Best Beginner Tips & Tricks for THPS3+4

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 puts an emphasis on the pro, meaning that for most casual players, they might end up bailing out of more tricks than they care to admit. While the game is a lot of fun, for new players, it can be a frustrating experience not knowing how to skate like a professional, so here are some useful tips and tricks.

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The tips and tricks listed below for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 will help players manage their tricks and earn high scores so that they can fly through the skate tours, and provide players with necessary advice so that they can beat out the competition for solo, co-op, or online play.

7 Know the Importance and Mechanics of Manuals and Grinds

Chain Combos Together for a Higher Score, But Don't Get Carried Away

If players want to keep their combos going, they will need to integrate manuals and grinds into their move set. Both of these are achieved with the left stick and the Triangle/Y button, and players can commit to both to chain up combos for a greater score. Connecting manuals and grinds in the middle of other tricks is the only way players will effectively build score, but players will need to be mindful of how often they use a manual and a grind, because their score will suffer and the balance meter will become harder if players repeatedly do, say a: manual, manual, manual. Instead, players should focus on a manual, to a grind, to a flip trick, and repeat.

6 The D-Pad Offers Smoother Control Than the Analog Stick

Inputs Are Easier with 4 Buttons Instead of 16 Detectable Inputs

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 skate button layout

The analog stick is the standard use for the modern gamer, but go back to retro times where the D-Pad was all that was there to move, and players have a recipe for success. While most gamers are used to the analog stick, it would benefit them all if they tried the D-Pad. Most of the trick inputs required of players in this skating title will require precise control, meaning all tricks follow the pattern of a direction, then a button, such as Left, Up, and Circle. With a D-Pad, players have more control over the exact input rather than a slight angle point from an analog stick.

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5 Always Hold the Ollie Button

Keep Your Finger on X/A for Speed and Air

ollie trick in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4

The Ollie button is a lifeline, providing players with an effective way to gain speed and height on jumps out of half pipes and through standard areas. By holding X/A, players will constantly go faster than standard skaters, providing them with momentum to perform more tricks. The advantage of holding the ollie button also means that whenever they let go of it, they can jump up to perform a trick with greater air time.

4 Air Specials Are Better than Grinds, Manuals, and Lips

Air Specials Provide Greater Score

special air trick in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4

Building the Special meter is essential for high-end tricks and plenty of points, so players are going to want to build the special as fast as possible and acquire the most effective score so that there's no competition left that can truly compete with you. The best way to build a high score and to get special fast is through air tricks, so practice jumping out of half pipes and committing to a mix of air tricks and Air Specials from your skater menu so that you can get 1,000,000 points and above with ease.

3 Learn the Combo Movies

A Plethora of Combos Can Overwhelm and Confuse

Each skater has their own unique Special Trick, a signature that can be unlocked and used for all skaters if they are equipped from the skater menu. These special moves and the combo moves used with Triangle/Y, Circle/B, and Square/X, provide efficient score with a multitude of different combos. It would serve players well to look at their skater menu so that they aren't just spamming random buttons and end up doing a combo that results in them bailing and losing their score.

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2 Focus on Getting Stat Points

Every Track Has Their Own Stat Points to Upgrade a Skater

Stat Points are the most important collectible that players will find in every single track, so be sure to race around and collect them all. With Stat Points, players are able to upgrade their skater, advancing their plethora of stats to invest in their character to make them faster, jump higher, and balance far easier than before. Players should head into the skate tours of THPS3 and THPS4's levels to locate and obtain each Stat Point to max out their skater.

1 Practice Makes Perfect

Head Into Free Skate and Don't Be Afraid of Bailing

It's impossible to pick up a skateboard for the first time and be just as good as Tony Hawk, even if it's a virtual skateboard with a controller in hand instead of a deck. Since practice makes perfect, players will benefit greatly from heading into Free Skate and learning the plethora of tracks available to them in the Skate Tour. With enough practice, players will be able to learn the ramps, the right areas to get combos, and which moves are the most effective so that they can build a good score.

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