Good game short term

Reviewed by Veeno on October 08, 2006  |  report this review

This game is quite a bit removed from the original series, and the story is quite dull. The graphics are also no better than the xbox version. It was fun to play, and kept me satisfied enough until project 8 comes out. If you like THPS then play this game- if this is your first try into the series, wait until project 8 comes out.

Not that great.

Reviewed by i_love_games11 on October 29, 2006  |  report this review

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland is the first Hawk game on a nex-gen console. The game itself contains a story mode, create-a-modes (where you can create your own character, deck graphic, tag or build you're own skate park) and a classic mode which play's just like the classic Pro-Skater games. But after playing a while you can notice that it's just a port. Things such as bad graphics and sometimes a slow frame rate will show up.

At first when you start off with a new game, you may select you're character which is a major step back according to me because in the previous two games you could make one yourself (al-tough this feature is included in the Classic Mode and create-a-modes). You start off as a wannabe pro that want's to build a way up to the top. But thing's arn't going as it should be and you meet up with Mindy a girl that want's to publish her magazine American Wasteland. She tells you about a Skate Ranch and so you meet up with another few skaters and start to build on it.

The missions in the game are quite the same. Most of the times some dude yells tricks for you to nail down in a certain amount of time. But you also have to do other things like impress a pro-skater and shooting balloons to some swimming people. There are also side-missions for you to earn money like helping to tag a place or again to do tricks. With the money you can buy clothes, stuff for your board, tattoo or a nice haircut.
It's nice to have this new feature so you can always change your appearance but it's just a copy of what Rockstar had with GTA San Andreas. Also the new feature to ride a bike is fun but needs a bit more perfection to make it more enjoyable.

Another fun feature is that there are no loading times between the different areas. But you can't just go from Hollywood to Beverly Hills in one step because the loading times are just ignored by letting you go to a tunnel or long corridor to pre-load the next area.

The Classic mode contains some different maps with goals like collecting the S-K-A-T-E letters and get a High Score within 2 minutes. You can also search for Stat-coins that you can spend to upgrade your Stats or collect the C-O-M-B-O letters in one combo. Here you also can use you're created skater or select one like Tony Hawk himself or one of you're unlocked skaters.

The Create-A-Modes explain them selves. Here you can create you're own skater, deck graphic, tag or skate ranch.

Overall the game is quite good but then there are those graphics. In some cut-scenes they are okay but in the most there is no lip-sync or well used animations. In-game the frame rate will sometimes slow down and the NPC's and you're character look quite ugly from a close-up. The in-game world sometimes is blocky and some textures only show up if you're close enough.

REVIEW

Reviewed by keaton7676 on November 01, 2006  |  report this review

You're a naive farmboy from the rustbelt who has headed off to Los Angeles with stars in your eyes and a beat-up skateboard under your arms. Your goal: to become known throughout the land as the top-dog of the board and wheels. But before you start walkin' around like you're the daddy-mack, take a look around hotshot. You're in the city that's witnessed the greatest legends of this, the sport of kings. And furthermore, you'll need to prove to them that you're not just some old hee-haw that doesn't know his Nollie Impossible from his Switch Kickflip. Do you have what it takes to make even the best take a step back and say, "Whoa"?

Tony Hawks

Reviewed by gbusguy on November 26, 2006  |  report this review

Great game play, occasionally funy story line with lots of colorful characters, only thing missing is hookers . . . of wait nevermind

it's ok

Reviewed by joker on March 07, 2007  |  report this review

i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points. i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points. i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points. i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points. i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points. i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points. i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points. i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points. i didn't really lik it. it doesn't compare to cod2 and 3. not worth the retail but it is worth the purchase points.