"Tony Hawk's Underground 2", released a year after its predecessor, was the only direct sequel in the series. While it still featured a story mode, it took a stark departure from "Underground" and focused on a "World Destruction Tour" orchestrated by Tony Hawk and Bam Margera. As such, the game tried to capitalize on the immense popularity of "Jackass" and its related media by also focusing on destruction and self-depreciating pranks. One later review referred to the game being "more of a "Jackass" game than the ". This was reflected by the "Jackass" stars Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña, Stephen "Steve-O" Glover, Margera and his father Phil featuring heavily in the game. Due to some fans being displeased with the absence of the goal-oriented approach of the "Pro Skater" era, a "Classic Mode" showcasing the old gameplay was included from this entry onwards. The PlayStation Portable exclusive "" contained different levels and a slightly different story and was released during spring 2005. Former developer Chris Rausch recalled that at the time of "Underground" and "Underground 2", the control sheme of the series had reached its limit and Activision instructed Neversoft to develop each new entry around one single new gimmick, such as a story mode or vehicle controls in the "Underground" subseries, or the open world of "American Wasteland".