How to invert the high wires in THPS 3+4

How do you invert the high wires in THPS 3+4? There are many confusing challenges in THPS 3+4, but the Cruise Ship may feature some of the game's worst offenders. While there are some context clues that eagle-eyed players can pick out, for us normal people, you could end up spending hours skating around without knowing what to do.

When it comes to the inverting the high wires goal in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, the only clue you're given in the goal runthrough is that there are wires hanging above a pool. This isn't particularly helpful, and this appears to be a common theme with the goals found on the Cruise Ship. Fortunately, we know exactly what you need to do in the skateboarding game. By following these steps, we can help you complete this goal and many others, like saving Painter Neal in the THPS 4 campaign.

To complete the invert the high wires goal, you must perform the invert lip trick on one of the high wires located above the cruise ship's swimming pool. This is impossible to do without draining the pool, so the first thing you need to do is grind on the valve, removing the water from the pool.

You can find the rail containing the wobbly valve by skating down the first ramp you see when you spawn onto the level. Go to the right side of the pool with the colorful slide and keep skating until you see the holiday-goers playing giant outdoor chess. The rail with the leaky valve is right next to the big blue structure—once you grind on the rail, the pool will empty, opening up the area to skate in.

When you're inside the pool, depending on the stats of your character, you may need to build up your special gauge before attempting to grab on to the high wires. By building your special gauge, you should be able to generate enough speed to reach the wires.

Landing the invert trick can be difficult as there's a lot of time to accidentally spin, causing you to grind on the wire. You can avoid this by timing the lip trick as late as possible. Once you approach either of the high wires above the pool, hold left on the d-pad and press Y / Triangle on your controller. You need to land the trick to complete the challenge, so don't do anything fancy as you're about to end the combo.

That's all you need to do to invert the high wires in THPS 3+4. If you're still stuck on some endgame challenges, be sure to read our guide on completing the help raise the ferry goal. Once you're all tuckered out from skating, give our best sports game guide a read to find out what other exhilarating experiences you may be missing out on.