/vr/ - Retro Games

THPS3, PS1 version:
>8 levels all across the world again
>Revert was introduced, bringing vert back into the forefront by allowing for long combos inside halfpipes
>Combos became ridiculous at this point, allowing players to just pit their skills against one another in amazingly long combos
>Career mode took a complete nosedive from 2, where once was a cash system to reward tackling harder goals now every goal has the same value
>Boards and Stat points became pick-ups, forcing players to hunt them out, for the dismay of many. The LA deck being particularly obnoxious.
>Secret tapes were now in places only for the sake of skating there, not providing any sort of "special" reason for them to be there.
>2 whole levels in Rio de Janeiro. As if one wasn't bad enough

The PS2 had come out at this point and it's painfully obvious that version took all of the effort. The PS1 version was a watered down version of the PS2 game AND a let down after 2's amazing everything. The Rio downhill level as the only secret level isn't even that good, with the original game's downhill levels being a lot more interesting visually and in a design level.
Overall a 7/10. Better to play than the first, not as good as 2.