Big Mutha Truckers 2

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Big Mutha Truckers 2

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PC version cover art
Developer(s) Eutechnyx
Publisher(s) Empire Interactive (Europe)
THQ (North America)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC
Release
  • 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

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.

A sequel is a literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same fictional universe as an earlier work, usually chronologically following the events of that work.

<i>Big Mutha Truckers</i> 2002 video game

Big Mutha Truckers is a racing video game developed by British studio Eutechnyx, released in 2002. Set in fictional Hick County, the game revolves around completing trips between cities, delivering goods, and competing in races while at the helm of an eighteen wheeler. The game is available on GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC. It enjoyed mediocre critical and commercial success due to repetitive gameplay, dated graphics, and lackluster sound. The game uses Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" as its theme song. The sequel is Big Mutha Truckers 2. A different game of the same name was developed by Italian company Raylight Studios and released for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.

Contents

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 law enforcers & motorcycle gangs, (like in the previous installment) you also have UFOs which are after your load if you're not careful during your transporting. But as a difference from the first game, this one uses Free's "All Right Now" instead of Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" for its theme song.

Free (band) English rock band formed in London in 1968

Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums. Lead guitarist Paul Kossoff formed Back Street Crawler in 1975, but died from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 25 in 1976. Bassist Andy Fraser formed Sharks.

Steppenwolf (band) Canadian-American rock group

Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American rock band, prominent from 1968 to 1972. The group was formed in late 1967 in Los Angeles by lead singer John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn, and drummer Jerry Edmonton. Guitarist Michael Monarch and bass guitarist Rushton Moreve were recruited by notices placed in Los Angeles-area record and musical instrument stores.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PC PS2 Xbox
Edge 4/10 [1] 4/10 [1] 4/10 [1]
Eurogamer N/A6/10 [2] N/A
Game Informer N/A6.75/10 [3] 6.75/10 [3]
GameSpot N/A4.8/10 [4] 4.8/10 [4]
GameSpy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5] N/AN/A
GameZoneN/A5.2/10 [6] 5.6/10 [7]
IGN 5.5/10 [8] 5.5/10 [8] 5.5/10 [8]
OPM (US) N/AStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9] N/A
OXM (US) N/AN/A4.1/10 [10]
PC Gamer (US) 46% [11] N/AN/A
Detroit Free Press N/AN/AStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13] Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13] Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Aggregate score
Metacritic 44/100 [14] 51/100 [15] 50/100 [16]

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of Big Mutha Truckers 2 received "mixed" reviews, while the PC version received "unfavorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [14] [15] [16]

A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews of products and services. This system stores the reviews and uses them for purposes such as supporting a website where users can view the reviews, selling information to third parties about consumer tendencies, and creating databases for companies to learn about their actual and potential customers. The system enables users to easily compare many different reviews of the same work. Many of these systems calculate an approximate average assessment, usually based on assigning a numeric value to each review related to its degree of positive rating of the work.

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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." [12] 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." [17] 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." [13] 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." [18]

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