Tony Hawk's American Sk8land

Tony Hawk's American Sk8land
Developer(s)Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s)Activision
Designer(s)Leo Zuniga
SeriesTony Hawk's
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: October 18, 2005 (GBA)
  • NA: November 15, 2005 (DS)
  • EU: November 18, 2005
Genre(s)Sports
(skateboarding)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Tony Hawk's American Sk8land is a skateboarding video game. It was published by Activision and was developed by Vicarious Visions.[1] The game was released alongside Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

It was released on October 18, 2005 for the Gameboy Advance and on November 15, 2005 for the Nintendo DS.[2][3]

The game is in a cel shading style. In the game, the player creates a skater and wins a skateboarding competition. After winning, they are congratulated by Tony Hawk. Hawk tells them about the skating scene in California and takes them to Los Angeles. Hawk and the player meet a comic book writer named Mindy and they try and save a skatepark that Hawk grew up with called American Sk8land before it's torn down.[4]

Reception

The game was given positive reviews by game critics. Critics said that the graphics, custom sound effects feature, game's design and framerate.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Tony Hawk's American Sk8land". IGN. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ "ChartSpot: October 2005". GameSpot. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tony Hawk rides onto DS". GameSpot. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tony Hawk's American Sk8Land (DS)". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tony Hawk's American Sk8land Review". IGN. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tony Hawk's American Sk8land Review". GameSpot. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tony Hawk's American Sk8land Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tony Hawk's American Sk8land Review". GamesRadar. Retrieved April 16, 2024.