American Wasteland is the first game in the Tony Hawk’s franchise that advertised and allowed the possibility for players to play in one vast level via story mode, which actually seamlessly connects a number of levels without loading times in between, along with also being the first game in the series that allows to freely commandeer stray bicycles and perform freestyle BMX techniques similar to skateboarding. A new maneuver, the Bert Slide, was added to skateboarding controls. In the September 2005 edition of Game Informer, a map was shown displaying American Wasteland’s Los Angeles with an insert of an overhead view of the Boston stage from Underground 2 for comparison. The Boston level appeared to be about three quarters the size of one American Wasteland area, with the exception of the “Vans Skatepark” and “Casino” areas.

Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland System Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz
  • RAM: 256 MB or higher
  • Graphics: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c video card
  • Storage: 3.5 GB free disk space

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: 1.5 GHz
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • Graphics: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c video card
  • Storage: 3.5 GB free disk space