Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Xbox 360)

Tony Hawk. The name that lends it's self to one of the greatest game series there ever was. Especially when they introduced the Manual. (Kind of like a wheelie, but on a skateboard) So when I found out there was a 7th Tony Hawk, I was ecstatic. My parents were wonderful enough to buy me this game for my Birthday. I was so happy. I fired it straight in to my 360 and set about playing it. Unfortunately, First impressions are everything. This game didn't shine at me. Sure, it felt the same as all the other Tony Hawk games, but maybe that's the problem? Maybe I don't want to play the same reworked ... more

Tony Hawks American Wasteland is the latest game in the Tony Hawk Franchise and is the 7th game in as many years from producer's nervesoft.The Tony Hawks series started with Tony Hawks PRO skater 1 and carried on till Tony Hawks PRO skater 4. These games were task based where u was given set goals to complete on each level. Then nervesoft released Tony Hawks Underground (THUG) 1 and 2 which was like the original Tony hawks games but was based around a story mode. Tony Hawks American Wasteland is a mix of both the PRO Skater series and the THUG series. With both original classic play along with ... more

This game was effectively made with a variety of fun, making it exessively addictive for 21 - 30 years old people. The effect it has on your mind trying to figure out how to do a 180 barell roll, or trying to create a graphic to spray on a wall, or playing around doing a large 30-move combo with grinds, twists, ollies and even manuals. You have the Skateboard, BMX and the all great and ferociously fast cars! A few less levels than the last game, but each level is brainblasting with more gaps than 3 Tony Hawks underground levels put together, extra tricks, the brain-twisting graphic creator ... more

Let's go ahead and get the Xbox 360 specifics out of the way. The first thing you should know is that, as its name would suggest, this is the exact same game that you'll find on the Xbox, PS2 and GameCube. Unlike what happened when Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 was designed for the PS2, and the PSOne release was a massively stripped-down version of the PS2 game, the game's content is identical across both console generations. The level layouts are exactly the same, which is fine because they're pretty good. The geometric detail that makes up said levels is identical as well, so even though the game ... more