User Reviews (1 - 11 of 18)

Show these reviews first:

Highest Rated
Lowest Rated Newest
Oldest Most Helpful
Least Helpful

OK...........But not great.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 14 / 18
Date: June 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have this for the Dreamcast. The best part of this game is the parking challenge. The arcade part and the whole game is way to short. It does not have the depth of other great racing/driving games. I finished the whole game the first day I had it, that is sad. Rent, don't buy.

oh me oh my

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: May 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Acclaim had the opurtunnity(spelled thet wrong) to make this a great game but they didnt use it, even in very easy mode the game is impossible they give you 70 seconds to go from NYC to Key West, did I mention there is only 4 levels. Oh my. This is a total insult to PS2. Avoid at all costs. Dont look dont talk dont even think of this game. Maybe it will dissapear soon,

Too Bad, Why Even Make it?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 14 / 20
Date: July 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I used to have a gamecube but I traded it in for a PS2 because it had a lot more games and better games. I normally love racing games but this game was horrible. These are some of the reasons I disliked this game
1 There are only 4 levels, HOW BORING
2 The game was just too slow paced with these big heavy trucks
3 There are only 4 trucks to choose from, just NOT ENEOUGH
4 It is almost impossible, you only get 70 seconds to travel halfway across the country, DUH!!
5 And, most dissapointing , it is way too unrealistic, both in physics and that you have to go from somewhere in NY to Key West
in 70 seconds!

In conclusion, DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY BUYING OR RENTING IT (And don't waste your time looking at it.)

Ultimate Simulation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 22
Date: May 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best simulation out for Playstation 2. You get to act as a real trucker. You get to carry cargo and load it and unload it. I recommend this game to anybody who loves simulations.

Worthy of Renting only, and that's a stretch...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: December 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I really wanted to love this game, having been playing the arcade version(with authentic truck wheel and all) for quite sometime. I ran out an plunked down my fifty smackers the day of release. When I popped in the game and began to play, I found that I had completed the ENTIRE game in less than fifteen minutes. This game should cost $9.99 at the most, it's quirky, too short and really not that entertaining. I will be trading this game in shortly at the used video game shop, for something that will have a little replay value. Once again, rent this game if you must, but don't waste you hard earned money on this one, I would recommend Crazy Taxi for a driving game, it's fun, very entertaining and not nearly as simple as 18 wheeler.

Really bad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I rented this and had to double check the box to make sure I got the PS2 game. The graphics are only OK for PS1, awful for PS2.
It's not fun either. I was looking forward to smashing stuff with a big truck. You get time taken off the clock for hitting cars, and you'll never finish in the time allowed.
If you don't want to have fun and just race, it's way too short. I went from NY to FL in a few minutes.
You'd be better off getting ANY of the other driving games for PS2.

Dont even rent this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I feel like I was ripped off and I only rented this game. I had played the demo version for the Dreamcast and loved it.Somehow Acclaim found a way to ruin this great arcade game. It is almost impossible to finish a race even on the easy settings. I dont know what happened but they made this way too hard which makes it unplayable. This PS2 version is garbage and should be avoided at all costs. I would throw this game out, but I have decided to go return it to the video store so some other sucker can waste their six bucks. I wish I could give it zero stars.

Not Impressed!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: March 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

18 Wheeler is only a very average game at best. I am a big fan of all racing games, but the action in this game is too SLOW to keep me interested. After playing through a couple of levels, I was bored with this game.

The graphics do not live up to the Playstation 2, in fact this game looks more like a Playstation one game.

If you enjoyed the arcade game, you may like this, but I would recommend renting this before buying it.

Save your money!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I love playing GT3 as well as smuggler's run and crazy taxi and I thought "hey, 18 wheeler racing, that sounds cool!" Boy was I wrong about this game being cool. When you think about GT3, crazy taxi and smuggler's run, you think speed and intense game play. However, 18 Wheeler, in contrast, is a INCREDIBLY SLOW racing game. I know, I know, there are going to be those that say 'well, it is more like a truck driving simulation because 18 wheeler's don't accelerate fast.' But come on, the game speed is SO slow and boring that if you are crave speedy racing games such as GT3 or Crazy Taxi chances are you are going to HATE this game. Plus, if this is suppose to be a simulation how come you can just run into things without crashing your truck?

Look, this game was suppose to be modelled after an arcade game. That means I expect it to play like an arcade game (fast and fun). Instead what we get is a very slow racing game.

Another crappy thing about this game is that the distance that you must drive between NY and FLorida can be driven in 120 seconds of driving time. Come on', if this is suppose to be a truck driving simulation than make the drives LONG (or at least the option to be long). Goodness sakes, even Crazy Taxi and Driver for the old PSone have bigger driving areas to explore(not to mention that both ATV offroad racer and Smuggler's run have HUGE areas to roam in as well) than that. Plus, there is no free-roam or free-drive option, instead everything is timed.

All in all this game sounds like it would be a lot of fun, but my guess is most people will be dissappointed.
Save your money on this one.

Total disgrace to Playstation 2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: February 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is total disgrace to Playstation 2. First of all the graphic. Don't be fooled by the picture-shot in the backcover or anywhere else, once you start the game, you'll notice the blurry and horrible graphics. The graphic in this game is Akklaim graphic style. Remember blurry graphic in Burnout (also by Akklaim), this game worst. In the cover, it said "converted by Akklaim" which mean Sega made this game and Akklaim convert it to horrible game. I should avoid it at the first time.

Second, the road length is very short. No, it very very short. And it almost impossible to finish. What the point of all of this? Very short track and very difficult.
I give this game 1 star because it don't have negative star. In the scale of 0 to 10, I will give this game (negative)-5 star. I purchased this game this afternoon and now I'm ready to sell it back.

Review Page: 1 2 Next 

Actions