| | |  | All Games | Home » » » Tony Hawk's American Sk8Land | | | | | | | Description: | | For the first time on Nintendo DS, this Tony Hawk game features new cel-shading graphics effects and a special story presentation for the handheld system. The DS version also features unique bonuses, such as the ability to record your voice for unique bail and special move sounds, texture designing via touchpad, touch-enabled freak-out challenges, and even online play. | | | Features: | |
• Explore a huge open environment
• Customize characters and equipment
• Stylus controls
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Release Date:
| October 04, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 20 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Nintendo DS | | Media:
| Video Game | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Best yet for DS or any other system!!!!Nov 02, 2006
I own every game system out there and this is the best Tony Hawk game out of all of them. Its graphics are uncomparable with its cel-shading and the framerate is unbelievable! There are no loading times and you can go from level to level with out having to go though one menu! It is awesome, you just go to the part of L.A. with a big floating green arrow and you just skate to the next level or area. Although I practically beat this game the day I got it there is this cool feature where you can download more goals from "Nintendo Wifi Connection", this game just keeps going. The point of the game is to rebiuld this skatepark that has been abandoned and bring it back to its glory days when the pros skated there. The cool thing is that you acually buy what parts you want to biuld the skatepark your way. The game is even packed with a thirty minute sound track with real bands that are quite popular. Even all the pedestrians can talk to you with their recorded voices. And if you are a beginer there is an optional kid mode that makes landing tricks, combos, and grinds a whole lot easier. Aside from story mode there is a Classic mode that gives you a two minute timeer and a set of goals like the old GBA versions. This game is awesome and i recommend it to anyone who own a DS or plans on getting one some time soon. This is a no brainer, look no further for the best Tony Hawk game made. Just don't wait any longer the games production has been canceled and they are not making it any more. WAIT NO LONGER!! ONLY ONLINE STORES THAT STILL HAVE IT IN STOCK ARE SELLING IT!!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The best portable Tony Hawk in a long timeAug 29, 2006
By N. Durham
"Big Evil"
Many of the first few Tony Hawk games that appeared on the GBA were exceptionally good (not counting the GBA version of American Sk8land, which is pretty stale), and the debut of the long running series on the DS is no different. Tony Hawk's American Sk8land takes all the classic elements of the long running franchise and hits the ground running; featuring smooth cell-shaded graphics that give the game an animated/comic book feel to it, and they look quite good. As with other games in the series, skating areas and such can be unlocked by completing goals in various modes of play. Story mode isn't anything real special, just like in the American Wasteland console games, but the real fun is to be had with Classic Mode and Free Skate, plus with Wi-Fi capability, most of the time the game is a blast to play. There's also the option of switching the game's point of view from behind the skater to the isometric view of the GBA series, which doesn't add much to the gameplay but is a nice little feature. Vicarious Visions managed to inject some of the music tracks into the small DS cartridge, including classics from punk pioneers Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys, as well as Green Day, who can be considered pioneers in their own way (which isn't a good thing) help make the package all the sweeter. All in all, the DS version of Tony Hawk's American Sk8land is the best portable Tony Hawk in a long time, and for DS owners looking for some great skating action, look no further.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Great fun in a small packageJan 02, 2006
By Mr. Ben
"ctsamurai"
First off, the "plot" of the story mode is utter drivel. However, don't let that get in the way of some solid gameplay. The true fun of htis game, after beating it in single mode will be had online (of course). Its the best portable version of a tony hawk game yet.
Also worth noting: this has some of the best sound on a DS game. They have complete songs from a number of current rock acts, and they all sound pretty darn good.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Tony Hawk, really, I'm not kidding, for the DSJan 04, 2007
By D. Hill
"IT Jerk"
I was impressed with this game, it feels like a Tony Hawk game that was built specifically for the DS. I have been a fan of the long running Tony Hawk series since the beginning way back on playstation one. So much of a fan in fact that I can tell you without feeling silly that I have a game informer cover on my wall with Tony Hakw's pro-skater (the tagline reads: Skateboarding Hits Interstellar Overdrive)
So what can be said about this game? Well it's got the typical game mechanics and controls of the more recent games. There are a few places where I think the game suffers in comparison to it's non-portable heritage. First, This game does not allow you to really create a skater in the same way that the others do. Sure you can make an avatar that has crazy hair and so forth but the options seem really limited. Another thing that I did not like about this game is that the create-a-skater function doesn't allow you to go in and audit your tricks. I have always been a fan of old school skating so I wanted to change the kickflip to a finger flip and so forth. But unlike it's fixed-console cousins you really can't edit the core tricks.
