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Developer(s) | Neversoft |
Publisher(s) | Activision Aspyr (PC Version) |
Platform(s) | PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, PC |
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Genre(s) | Extreme Sports |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, also known as THAW (and unofficially as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 7), is a video game that has been released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. The PC version of the game was ported/published by Aspyr. Tony Hawk's American Wasteland is the first Tony Hawk game to support Xbox Live; online play was previously limited to the PlayStation 2 and PC.
American Wasteland is the sequel to Tony Hawk's Underground 2, one of the many in the popular Tony Hawk's Series. The game was released on October 18 2005 for PS2, Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube. It was a launch title (of sorts) for the Xbox 360 and was released simultaneously with the console on November 22, 2005.
The Nintendo DS version of this game, Tony Hawk's American Sk8land, features Wi-Fi capabilities. It is the first third-party DS game to have online support. The Game Boy Advance version of the game is also called Tony Hawk's American Sk8land.
Features / Classic Mode
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland is the first game in the Tony Hawk franchise that allowed players to play in one large streaming level. In the September 2005 edition of Game Informer Magazine, a map was shown displaying THAW's Los Angeles with an insert of an overhead view of the Boston stage from Tony Hawk's Underground 2 for comparison. The Boston level appeared to be about three quarters the size of one THAW area, with the obvious exceptions of the "Vans Skatepark" and "Casino" areas. In addition, this map also revealed the locations in the game:
- Oil rig (Level originally appeared exclusively for Xbox in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 as a bonus level)
- Santa Monica
- Beverly Hills
- Skate Ranch
- Hollywood
- Downtown Los Angeles
- Vans Skatepark
- East Los Angeles
- Casino (Originally appeared as Las Vegas in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix)
Also, the Classic Mode, which allows the player to complete a series of goals in certain levels within a two-minute time limit, has returned, with the following levels:
- Downtown Minneapolis from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Santa Cruz from Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix
- Mall from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Chicago from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Kyoto from Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix
- The Ruins is an original level created for this game. It is set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles.
Plot summary
This applies to the game when played in story mode.
The game begins with the player choosing one of five pre-designed male skaters to play with. Upon choosing, the player gets on a bus to Los Angeles, where the player meets a blonde-haired girl, who says she is going to LA to become an actress. The player tells her that he or she is going to get away from friends and family, who have treated the player badly.
Upon arrival in Hollywood, the player gets punched by locals, who steal his or her bag and tell the player to go home, Los Angeles being a locals-only scene. Here the player meets Mindy, who tells the player that they need to sort their clothes and hair out, which are making them stand out as an outsider at the moment. The player then gets changes his or her hair and clothes, and meets two local skaters, Ian and Duane, who introduce new tricks to the player and advance the player's skills.
The player sees Mindy drawing and finds out that she is a talented artist. Her sketches are going to be featured in her skating zine, named American Wasteland. However, Mindy hasn't gathered enough money to fund the project yet, but the player assures her it will happen. She has sketched something that catches the player's eye. The player proceeds to ask what the place is and Mindy says it is a "sick spot that you would love," but then tells the player that the spot is exclusive to local skaters. The player then pleads with her to get them in, to which Mindy agrees. However, the skate park in Beverly Hills, and the passage to Beverly Hills is blocked by a protest against poor treatment of sheep. The player ends the protest by destroying a huge dinosaur head model that is on top of a movie theatre, which smashes into the protest.
You arrive in Beverly Hills and go outside a place called the "Skate Ranch," which is where the place in Mindy's sketchbook is. Mindy's skater friends, Boone, a bald man who goes for extreme jumps and gaps, but usually bails them. Useless Dave, a short man who is "the encyclopedia of useless skateboarding trivia", and Murphy, a tall, sarcastic type who has an endless array of contacts and friends all over LA, and is always on his cell phone. He won't let you go into the ranch, unless you can keep up with their skating skills. You have to learn their performed tricks and then show them to them to prove yourself worthy of going in the ranch.
Gaining their approval, you are let into the ranch, and meet the leader of the group, Iggy van Zandt, a very rough type, who isn't fond of outsiders. He will let you crash at the ranch if you obtain some wood for a vert ramp he is building. When you do, the vert ramp is set-up, which spurs the group to do the ranch up and make it a full-on skatepark. With the help of Murphy's contacts, you and the group embark on obtaining skate-able pieces from all over LA, the first being the destroyed dinosaur head you made earlier on.
