Big Mutha Truckers 2

Big Mutha Truckers 2

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Developer(s) Empire Interactive
Publisher(s) THQ
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC
Release date(s) EU June 24, 2005
NA August 23, 2005
NA August 26, 2005 (PC)
EU August 26, 2005 (PC)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single player
Distribution DVD-ROM

Big Mutha Truckers 2 (released in Europe as Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder) is the sequel to the video game Big Mutha Truckers. Unlike its predecessor, the game was cancelled for the Nintendo GameCube.

Outline

Big Mutha Truckers 2 begins with Ma Jackson, the proprietor of Big Mutha Truckers Haulage, being taken into police custody for tax evasion. The only way she can win her case is by hiring Cousin Jacob, the most "fancy-talkin' legal fella" this side of Booger's Canyon. It's up to you to raise the cash needed to bribe jurors to let Ma off by trucking, trading, wheeling and dealing.

The go-anywhere, any-time philosophy that was utilized in the original Big Mutha Truckers is expanded for Big Mutha Truckers 2 with additional routes, hidden shortcuts, and the ability to drive numerous vehicles. In addition, the trading process has been extremely streamlined, with more focus on the on-road action. Also instead of just police officers & bikers, you also have UFOs that steal your load if you're not too careful. Unlike Big Mutha Truckers, Big Mutha Truckers 2, uses Free's "All Right Now" instead of Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" for its theme song.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS2) 56.48%[1]
(Xbox) 53.73%[2]
(PC) 46.71%[3]
Metacritic(PS2) 51/100[4]
(Xbox) 50/100[5]
(PC) 44/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Edge4/10[7]
Eurogamer6/10[8]
Game Informer6.75/10[9]
GameSpot4.8/10[10]
GameSpy[11]
GameZone(Xbox) 5.6/10[12]
(PS2) 5.2/10[13]
IGN5.5/10[14]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US)[15]
Official Xbox Magazine4.1/10[16]
PC Gamer (US)46%[17]
Detroit Free Press[18]
The Times[19]

Big Mutha Truckers 2 was met with very mixed to negative reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 56.48% and 51 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[1][4] 53.73% and 50 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[2][5] and 46.71% and 44 out of 100 for the PC version.[3][6]

Detroit Free Press gave the Xbox version a score of two stars out of four and stated: "The action is respectable when you're on the road with your 18-wheeler, dodging UFO invaders, smacking sinister bikers with your trailer and outrunning the cops, but the bare-bones production value is clear when you visit towns. You go to stores and bars to buy upgrades, meet people and find your next load to haul."[18] The Sydney Morning Herald gave the PS2 version a score of two-and-a-half stars out of five and said, "Causing havoc behind the wheel of a big rig is fun but the novelty quickly wanes and the unsubtle gags often fail to amuse, especially when they are endlessly repeated."[20] The Times gave the game two stars out of five and said that "The fact that the graphics are so impressive, and the road maps so brilliantly extensive, only adds to the disappointment of the overall experience."[19] Maxim gave it a score of two out of ten and stated that "it ain't nuthin' we ain't seen before. When not running from the cops a la "Driver," you're making deliveries like in "Crazy Taxi"—both of which would be a lot more fun if your rig wasn't slow and sluggish like Eminem with his medicine."[21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Big Mutha Truckers 2 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Big Mutha Truckers 2 for Xbox Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Big Mutha Truckers 2 for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Big Mutha Truckers 2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Big Mutha Truckers 2 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Big Mutha Truckers 2 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ Edge staff (September 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder". Edge (153): 99.
  8. ↑ Brotherson, Corey (July 7, 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder (PS2)". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (October 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2 (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (150): 128. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ Navarro, Alex (August 30, 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2 Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ Osborne, Scott (November 4, 2005). "GameSpy: Big Mutha Truckers 2 (PC)". GameSpy. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ Romano, Natalie (September 5, 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ Valentino, Nick (September 5, 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (August 24, 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder". IGN. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Big Mutha Truckers 2". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 118. November 2005.
  16. ↑ "Big Mutha Truckers 2". Official Xbox Magazine: 112. December 2005.
  17. ↑ "Big Mutha Truckers 2". PC Gamer: 110. January 2006.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Schaefer, Jim (September 11, 2005). "ON THE DOWNGRADE: Trucking sequel never gets out of second gear". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on September 17, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Kendall, Nigel (July 23, 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder". The Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2014.(subscription required)
  20. ↑ Hill, Jason (July 28, 2005). "Good, bad and ugly". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  21. ↑ Semel, Paul (August 23, 2005). "Big Mutha Truckers 2". Maxim. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

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