What is different from the consoles? Well besides the obvious cell-shaded graphics (which I think add to the games character, though fans of graphics intense machines might dispute this) and the wifi gaming community, THAS is a game that changes out the freakout system for a new DS minigame version which has players tapping three meters with their finger in order to capture the highest amount of freakout energy per bar. If you get enough, your character throws their board or breaks it or whatever, just like in Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
As for the wi-fi community aspect of the game. This game was not a huge seller, there are people competing for high scores quite a bit, but some of the players of this game are just unbelievable. There are also challenge matches (though because of the small number of players, you might have trouble getting one started). I give the wi-fi play about a 6 or 7 out of ten, it would have been better if this game had been more accessible to players. If I recall this was one of the first wi-fi titles for the DS and one of the earlier titles, had it been re-released today I think it would be more popular as wireless internet has become more popular, and there is a large market for those games on the DS now.
I would suggest you just get this game from somewhere, it can be found for around 20 dollars as it was not a big seller. Give it a test drive, if you don't like it, sell it on ebay or whatever.
Now, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is crap... I'll just go ahead and say that upfront, if you want a decent game, get American Sk8land while it's still available in some places. Maybe someday Activision will give the DS another THPS game, but for the time being it looks like we only have this one.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A good game,though not exactly what I expected!!!Jan 03, 2006
Tony Hawk's American Sk8land for the DS is really just an OK game for me.The story was too simple for my taste probably because I've been playing Tony Hawk games for years.I loved Tony Hawk's Underground 2,and all the THPS games,but unfortunately,I do not adore Tony Hawk's American Sk8land the same way I did with the past Tony Hawk games.In rookie and pro mode storymode was quite easy to complete,even without "kid" mode on.The goals were very easy to beat and even if you decide what pieces to put into your skatepark,you do not have full control over the look of the park overall.Though the warehouse(what your skatepark is called)is undeniably large and a great place to skate in,it turns out gray and dull,something that I was not pleased with.
And as far as thorough customization,meaning clothes,decks,and graffiti,the game didn't do a good job either.Unlike THUG2,in this game,you have extremely minimal control over your characters looks.Yes,you do choose your skaters hairstyle and clothes,but you choose from only a few styles and colors.You can't even choose the shoes.Although this aspect is not the game itself,its nice to have to choice of things,you know what I mean?This missing component was a major dissappointment for me.
But this game doesn't dissappoint me entirely.I enjoyed skating in all seven levels,levels that were pretty large and detailed.In the console version of this game,the levels are maintained in the DS,so the look of the game isn't that different.Anyways,with kid mode on,you can easily pulls off tricks,including the 900,a trick that was considered a special in pat console games.Having the freedom to skate and perform tricks to your liking was an aspect of the game that I really enjoyed.The control are pretty simple too.Doing tricks that would be hard to perform on the console version(for some,including myself),such as handstands,other manuals(pogos,etc.)and backflips are much easier to control.This game also allows you to perform specials from the touch screen.You simply press an icon and a special is immediately performed.There's a total of nine specials that can be performed from the touch screen that require no controls at all.As far as the graphics,the cel-shaded animated of the game is very unique and refreshing.A creative though not superb alternative to 3D animation,cel-shading took a bit of time for my eyes to get used to.But after a while though,I became accustomed to it,and I stopped caring about the graphics so much.Cel-shading is a very cool type of graphic for this game overall.The soundtrack is also very good though a bit short.The playlist features some great songs and even one that I've heard from another skateboarding game I've played,Grind Session to be exact.The sound quality is pretty clear for the DS as well,it was impressive might I say!!!
So all in all,I found Tony Hawk's American Sk8land to be an enjoyable though not thorough game.The missing aspects of the game were dissapointing,but there are enough pros to outnumber the cons.This game is compatible with Nintendo wi-fi as well,though only two players,something I dislike greatly.But overall,this is a fun,easy,and casual game.It's a fun game that has a fair story mode but fierce classic mode.Something for every kind of Tony Hawk fan,new and old.I guess I could say I would recommend this game if you're a Tony Hawk fan as well as a newbie to skateboarding games.The DS offers a unique take on the console version game that does fail to include certain features,but those missing aspects don't ruin the game entirely,if at all to others.
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