Now you’d think that because of that the former game would be ideal for more “pick up and play” style gaming.
There IS competition, don’t get me wrong, but it never feels as intense as it does in Monster Truck Championship. On the other hand Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 feels more like you’re messing around in a monster truck rather than trying to compete.
It’s not all repetitive of course, you have various competitors on race courses who’s behaviour is random, there’s no way to control the outcome of your jumps sometimes in the demolition events, and – surprisingly – it sometimes feels like should you do too good the game will thrown in a tricky level or extra-combative opponents just to take you down a peg or two. – was key to winning at video games, the idea of repetitive tracks and events was highly appealing. As someone who grew up in the era where remembering patterns – be it movement of enemies or appearance of obstacles etc. Monster Truck Championship – as its simulation style suggests – feels more like you’re taking part in a national monster truck circuit complete with reoccurring tracks and locations and repetitive events. is pretty much the same as every other racer out there – very much in the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mold! Graphics aside, it’s the gameplay that’s the big difference between the two games… Don’t get me wrong, Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 doesn’t look bad on the Switch, there’s just an extra level of detail in the former that, whilst it doesn’t add much to the gameplay, looks great on a big-screen TV! Everything else, like vehicle customisation, parts upgrades, etc.
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The optimised for Series S/X graphics of Monster Truck Championship are beautiful… the lighting, the explosions, the cars themselves, everything looks stunning. In fact once you’ve got the hang of driving the monster trucks in that game – with controlled cornering, use of de-acceleration (I still don’t use the brake in EITHER game!), finding the perfect line in the race tracks, getting a perfectly controlled start by braking while revving and releasing it at the perfect time – you’ll find it trickier to play Monster Jam Steel Titans 2’s more “loose” arcade-like control system. That’s an ability in BOTH games, however Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 seems to make more of its use, whilst – I feel – you can get away without using rear wheel steering at all in Monster Truck Championship.īut wouldn’t you know it, I actually prefer the simulation style of Monster Truck Championship. Which is very much the style of gameplay on offer in Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 – which features familiar vehicles from monster truck racing’s past and present but plays more like a arcade racer, complete with over the top stunts and more precise control on your vehicle, especially considering Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 plays up a lot more of the 4WD control system (front and back wheels are controlled separately), with the ability to slide/drift round corners on race course tracks. Give me an arcade-style racer anyday, complete with accelerator mashing, no brake cornering action. You see I’m not a fan on simulation-style racing game. From the likes of Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart’s Super Off Road Racing (which technically aren’t traditional “monster trucks” to more recent iterations… including the two most recent monster truck games I’m reviewing here: Monster Truck Championship and Monster Jam Steel Titans 2.īilled as the the first true monster truck simulation, Monster Truck Championship wouldn’t normally be my kind of game.
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It’s hard to pin point where it came from but I have a strange obsession with monster trucks… I often put it down to watching weird late-night monster truck racing shows on Yorkshire TV as a kid or maybe its because I grew up in the era of Bigfoot – the king of the monster trucks that appeared in mainstream media and TV and not just racing around stadiums? Whatever the reason I’ve always had a soft spot for all things monster trucks, including video games.
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