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I wonder how many more he is contracted to do ?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: October 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the first Tony Hawk game that I didn`t run out and buy at release. I rented it and I think I am going to demand my rental fee back because of the bugs.
Not only buggy but WHY ON EARTH do you get Hot Topic bands to do horrible covers of classic songs !!!! With the cash this series has made over the years they should have kept the tracks as original artists only.

Bad examples and images for teens

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was shocked by this game. We rented it to decided if we wanted to purchase it first. The game actually rewards the beating of homeless people--points are awarded for taking your skateboard and beating defenseless homeless people. Uggg. We will not purchase it or any other Hawk games like it. Can't the game just be about skateboarding?

I love the series but can't recommend this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have 3 previous Tony Hawk games that I adore, but American Wasteland has so many bugs and glitches that should have been worked out in development. Instead, the game seems like it was rushed into production at the expense of the Tony Hawk reputation. If you love the series, as I do, rent this game before you waste your money on it. You'll see what I'm talking about. Some of the glitches will prevent you from advancing any further in the game! Who needs to pay so much money for that kind of frustration?

Really not very good and this is why...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The first complaint about this game is that skating seems to have taken a back seat to BMXing and er... walking around a bit. It seems like you spend more time off the board doing idiotic things like spraypainting a wall than you do on the board doing combos.

Secondly, where are the female skaters? The 'hero' is an uncharismatic, generic guy. No choice to be female in story mode.

Thirdly, the schoolboy laughs are just wearing very thin. Here's a tip, Tony, 'impressing hot chicks with your movez' does not a story make.

This really isn't a very good game. The THUG games were better and the THPS games better still. In fact, I'd say forget it all, go out and buy Aggressive Inline. That was a much underrated game!

Huge Regression

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: March 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've played since THPS2, and although I don't think anyone buys Tony Hawk games these days looking for shocking originality/innovative gameplay, this game will likely be the last of the genre that I purchase.
It feels shoddily done and quickly produced to make a buck from loyal fans...I consider this a scam. No more customization of characters in story mode? Glaringly worse, no more ability to be a girl in story mode? (yes, there are female fans out there..I know I'm not the norm, but throw me a bone...I don't get the point of removing it from a game) First 20+ missions forcing a character to "learn skills?" Poorly animated gray screen is subistitution for much hyped "no load screen"?
Come on, Neversoft...moves like this insult and alienate your fan base.

Activision forgets to test game again

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'll start by noting, that I am not a skateboarded, however many of my friends love the sport. Most of which would laugh if they saw this game in my hands.

As I started playing the Tony Hawk series, I absolutely loved it. I started with TH2 - which in my opinion was one of the best skateboarding/bmx games on the market (even still). With every new TH game, I became increasingly disgusted with what was being released.

This game is no different than any of the THUG series, in fact it looks like the exact same game, just with a new map and story line. Other than that, every aspect of this game is identicle to its predecessors. The fact that realism is completely ignored, and instead your thrown into a world of cartoons and incredibly fake moves. I would sure love to see someone land that 1080 backflip I just landed in real life, until then your stuck playing this game.

Also, as activision ever thought about testing their games before going public? This game is riddled with glitches and bugs, that make it unplayable at times. Going to land that jump? Almost.... Nope, I've been warped to the other side of the map on top of a building, sure I'll do a move off the top, and again nope, your boarder somehow has a mid-air collision with a fly im guessing that causes him to wipe out.

What happened to the good music noted with the TH series? I used to enjoy listening to the soundtrack, now Im forced to turn off my volume so I dont have to listen to the junk spewing from this game.

So do yourself a favor, if your looking for a good TH game, get TH2. If your looking for a game thats idea of realism is running around spraypainting everything you see, and hitting on a pixelated girl that looks like she fell down the ugly tree then this game is for you. If your idea of fun is getting stuck in one of the many glitches this game has to offer, go for it. Otherwise, avoid this rushed game at all costs.

