How to Do Tricks on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3

Basic Tricks

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  Press "X" on your controller to perform an ollie. Hold down "X" and then release for a higher and longer ollie.

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  Reverse your ollie to a nollie by holding "L2" when pressing "X." Use this trick in combination with your ollies to start a trick run.

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  Tap "Up" twice on the directional pad and then press "X" to perform a a special trick for your skater. These tricks include beanplants, faceplants and bonlesses. Use these to jump over large gaps.

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  Switch your stance by pressing "R2." As your normal tricks start to lose value from too much use, switch your stance and you'll be back to full-point tricks.

Air Tricks

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  Jump off a ramp using an ollie. Press any directional button and "Circle" to grab your board and perform a grab trick. Tap different directional buttons and "Circle" to string multiple grabs together while airborne.

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  Launch your skater off a ramp and press any directional button in conjunction with "Square" to perform a flip trick. String multiple flip tricks together while airborne to increase your score.

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  Rotate in the air by holding the "Left" or "Right" directional buttons. Combine this with flip and grab tricks.

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  Release all buttons before hitting the ground to land safely. If you are in the midst of performing a flip trick or grab trick when you touch the ground, you will bail off of your board and lose any points you racked up during the trick.

Grinds

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  Maneuver your skater towards a rail or ledge and press "X" to ollie over the obstacle.

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  Press "Triangle" and tap one of the directional buttons to grind along the rail. Depending on the directional button you press, you will perform a different grind trick. For example, press "Left" and "Triangle" for a noseslide or "Down" and "Triangle" for a 5-0.

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  Press "Left" and "Right" during the grind to remain balanced. The longer you grind, the more points you'll gain.

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  Press "Square," "Circle," or "X" to exit the grind and return to the ground.

Manuals and Lip Tricks

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  Tap "Up" then "Down" to enter a manual. Stay balanced during the manual by pressing "Up" and "Down" in the direction opposite the one your skater is leaning.

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  Press and hold "Triangle" at the top of a half or quarter pipe to perform a lip trick. Press "Left" and "Right" to keep balanced. Release "Triangle" to exit the lip trick.

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  Use manuals and lip tricks to string together multiple tricks.

Specials

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  Pause the game and enter the "Special" menu for your chosen skater. There will be a list of tricks that are unique to each skater in the game. Note how to perform each special trick.

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  Perform standard tricks to build up your special meter, a yellow bar located at the top of the screen. Continue to perform tricks until the bar is full.

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  Jump off a ramp or build up speed on a half pipe to cause your skater to become airborne.

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  Input the button sequence to perform the special trick. For example, to perform Bam Margera's Fingerflip Airwalk press "Left" then "Right" and "Circle." Each skater can have up to 10 special tricks.