From heroine, the overall task is to obtain pieces for the skateranch, unlocking new places in LA, the first being Downtown, where Master Zen is, who teaches you Special and Focus, which you need to participate in the Tony Hawk AMJAM, an amateur skating contest taking place in the Vans Skatepark in Downtown.
You win the AMJAM, however, whilst making a short speech, you tell Tony Hawk that the last trick you performed was taught to you by Iggy van Zandt, who, unknown to you, is living in total secrecy in the ranch, as his crime rate is somewhat extensive according to Mindy.
You then meet skating legend Tony Alva, from who you find out that Iggy's skate ranch is actually "Green Pipes Point," a legendary snake run that got levelled many years ago. You decide it has to be dug up, and befriend Alva's friend Mega, who runs an oil rig just off Santa Monica.
While Mega is digging up Green Pipes Point, Mindy tells you that Boone was in the local street gang known as the "Black Widows". He recently dropped out of the gang but was jumped and is now missing in East LA. You join the Widows by impressing them with your skating and BMX skills to get to East LA and save Boone, who was trapped in a sewer pipe.
After some time, you get a phone call from Iggy in jail, who explains his bail will be with him shortly. You tell him you found out about Green Pipes Point and that it is being dug up, expecting an ecstatic response from Iggy. However, Iggy hates what you have done, because he didn't own the land, and if "the owner finds out what a badass skatepark he has, he'll cash in on the place." Iggy threatens violence and hangs up.
Shortly after, you receive a text message from Mega saying that stuff is happening at the ranch. Upon arriving in Beverly Hills, the game cuts to a news report, which is about the revival of Green Pipes Point, showing pros and locals being very happy. Outside the ranch, you see the owner, Shapiro , in an expensive car, and ask why he sold it, being so legendary. The soon-to-be-ex owner doesn't care, and rides off with a snobbish attitude, pleased of his new money.
Iggy arrives with a baseball bat, and starts hitting the ranch's gate in rage. You try to apologize, but it doesn't matter to Iggy. Iggy says that it'll never be his place thanks to you. You seem to snap, and tell him that "It could've been if you hadn't been sitting on your ass all these years waiting for someone else to bail you out!" Instantly, Iggy punches you in the face, saying that there's "some things [he has] waited too long to do." You also snap at Mindy, blaming it on her because of her suggestion to do up the ranch, and insult her drawings, which deeply offends her and she storms off.
You, Murphy, Dave and Boone decide to start a project to save the ranch, by making a skate video featuring famous pros, with all the proceeds going to Green Pipes Point. You then round up many pros, impressing them with your skills to convince them to feature in the video. Whilst in East LA ready to demo, film at and snake pieces for the ranch from a bust casino, Iggy arrives, and you two reconcile. He also says that he will feature himself in the video, which the guys predict will make the fans go crazy.
Eventually, the buzz of the video has become so big that the ranch can be bought simply with the money from the pre-orders. You all leave the casino, but confronted with a vast array of police cars and helicopters. Your task is to get to the ranch from East LA, without using any public transport or cars.
When you arrive at the ranch successfully, everyone is completely overjoyed, with Iggy saying that the ranch is now his, and to celebrate, he is going throw a party at the ranch, with everyone in town invited. Mindy comes over to you on the vert ramp, and you apologize. She accepts the apology, and shows off her first edition of her zine, American Wasteland, which she was talking about at the start of the game. Iggy comes over and spills the beans that you were the one who gave her the money to get American Wasteland published. Mindy seems flattered, and you two eventually kiss and presumably become an item.
At the end of the game, the American Wasteland is complete with various items such as the dug-up snake run, a crane, and the world famous Hollywood sign reading "Wasteland." Your skater has the respect of all the pro skaters for creating an amazing place to skate and Mindy as your girlfriend.
Characters
- Main Character (voice of Will Friedle)
- Mindy (voice of Cree Summer)
- Iggy Van Zant
- Boone
- Murphy
- Useless Dave
- Duane
- Ian
- Mega
- Jeb
- Cholo
- Jorje
- Muton
- Random Dude
- Joey B.
- Joe Skater
- Hector
Pro Skaters/BMXers
Skateboarders
- Tony Hawk
- Tony Alva
- Paul Rodriguez
- Stevie Shitface
- Mike Vallely
- Bob Burnquist
- Daewon Song
- Bam Margera
- Ryan Sheckler
- Rodney Mullen
- Andrew Reynolds
- Tony Trujillo
- Jason Ellis (After completing story mode.)
