![]() ![]() ![]() You’ll discover this in spades as you progress through the leagues and add better performance parts. It does mask a few things at this stage though, mainly that it’s so easy to tip the trucks onto their backs and not be able to spin them back up again without a reset. Half the events are about tricks and racking up combos to maximise the score, and the tutorial is very good for teaching the linking elements. Full marks for here on the way it does it to make sure you understand the mechanics of the machines, and in particular the weight shifting nature that the high centre of gravity brings. Getting you into the swing of things is a comprehensive training mode. Driving skills aren’t all that’s important though as there’s a team to run and sponsors to please, so time and money needs to be put in to make sure everyone is happy, and that the best upgrades are being made available. Get to grips with the metal beasts and earn enough points and it’ll be time to rise through the ranks and take on tougher competition in the higher leagues. Mastering both styles is the key to success, though learning how to control 1200 bhp being put through the wheels of something that has very little weight might be the biggest challenge. It’s created as a genuine sporting series with leagues, events and stages that all tie in to determine who’s the best driver across two different disciplines: racing and stunts. Yet that’s what Monster Truck Championship is looking at proving – it’s a lot harder than you think. Truck Smash! Go fast, jump, spin, crush… it doesn’t seem like it’s that difficult to do. Does that mean that it loses some of the thrill of romping around in these machines as it tries to make it more technical? Or will having it grounded in a recognisable reality make it a more promising proposition? We’re looking at the next-gen version here, the original game came out towards the end of 2020, so does the extra horsepower bring better performance as well?ĭespite what is no doubt a very complex bit of machinery to build and maintain, monster trucks seem pretty simple in their purpose, almost as if the Hulk is being distilled into vehicular form. Whereas the last outing in Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 was more about the playful side of these behemoths, Monster Truck Championship is a bit more serious and even bills itself as a simulation. There’s a saying about buses that we could apply here, but that would mean we’ve been waiting for ages for games about massive engines and oversized wheels on standard car bodies, and that’s not really true in our case. We go for years without monster trucks getting much of a look in for games, then all of a sudden we’re reviewing two within the space of a week.
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