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[DMczaf]

http://media.xbox.ign.com/media/740/740724/imgs_1.html

 

[radrelic]

Tony Hawk series lost it's charm to me after part 2.

 

[LittleTokyo]

The graphics are really incredible.

...




:lol

 

[WHOAguitarninja]

NEXT GEN, BITCHES!

 

[JPRaup]

agreed, same shit over and over, except I enjoyed 3, after that shit after shit

 

[Wario64]

wtf there's a bike

 

[The Faceless Master]

it's sad that there's yet another tony hawk game and dave mirra and aggressive inline dont have new sequels out

 

[Kleegamefan]

Sad thing is, the Xbox 1.5 version doesn't look much better..

*runs*

 

[GDGF]

Is that top screen from the NDS version?

 

[ToyMachine228]

Tony Hawk series lost it's charm to me after part 2.

Seriously. 3's levels were crap, 4 was better, and now this Underground and Wasteland stuff has gone too far. It's not even a skateboarding game anymore.

 

[Tain]

I'm looking forward to this. Quite a bit.

These games are completely off and on for me. I'm either obsessed or I'm not, and I'm generally at the obsessed end of the cycle when a new one is released. Plus, this has a free-roaming streaming world, which sounds perfect for the game.

 

[newsguy]

Sad thing is, the Xbox 1.5 version doesn't look much better..

*runs*

whatever, it's lost it's charm anyways.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Go away, Tony.

 

[Mrbob]

Is that top screen from the NDS version?

I think it is the X360 version. Neversoft is losing steam and burning out releasing games year after year. Here is the DS version:

Hidden level:

 

[Ryudo]

I guess tony is like a cool bill gates.

 

[op_ivy]

Sad thing is, the Xbox 1.5 version doesn't look much better..

*runs*

i dunno, 720p makes it look next-gen to me. :lol

fuck tony hawk, fuck activision.

 

[gamewhooper]

I don't know how the hell to post pictures, but Craig did a new preview of the DS version tonight.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/635/635077p1.html

 

[sscrew]

I can't wait FOr me its like a yearly update to Madden or whatever. I don't want the core gameplay to change, but love all the new levels. Having Mat Hoffman and Tony Hawk int he same game should be sweet too.

I know it aint everyones cup of tea, but i'm glad that they have left it the same where it matters, and just expanded ontop of it. Also, THUG2 looked like crap in screens, it was 720p on Xbox and looked very nice THUG1 sucked, its the only game int he series i couldnt get into. I think the lack of Classic mode was why. It made THUG2 the best int he series for me.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

here:

Out here in the fields
I fought for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven



Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland



Sally, take my hand
Travel south crossland
Put out the fire
And don't look past my shoulder



The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let's get together
Before we get much older



Teenage wasteland
It's only teenage wasteland
Teenage wasteland, oh yeah
Teenage wasteland
They're all wasted

THE WHO... the original THRASHERS!

 

[JPRaup]

Thats only running at 33% power

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Thats only running at 33% power

100% power?

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

I'm getting it this time because it's finally on live. I got tired of the XBConnect way, even then. I only found 1 game my entire time using XBConnect.

 

[sscrew]

Thats only running at 33% power

Aren't they Xbox1 pics? I know X360 pics werent improved much, but these are all in the Xbox1 section of IGN. So that is 100% power.

edit
First pic is PS2. Dunno about the others. I thinkt he 3rd might be X360? Looks a tad nicer and has no HUD.

 

[JPRaup]

I know, just making fun of xbox360 even though I am xbot

30 percent power :lol

 

[sscrew]

I'm not sure at all looking at it. First Pic is PS2, it has the Triangle logo and all on it. The other pics have nothing identifying which platform it is. They are posted in the X360 area of IGN also. Weird.

 

[Jado]

DS version actually looks interesting.

 

[ToyMachine228]

DS version actually looks interesting.

I'm not sure if I like the cel-shaded look, but I'd definitely be more interested in a DS Tony Hawk than playing another one on a console.

 

[JPRaup]

if those shots are next gen I deserve to be raped so hard I wont be able to buy any next gen consoles

 

[Barrage]

I treat the Tony Hawks just like I treat Madden: only buy them when there is a MAJOR graphic/gameplay change. That's why I only own THPS2 and the two Underground titles( I also own the THPS2 on the GBA and Tony Hawk on the PSP, so I guess you could say i'm a fan.) I'm gonna wait and see on American Wasteland.

Anyway, the coolest new feature on the DS version seems to be that you record a voice sample to use for bail-out. I can definently see using Vader's "NOOOOOOOOOO" as mine.

