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Dont waste your money

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was very disappointed after popping this game in my ps2. As the graphics are somewhat ok, the general handling and realism are far from ok. When you catch mass air on a jump, you land as if you just jumped a gopher hole. The steering is to tight and the general vehicle selection [lacks]. If you are into realistic games like myself, you would have more fun watching a donkey climb a tree. All and all, I wouldn't even pay the shipping charge for this game.

It's ok, but don't spend too much on it

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It's fun to be able to drive around wildly through the mountains like a maniac. However, the mechanics of the game are extremely sloppy.

One thing that bothers me is how it appears that the vehicles have magnets in the tires that stick to iron deposits in the ground. That's the only way I can explain how you can easily drive up a cliff at 90 degrees. It also explains how difficult it is to flip over when you fly off of something, and the fact that your truck isn't destroyed when you jump off of something that is as high as a skyscraper.

The graphics are decent, and the world you can play in is expansive. I got this game used ... and don't mind that, but I wouldn't want to pay full retail price for it. I've played it for one day, then put it down. There may be other games in this genre that are better, as it wouldn't be difficult to improve on this. Still, it can be fun at times, so if you can get it dirt cheap, go for it.

next generation?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

wow! i can't even put into words how bad this game is. initially, i thought it [was bad], but i wanted to spend more time with it hoping that it would grow on me. unfortunately, spending more time playing it only made me despise the developers.

graphically, this game is laughable. it easily could have been a first generation n64 game. everything from the attempted reflection effect on the vehicles to the draw distance of the terrain is terrible.

the bottom line is that i feel like i already spent way too much time with this game, so I'm not going to waste any more going into great detail about how horrible it is. please, for your own good, rent this game before purchasing it.

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Boring.....ZZZZZZ!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is boring....most of the races are the same thing over and over! I have played the one for X-box, and it will let you unlock the moon buggy and the moon level, but the ps2 wont let you! What is up with that?! If any of you gamers out there plan to buy this game.....forget it. Spend your money on something else. If you bought it already, RETURN IT! This game is worthless! If you want a better game, get Midtown Madness 3. That game is way better!

Boring.....ZZZZZZ!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is boring....most of the races are the same thing over and over! I have played the one for X-box, and it will let you unlock the moon buggy and the moon level, but the ps2 wont let you! What is up with that?! If any of you gamers out there plan to buy this game.....forget it. Spend your money on something else. If you bought it already, RETURN IT! This game is worthless! If you want a better game, get Midtown Madness 3. That game is way better!

Boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you're looking for offroad action get smugglers run instead of this lame excuse for a game. It's boring and pointless. Avoid at all costs.

GREAT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I Love this game. It's so original and fun ive been playing it for hours. The graphics in the game arent great but they dont matter this game is too much fun to notice. The game play is great, though very unrealistic it's much better that way. Since the AI in the game if very cheap and unfair when they finally side swipe you and cause you to pull a 360 then you can just go do your thing all over the level. Its also fun because you can literally climb mountains and then jump off of them without damaging anything. The trucks are great, you can chose from a buch of different ones the hummers are awsome especially if you get the unlimited one and you can unlock some really cool trucks too.

Test Drive Off-Road: Wide Open

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: September 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Lot of fun and I played it for hours at a time

This game is a rental.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: September 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's fun for an hour or 2, and then you're glad you didn't blow your money buying it.

pretty cool

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

This game is really cool! You get to choose from a buncha different offroading trucks, my favorite being the Hummer. For each offroad vehicle, you can choose between four different stages of each vehicle, with stage 4 being the best and 1 being the worst. You start out the game with a limited amount of money to buy a truck, so you need to earn a lot more money to get a better one. The different stages on each truck need to be unlocked, with 1 being available from the beginning of the game. There are multiple shortcuts on each track, with some being very obvious. There are some insane jumps in the game, and you seem to land correctly every time. Overall, this is a good game for the not-so-hardcore gamers.

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