In 2005, "American Wasteland" was released on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Xbox 360 (as an launch title) and later on PC. The game's story mode is set in the city of Los Angeles, where the player character is trying to renovate a run-down skatepark. While the game was advertised with featuring one huge comprehensive open world in story mode, the game's world actually comprised several levels, resembling different areas of Los Angeles, which were connected through loading tunnels to make them appear consecutive. Similar to "Underground 2", the game includes a classic mode separate from the story mode, which mostly recycles levels of the PSP-exclusive "Underground 2: Remix", released earlier that year. Furthermore, the game implemented BMX controls similar to the "Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX" games, which were also released by Activision. Also similar to its predecessor, the game was accompanied by "American Sk8land", a handheld game for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance consoles with slightly different story and levels.