 

[M3wThr33]

I'm excited. it's good to see the bike still in there. I heard it might be removed.

 

[raYne]

Rodney Dangerfield was in Skate or Die?!

wtf there's a bike

There was all sorts of vehicles you could use in Underground 2. Skateboards, cars, zamboni, electric wheelchairs etc.

 

[CB3]

Rodney Dangerfield was in Skate or Die?!

:lol :lol :lol

I hate the direction they took with THUG 2. Even the first THUG was alright but it just got out of hand with the whole Bam Margera "lets do some crazy sh*t to the extreme!" story. Not to mention the level design has gone to trash. Never the less ill give it a rental if the Online play is good for the Xbox.

 

[JPRaup]

I treat the Tony Hawks just like I treat Madden: only buy them when there is a MAJOR graphic/gameplay change.

so you never have bought a madden game?

 

[M3wThr33]

In THPS3 people loved how the earthquake totally changed the Los Angeles level, so in THUG2, they tried to have some big catastrophe in every level.
The changes only occur because people want them to.

 

[Lo-Volt]

As opposed to commentary on the end of American political, economic and military dominance in the 21st century. Just another action scenario, blowing it all up to make it interesting. I never got as crazy as everyone else over the older THPS games, but I may give it another shot anyway.

(And that purple-haired Dangerfield seems more like an unregistered sex offender, asking the handheld-playing kiddies something like that. Just sayin'.)

 

[ziran]

looks great!

i'm looking forward to the whole playing around LA thing, it's ambitious but i think they're going to pull it off.

 

[Sho Nuff]

HIDEOS

They're making XB, XB360, and PS2...

I WONDER WHICH ONE WON'T BE TAXING THE HARDWARE

 

[Tempy]

The Playstation triangle and circle buttons don't make me think the first pic is from the xbox/xbox360 version. No idea about the others.

 

[thorns]

Wow, people don't even read article and comment on the pics, typical shit on GAF as always.. I hate this screenshot bashfest shit that goes with almost every screenshot thread.

That's mixing a lot of metaphors, but the basis for American Wasteland is close to genius, close to something we've been hoping to see for years. Once you've unlocked all of the various sections of the city, Neversoft's seventh game in the series enables you to skate through the entirety of Los Angeles from one end to the other without a single loadtime, cutscene, or anything else to stop you from feeding your Tony Hawk skating addiction to its fullest. That means you could potentially skate for dozens or square miles without stopping once.

American Wasteland, which takes place in the early 1980s, is more like THUG 1 in that you build up your skating skills as the new kid on the block, with skating pros such as Tony Alva appearing to help guide you. Speaking of '80s skating god Tony Alva, his likeness and voice are officially used in American Wasteland.

Happily, Neversoft has returned to less obnoxious Bam Margera-style humor (phew!) and more straight-up fun in complex, interactive missions.

Neversoft has either relented through sheer fan pressure or has finally decided to take the high road (finally!), and this year, American Wasteland will be Xbox Live compatible for both Xbox and Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version features Normal Mapping, high resolution textures, and improved graphics, plus blazing framerates. Unfortunately for GameCube fans, no online mode is in sight, though the two-player split-screen adversary and co-op modes will be included in all versions.

For those who just want to skip the Story mode altogether, Classic Mode is back. Activision hasn't said exactly what levels it will pull from old games, but dozens of classic Tony Hawk Pro Skater levels have been brought back, fully updated with new graphics and looks.

The newly added offline co-op modes look like a blast, enabling players to split the screen to combine forces and complete goals together.

With the addition of '70s artist Jimbo Phillips artwork to provide visual flavor, and a still unannounced early '80s soundtrack to provide it with sonic life, we feel confident saying Tony Hawk's American Wasteland stands to be one of the best iterations in years. PS2, Xbox and Xbox 360 owners can vie online -- and Xbox 360 owners are in for a surprise that Activision has only hinted at -- while the streaming, unlocking city should prove to be a skating experience unlike any we've ever experienced in the series. This could very well be the Tony Hawk you've been waiting for.

 

[Zeo]

agreed, same shit over and over, except I enjoyed 3, after that shit after shit

Shut up, please.

I'm not even a real fan of the series, but what the fuck do you expect them to do? Of course it's the same shit over and over (even though that's not true and they've made as big of changes as they can to the series), it's SKATEBOARDING. That's like saying "WELL MADDEN IS THE SAME SHIT OVER AND OVER."

Maybe they should make it into a kart racer!!!

 

[isamu]

sold +1 for 360 version

 

[warhead]

I'll buy this. Love the one big world thing, skating around for hours just fucking around, looking forward to this. Don't care much about the graphics though.