Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Walkthrough

Before we jump into the walkthrough of the early stages of the game, let’s explore some of Story Mode’s key gameplay concepts.

Missions

Throughout Story mode, you are presented with story-specific missions. To progress through the game and see all the city and skate spots, you need to complete these missions. Missions are presented to you by various characters in and around the city. A character that’s ready to give you a mission has a pink dialogue bubble over their head, indicating you can talk to them and receive your next mission. If you wish to start a mission, skate or walk up next to the character and interact with them.

Shops

Throughout the city of Los Angeles are various shops where you can purchase clothing, skate decks and tattoos and customize your skater in-game as you would normally using the Create-A-Skater mode. To enter a store, make sure you’re off your skateboard. No skateboarding in stores!

Cash Goals

To earn cash to buy items in the various shops, you must first complete some cash goals located throughout the city. These goals can be found by locating characters with cash symbols (the dollar sign) floating above their heads. To start a cash goal, talk to these characters. These goals are persistent, meaning they’re always available for you to locate and complete.