<s>
Tony	B-Device
Hawk	I-Device
's	I-Device
American	I-Device
Sk8land	I-Device
is	O
a	O
skateboarding	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
's	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
its	B-Application
console	I-Application
counterpart	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
release	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
supporting	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
Sk8land	O
uses	O
cel-shaded	O
visuals	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Tony	O
Hawk	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
its	B-Application
console	I-Application
counterpart	I-Application
,	O
American	B-Application
Wasteland	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
environments	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthering	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
functions	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
microphone	O
,	O
sound	O
clips	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
Sk8land	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
released	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
the	O
online	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
get	O
off	O
the	O
skateboard	O
and	O
walk	O
around	O
was	O
removed	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
somewhat	O
balanced	O
by	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
a	O
complete	O
stop	O
and	O
rotate	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
shared	O
by	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
also	O
created	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
graphics	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
having	O
an	O
isometric	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
polygonal	O
skaters	O
and	O
pre-rendered	O
levels	O
creating	O
a	O
3D	O
sensation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	B-Device
Hawk	I-Device
's	I-Device
American	I-Device
Sk8land	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
