawk's, even after all this time – and there's certainly no better time capsule of this pivotal moment in the history of the sport. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 is out July 11; £39.99
Time of India
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 release date and time for all region
Image via Iron Galaxy. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is one of the most popular skating simulation titles which have ever graced the gaming world. Now to carry forward that legacy, the upcoming installment, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 is releasing very soon. This is going to be a combined remastered collection of two of the most sold titles of the franchise, THPS 3 and THPS 4. THPS 3+4 will also serve as a follow-up installment of the 2020 title, THPS 1+2, which is in turn, another remastered combo of the first two games of the series. As we are nearing the launch of the upcoming installment, the release date and times for every region is now here. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4: Release dates and timings for every region Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 is releasing on July 11, 2025. | Image via Iron Galaxy. The developer of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, Iron Galaxy, has confirmed that there will be two editions of this game - Standard and Digital Deluxe on PS4, PS5, Xbox One/X/S, Nintendo Switch 1, Switch 2, and PC (Steam, Game Pass). The standard edition is going to be released on July 11, 2025. But just like any other premium version, the Digital Deluxe Edition owners will be able to play the game three days earlier than the Standard Edition release, which is on July 8, 2025. As THPS 3+4 is going to have a concurrent release, here are all the release dates and timings of the game for different regions: Region Timezone Release Date and Time Los Angeles, USA PDT (UTC‑7) July 10, 2025 – 10:00 PM New York City, USA EDT (UTC‑4) July 11, 2025 – 1:00 AM London, UK BST (UTC+1) July 11, 2025 – 6:00 AM Paris, France CEST (UTC+2) July 11, 2025 – 7:00 AM Berlin, Germany CEST (UTC+2) July 11, 2025 – 7:00 AM Mumbai, India IST (UTC+5:30) July 11, 2025 – 10:30 AM Beijing, China CST (UTC+8) July 11, 2025 – 1:00 PM Tokyo, Japan JST (UTC+9) July 11, 2025 – 2:00 PM Sydney, Australia AEST (UTC+10) July 11, 2025 – 3:00 PM São Paulo, Brazil BRT (UTC‑3) July 11, 2025 – 2:00 AM As earlier mentioned, those who have pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition will grant themselves a 72-hour early access period. So, they can easily calculate the time from when they can jump into the game by looking at this table. For example: the early access of THPS 3+4 will begin from 9 PM PDT on July 7, 2025 in Los Angeles. Players from different locations can convert these timings to their native timezones to get the respective release dates and timings. Besides a 3-day early access, the Digital Deluxe Edition owners will get a free cosmetic reward as well. Read More: New Upcoming games releasing in July 2025 Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
