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| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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New (15) Used (9) from $8.35
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 1842
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: 100730
Model: 81057
UPC: 047875810570
EAN: 0047875810570
ASIN: B0009Z3HR4
Release Date: October 4, 2005
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Great DS game July 10, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great DS game top to bottom. Its got 30 minutes of real music, great cel shaded graphics and a extremely robust online gaming features. Gameplay is fun classic TH, and not a single trick has been missed, this game is PACKED with so many to master its crazy. Its length is really what you make of it, because if you want to you can make this game really long (by unlocking stuff in cheats menu) and trying to earn a spot on the online rankings.
Very pleased with the game, one of the more solid DS game releases that is honestly console quality. A must buy folks.
 vz in ny March 19, 2006
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought two of these for my grandsons, one is 17 and the other is 11 and in different states. they both loved them. I won grandma points for these.
 Good,but lacking February 11, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been playing Tony Hawk games for a long while.THPS,THUG-you name it.
For this game,however,I was not as impressed compared to the console version.
The graphics are different,indeed,but I prefer 3D because all Tony Hawk games have been in that format,and I've grown accustomed to it.Nonetheless,graphics are not so much a drawback but an interference with personal preference.
The game is also very easy.I practically finished this game the day I purchased it.I was upset at this quite a bit.
And customization is very limited.You have few choices in clothes and there are no create-a-modes,which I enjoyed.The wifi is also not that great with this game.It's hard to incorporate in my opinion.
I wish this game had more to it,including a better storyline and more presonalization.I liked the gameplay,but it quckly becomes tedious because there's not much to do after awhile.
Maybe it rubbed me the wrong way February 4, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
When Activision released Tony Hawk's Underground 2 on the Game Boy Advance, I reeled in disgust at how there weren't any real upgrades to the isometric viewpoint or the erratic control scheme or the aged visuals. I was even more disgusted that they spent so much more time not only revamping the console version for the PlayStation Portable version, but also adding additional stuff to the game. While the PSP version was indeed a fantastic game, I wondered when a Nintendo handheld would receive a fair version of the console skateboarding franchise. With Tony Hawk's American Sk8land for the Nintendo DS, of course.
Tony Hawk's American Sk8land takes some of the best elements of the console edition (American Wasteland) and transforms them into an optimized DS experience. Almost all of the console levels return to the DS game, though they have been slightly altered to accommodate the limited buttons of the DS. Rather than cram several moves into the DS's six buttons, Vicarious Visions took the series back to its roots and removed the ability to jump off of the board and walk around. They kept some of the other features, like flatland tricks and Focus Mode. They even kept graffiti in the game, though it's only used a few times during the Story mode. While it's not perfect and there are indeed some flaws, Tony Hawk fans that own a DS now have something to call their own and be proud of.
Speaking of the Story mode, once again it's the bane of Tony Hawk's existence. American Wasteland held gamers' hands and took them through a big, long training mode. American Sk8land isn't very different. Near the end of the game, some of the goals are still asking for easy combos, low point totals and easy gaps. What happened to the challenge? I know that it's possible for an experienced player to score millions of points, I'm not too shabby at this game myself, but seriously, why should I even care if the goals are asking me to score 50,000 points in two minutes? I can do it with my eyes closed. I wouldn't be so hard on the game if it didn't teach me how to manual or grind every level; with all of that training, shouldn't I easily be able to score more than 50,000 points in two minutes? C'mon guys, give us a challenge. The Story mode isn't the only one available. Classic Mode returns as well, but even it's too easy. The two-minute runs are almost too much time to collect SKATE letters that are usually nearby each other and COMBO letters that practically take your skater in a straight, easy line.
Though I'm not impressed by the actual game modes, the gameplay is as good as ever. Despite the small size of the DS's buttons (which was a problem for my larger-sized fingers), it's still pretty easy to bust out combos. I noticed a little lag time in-between my manual commands and the skater on-screen actually performing the trick, but other than that, there isn't really a problem. Vicarious Visions slightly changed the rate at which your skater spins, so aligning yourself before landing a trick is a little harder than before, but these small changes don't cause much of a problem when they're implemented into the normal feeling of the game.
What is really nice about Tony Hawk's American Sk8land is what you can see just from looking at screenshots or online videos the graphics. The graphic style is that of a cartoon or a comic book. It's cel-shaded, colorful stuff that takes advantage of the DS's capabilities. The animation is spot-on although most of the moves have been re-used from the earlier PSX/N64 games. Really, it's impressive that Vicarious Visions managed to make this game look so great in motion. The soundtrack won't get a single praise from me--it's easily the worst in the entire series, but it is impressive that they crammed a few songs onto the DS cart. Similarly, there is a lot of spoken dialogue, but most of it (especially Mindy's voice) tore my ears out and spat on them. All I can say is that if a voice actor as bad as Mindy's is ever put into a videogame, I'll never buy or play a game from that developer again. It's unfair that my ear drums should have to bleed like that.
So it has good controls, it's got pretty graphics and it's got great old-school gameplay that any Tony Hawk fan should be able to enjoy. The only thing that makes Sk8land a slight disappointment is its gameplay modes. They're too easy, too generic and too boring. Vicarious Visions (and in the console version's case, Neversoft) should really go back to the drawing board and make this skateboarding game worth my time for the next version. I'm getting pretty tired of being asked to collect someone's lost shoes. I want fun, I want innovation, and for the love of God I don't ever want Mindy again. For those of you who want a good Tony Hawk handheld game, check this out. I mean, it is at least a dozen times better than the isometric GBA games. Otherwise, it might be wise to wait for another Hawk game to skate around.
A good game,though not exactly what I expected!!! January 3, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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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