Monster Truck Madness 64
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Monster Truck Madness 2 is a monster truck racing video game developed by Terminal Reality and published by Microsoft for the PC (Windows 95/NT) in 1998. It is the sequel to Monster Truck Madness for the same platform, and was one of the first racing games to feature an online multiplayer mode. Online play for it was available on the MSN Gaming Zone until early 2006.
The game was ported to the Nintendo 64 in 1999 by Edge of Reality. It was co-published with Rockstar Games and released as Monster Truck Madness 64. The game is known for featuring popular monster trucks like Bigfoot, Grave Digger and Carolina Crusher, as well as WrestleTrucks —monster trucks named after WCW talent.
From Wikipedia's article Monster Truck Madness 2
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
2.0 Could be better
GameRankings 51%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 51%. Overall source The same 51/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
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What the critics said
GameSpot said of the PC version, "The designers wisely recognized that the subtlety of monster truck racing cried out for the added nuance that only a professional wrestling tie-in could bestow."
— GameSpot, 1998 · about another version
GamePro said of the same PC version, "If you're a monster masher yearning for "Sunday!
— GamePro · about another version
Adam Roff of Hyper gave the latter 68%, calling it "a lack-lustre conversion of what was a decent PC title. It isn't racing and it isn't wrestling and it isn't fun."
— Hyper, 1999 (Adam Roff) · about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Monster Truck Madness 2 article.
Scores
- 71 IGN1999 7.1/10
- 66 N64 Magazine true; 66%
- 60 Nintendo Power1999 6/10
- 57 GameFan1999 57%
- 55 Game Informer 5.5/10
- 53 Electronic Gaming Monthly 5.25/10
- 40 CNET Gamecenter1998 4/10; 8/10
- 39 GameSpot1998 3.9/10; 7.4/10
- 20 Next Generation 1/5; 3/5
- 85 GameRevolution1998 B+ · other versions
- 85 PC Gamer (US) 85% · other versions
- 70 Computer Gaming World 3.5/5 · other versions
- 60 Computer Games Strategy Plus1998 3/5 · other versions
- 60 PC Accelerator 6/10 · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Monster Truck Madness 2 article.
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