BMXers
Secret characters
Clear Story Mode (Easy)
- Mindy
- Robot Tony
Clear Story Mode (Normal)
- Lil' Jon (rapper)
- Iggy Van Zant
- Jason Ellis
Clear Story Mode (Hard/Sick)
Clear Classic Mode (Normal)
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day vocalist/guitarist)
- Boone
Clear Classic Mode (Sick/Hard)
- Mat Hoffman
- Useless Dave
Achieve 100% in Story Mode
- Baller
- Welder
- Camera Guy
- Cholo
Achieve 100% in Classic Mode
- Dogtown Guy #2
- Graffiti Guy (Muton)
- Hardhat Guy
- Master Zen
Clear all Skate Ranch missions
- Barber
- Carnival Guy
- Dogtown Guy #1
- French Guy
Clear all Gaps
- Boone In Briefs
- Oil Rig Worker
- Performer
- Policeman
Collectors Edition
- 70's Alva
- 80's Hawk
Reception
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- X-Play- 3/5.
- GameInformer- 8.75/10
Soundtrack
- 7 Seconds - "We're Gonna Fight"
- Alkaline Trio -" Wash Away" (TSOL cover)
- An Endless Sporadic - "Sun of Pearl"
- Bad Religion - "We're Only Gonna Die"
- Black Flag - "Rise Above"
- The Bled - "House of Suffering" (Bad Brains cover)
- Bloc Party - "Like Eating Glass" (Tony Hawk mix)
- Bobot Adrenaline - "Penalty Box"
- The Bravery - "Unconditional"
- Breakestra - "Champ"
- The Casualties - "Get Off My Back"
- Circle Jerks - "Wild in the Streets" (Garland Jeffreys cover)
- Dead Kennedys - "California Über Alles" (THAW trailer and intro song)
- Death from Above 1979 - "Little Girl"
- Del tha Funkee Homosapien (f/ Hieroglyphics) - "Burnt"
- D.R.I. - "Couch Slouch"
- The Doors - "Peace Frog"
- Dropkick Murphys - "Who Is Who" (The Adolescents cover)
- El-P - "Jukie Skate Rock"
- Emanuel - "Search and Destroy" (The Stooges cover)
- The Faint - "I Disappear"
- Fall Out Boy - "Start Today" (Gorilla Biscuits cover)
- Fatlip - "What's Up Fatlip"
- Felix da Housecat - "Everyone is Someone in LA"
- Frank Black - "Los Angeles"
- From Autumn to Ashes - "Let's Have a War" (Fear cover)
- The God Awfuls - "Watch it Fall"
- Good Riddance - "30 Day Wonder"
- Green Day - "Holiday"
- High on Fire - "Devilution"
- Hot Snakes - "Time to Escape" (Government Issue cover)
- Lair of the Minotaur - "Warlord"
- Mastodon - "Iron Tusk"
- Mike V. and the Rats - "Vendetta"
- Molemen (f/ Aesop Rock, Slug and MF DOOM) - "Put Your Quarter Up"
- Mötley Crüe - "Live Wire"
- My Chemical Romance - "Astro Zombies" (The Misfits cover)
- Nassim - "Rawhide"
- The Network - "Teenagers From Mars" (The Misfits cover)
- Oingo Boingo - "Who Do You Want to Be"
- Pest - "Duke Kerb Crawler"
- Pig Destroyer - "Gravedancer"
- Prefuse 73 - "The End of Biters" (Listed as "One Word Extinguisher" in-game)
- Public Enemy (f/ Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane) - "Burn Hollywood Burn"
- Rise Against - "Fix Me" (Black Flag cover)
- The Riverboat Gamblers - "Hey! Hey! Hey!"
- Rob Sonic - "Sniper Picnic"
- Saves the Day - "Sonic Reducer" (The Dead Boys cover) (Original on Tony Hawk's Underground 2)
- Scissor Sisters - "Filthy/Gorgeous"
- Senses Fail - "Institutionalized" (Suicidal Tendencies cover) (Original on Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2)
- Sham 69 - "Borstal Breakout"
- SNFU - "Better Homes and Gardens"
- Spirit Caravan - "Dove-Tongued Aggressor"
- Strike Anywhere - "Question the Answer"
- Taking Back Sunday - "Suburban Home/I Like Food" (The Descendents covers)
- Thrice - "Image of the Invisible"
- Thrice - "Seeing Red/Screaming at a Wall" (Minor Threat cover)
- The Thunderlords - "I Like Dirt"
- Thursday - "Ever Fallen in Love?" (The Buzzcocks cover)
- Tommy Guerrero - "Organism"
- Ungh! - "Skate Afrikkana"
- USSR - "Live Near Death"
- Venom - "Black Metal"