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Great demo, or was this the game?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game play is great, but what happened to the game? I finished the arcade mode in less than 20 minutes. This is more like a demo than a game. I never played any videogame as short as this one. I definitely would not recommend ...it in fact I wouldn't recommend buying it. Stick to the arcade version.

Rental at best

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is exactly like the arcade version, but short is not the word for it. I beat it in one weekend and finished all the side games. NOTHING TO BUY FOR THIS AMOUNT.

Save your money for the arcade

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Kudos to Sega for another off-beat title. Who could have thought that one could make an entertaining game out of truck driving? Make no mistake - this is a fun game. Points are also awarded for smooth, if not benchmark, animation and intuitive controls.

But shame goes to Sega for doing so little in porting the title over to a home console. With any arcade-to-console port, extras must be added or the gameplay must be modified to create replay value. Otherwise, there would be no excuse to buy the console version rather than spend the equivalent in quarters at the local arcade. Sadly, the core of the game, "arcade mode", is ported over with no change. And unlike the popular "Crazy Taxi", "18 Wheeler" does not go on and on if you are good enough. Instead, you go through a few stages and once you complete those stages ... nothing. Most people will learn to complete these stages inside of three hours. Sure, there is a "parking" challenge that is analagous to the mini-games in "Crazy Taxi", but again, once you finish them ... nothing.

Save your money and head down to your local arcade with some friends. For the equivalent number of quarters, the humorously large cabinet, life-sized trucker steering wheel, big bench seat, and loud horn will be more fun than you can ever have with this title at home.

Not Worth It

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was excited to learn there would be a crazi taxi style game coming out using big rigs, but after I bought it I learned that it only had 4 levels and a really boring parking game. My friend and I beat the game in about 20 min. Another thing is that you can't just drive around like in crazi taxi ; you have about thirty seconds to get to each checkpoint.

The only cool thing about the game is that you can smash through anything in your way.

I recommend borrowing the game from a friend-don't waste ... on buying a game you will use for a half hour.

Played the Japanese Version

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Given that the Japanese version features all English voices, text, etc., I'm guessing the localization effort won't have to be too intense. So why on Earth has it taken them so long to bring it here? Heaven knows. While fun, "18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker" gets repetitive and frustrating fairly quickly. The races are much too short--I mean, come on, from LA to New York in like 5 minutes of game time?--and the path branching feels like a token effort, as you'll inevitably have to go one way in particular to have any hope of winning the race.

Of course, this title is pretty faithful to the arcade version, frame-rates are high, sound is crisp, etc. etc. You'll like it as much as you liked the arcade game, that much is for certain.

truck man

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I love trucks so I thought it was a great game, but I was pretty dissapointed when I beat the game in less than an hour for the first time. I have played the game through many times, but now I'm sick of it. NOW! dont make the same mistake I made, I looked at the game on the internet and the graphics were outstanding, or so I thought, in fact I bought my dreamcast for this game, right when it came out. Rent the game for a couple of nights and I can asure you you'll have mastered this game and be very sick of it in a couple nights. I spent [$$$] on this game and its not worth it, but don't get me wrong this game is still very fun, maybe only at first

Too Short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is way too short, I beat it in an hour. There are only four levels, and after you are used to them they can be beaten in minutes. The parking portion of the game is better than the arcade portion. I haven't played the multiplayer part yet, but dont buy the game because it is too short, worth renting though.

Cool...err...quick

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Who would have thought that the idea of a Big Rig making it to a a video game platform would have ever occurred? 18 Wheeler : American Pro Trucker is a fun and genuine classic that the Dreamcast should be proud of in it's last days of life. The controls are great, the graphics spell-binding, and the sound of those big rigs movin' at well-over-the-limit speeds...quite frankly is beyond me. However, if you were to get into the fun of things, you may find the Dreamcast applying adhesive bandages all around its wounded parts. Indeed, 18 Wheeler is a fun classic in its own, but with limited mobility of levels and length (yeah, you'll find this one complete in 2 to 4.5 hours,) the boys that made this one realize that their time and effort was somewhat waisted. A rental at best... -dreamcast kid...

OK Game -- gets tired quickly

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: May 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is fun, but it could be a little more chalanging. I mean, my brother and myself beet the game in 3 hours the day I bought it. Now I don't think I will play it again. It makes for a good rental, but not a good buy.

ITS A GOOD GAME

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: June 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS A GOOD GAME IF YOU LIKE DRIVING GAMES THEN GET THIS YOU CAN PLAY 2 PLAYER MODE DISTROY YOUR FRIENDS TRUCK THE REASON I RATED THIS GAME 4 STARS BECAUSE THE GAME IS TOO SHORT SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT I BEAT THE WHOLE GAME IN 3 HOURS NOW WHAT DO I DO. BUT IT STILL FUN.

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