User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 44
  2. Negative: 4 out of 44
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  1. MartinS.
    Oct 30, 2005
    10
    This is the ultimate skating game. This is better than all Tony hawk games. Man,this is crazzzy.
  2. EmmaB.
    Mar 4, 2006
    6
    Fun game, but it seriously needs the option of playing a female character in storymode. Just not the same with the wrong gender.
  3. MartinM.
    Jan 21, 2006
    10
    Dispite those fools at Aspyr media I'm really looking forward to buying the game cuz it's gonna be tha best ever.
  4. KoenB.
    Nov 14, 2005
    10
    I didn't played it yet, because I'm waiting till December, so i can buy it for PC. I'm already looking forward to it! I just gave it a 10 because I love all the Tony Hawk Games, and I know this one will be very good too!
  5. Jan 3, 2014
    7
    Nice game but not as nice as the older Tony Hawk's games nice thing adding the parkour and bike riding but bad idea the concept "no loading screens because in FREE SKATE mode it's the same experience as the older games
  6. Dec 27, 2020
    9
    'Tony Hawk's American Wasteland' is a masterpiece! The level design is very good, and adding on to the skatepark is fun. You can mix things up by riding a BMX and smacking people upside the head with a skateboard. The classic mode is rather short, but the story mode is good enough to make up for it. Final verdict? 9/10
  7. Feb 23, 2023
    7
    Lacks of the tastte that other games gives in THPS franchise. Expected better was not totally disappointed. BMX was cool :)
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. THAW is a step backwards, with its uninspiring Story mode being mostly to blame. The PC version suffers even more thanks to it being the recipient of such a sloppy conversion.
  2. 78
    If the PC is your gaming platform of choice and you've been itching for a bit of skateboarding action, then American Wasteland isn't a bad choice at all, (until the next inevitable Tony Hawk's game, of course).
  3. Boomtown
    70
    There's nothing significant to recommend this over the previous ones if you already own one. If you don't then this is a good introduction to the series.