Even when you’re not attempting a massive, death-defying trick, odds are you’re still performing some long jumps or bicycles to connect you between big tricks. These give you a lot less room for error, especially with their focus on getting a good RPM even before you start, but they can be the most fun in their quick runs.įreestyles and demolition events are set in the same arenas, each of which is crafted to naturally allow you to keep your combos going. Some are less than 10 seconds and require a single turn, while others are a bit longer, maybe 25 seconds, but require some more tight turns and jumps. The drag races, which are much shorter 8-person tournaments, have a lot more variety, mostly due to their short length. Some long race courses, say, are much longer and more straightforward, while others have diverging paths or are set in packed stadiums. There are six or seven unique courses for each type of event, and they’re generally diverse enough to feel distinct from each other course in an event type. Every event does a good enough job of mixing up the sequence of stages, so you don’t feel like you’re playing the same thing over and over again.
The actual gameplay occurs in one of four ways: longer races, short one-on-one drag races, simple freestyle trick showcases, and other demolition-focused skill showcases. The more points you get, the more events you unlock, until you reach the league’s finale and you move up to the next stage of your career. Every event consists of some combination of stages, and you garner more points the better you do in every stage. Most of the game’s structure falls into the career mode, where you participate in sequences of multi-staged events to gather points and make your way from the starting National League into the higher prestige, more rewarding Major League. "These beasts can get up to exhilaratingly high speeds and do awe-inspiring tricks, and while you need to take note so that you don’t lose traction or flip over, the gameplay always feels like it’s giving you the benefit of the doubt when you’re doing something cool." These beasts can get up to exhilaratingly high speeds and do awe-inspiring tricks, and while you need to take note so that you don’t lose traction or flip over, the gameplay always feels like it’s giving you the benefit of the doubt when you’re doing something cool. Instead, you have a high degree of control over the trucks without it ever feeling unrealistic or punishing. Trucks don’t have a boost, nor can you control them in mid-air. The only problem is that there isn’t more of it.Ĭompared to its officially licensed counterpart, Monster Truck Championship puts a lot more emphasis on the simulation aspect of its monster truck simulator. Even with its higher emphasis on simulation over arcadeyness, its level of control over these giant metal beasts feels wonderful, both on the racetrack and in the freestyle arena. While it doesn’t have the luxury of using the real-world Monster Jam license, Monster Truck Championship makes this crossover work about as well as you could hope. But what makes them so great is their huge, over-the-top ability to take down anything in their path and still get up to breakneck speeds. They exist almost in their own world, sectioned off from the rest of entertainment, not quite as detail-oriented as NASCAR but not quite as intentionally bombastic as the WWE. There’s something about monster trucks that should translate perfectly to games.
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