Just Like the Undergrounds

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Based on the name and when you see this game in commercials, it looks like an awesome, revolutionary, perfect 10 type of game. But, it turns out it's just another pathetic version of the THUG games. Everything is the same, except the levels (which are small and stupid) and the dumb bmx bike (which has very bad handling). Not to mention the missions that you do are very easy, short and boring. The only thing you do is skate around, look for somebody and they tell you to do a 1500 point combo over something. I'm not exaggerating, that's really all you do! Look for people, do a trick or two, and that's it. I beat the game in 2 1/2 hours. So if your expecting some outrageously fun, spectacular skateboading game, don't look here. I don't recommend this game to anybody, honestly. I was seriously disappointed, and I guarantee that you will be too if you buy this game.

been there, done that

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Very very dissapointing game! no load times?? SURE so skating through a glitchy plain corridor for a minute is not considerd a load screen?? or how about take the bus? ANOTHER LOAD SCREEN! why arnt the games just on skating? not killing hippies with dinosaurs? worst of the series

THUG: Tony Hawk's Unreal Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: October 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

With the introduction of yet another installment of the ever-so-popular Tony Hawk's series, Activision and Neversoft have done another great job at convincing the public that skateboarding is all about grafiti, drugs, and destroying things.

To start, let me state once and for all that I am not a skateboarder, and to me the game is very fun and entertaining. However, I am reviewing this game from the stand point that most people think that skateboarding and Tony Hawk in general is about breaking the rules and/or showing no regard to laws and guidelines.

The idea of the game is right: one huge free-roaming level (Los Angeles)to skate / tear up, much like the Midnight Club series and NFSU2. I don't think, however, that the game should be touted and advertised as having "no load times." Of course, every disc-based game must have a load time, so the misleading tag line that the game has "no load times" is not true at all.

I personally don't own the game, I have played it, so my "review" cannot describe the full game in depth. One of the convenient new elements of THUG:AW is the ability to control the complete rotation of your character by tilting the left analog stick in air in the direction of your choice. This allows flips and stalls to be done with much more ease as you can actually rotate fully around.

The game is largely based upon what you look like and how you fit in to certain societies. For example, to be excepted into a ganster environment, you must change your character to match the appropriate guidelines required to be in that social group. The ability to get a haircut is kind of off the point of skateboarding, but it allows for a level of customization that is normally excluded from many games.

So large is this new THUG sequel, that the graphics suffer--at least for the Playstation 2 version. Some of the areas in the game are sketchy because of the overall largeness of the game.

One of the most touted abilities in this game is that you can now ride BMX in addition to skateboarding, or you can ride BMX throughout the whole game. I happen to like the way the game has set up a well organized control list for the bike. Though, once again I am wondering why the ability to ride BMX is in a skateboarding game. The tricks list for the BMX bike is so long that you might consider soley riding BMX throughout the whole game

Well that's my rewiew... I am recieving the game shortly *from Amazon* and will post my thoughts as I complete more of it.

Been there, done that

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: February 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

For almost a decade now, Tony Hawk licensed video games have been flooding the market with varying degrees of quality. The previous Tony Hawk Underground games were fun, and chances are if you liked those, you'll dig Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. The reason why is that not much has changed since the last time around. The game is basically identical to Tony Hawk Underground 2 with the exception of the there being no loading during skating sessions. This is nice, and it's about time that this was addressed, was besides that, there's really nothing new here. The game's storyline is lame, but it can be amusing now and then with the inclusion of BMX bikes to go with the skating. The graphics are decent enough, but nothing special, while the soundtrack continues the series' tradition of a good selection of varied tunes. The controls are easy as ever as well, and the game is easy to pick up for beginners. However, if you're a veteran of the series, there's nothing new here, and you're better off hoping that Activision gets their act together and actually decides to put some effort into their next Tony Hawk game for something really special.

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