Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Review (Xbox)

"If you ask a lot of sports gamers today to name the most successful game franchise in this genre not named Madden, many of them would, or at least should, quickly fire back with the Tony Hawk series. Believe it or not, the newest release in the series, Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland, is actually lucky number seven in the highly successful franchise. And, like skateboarding and other extreme sports, few have expanded in the manner that Neversoft’s Tony Hawk titles have. From the early Pro Skater titles, through the two T.H.U.G. releases, and into the new American Wasteland, we’ve watched the evolution of a genre. Almost like watching a skateboarding “competition” in the early 80’s versus the latest X-Games. We’ve crossed a lot of terrain between a kickflip and a 900, and Tony Hawk has been there every step of the way."