Knight Rider: The Game

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Knight Rider: The Game
Knight Rider The Game.jpg
Knight Rider cover art
Developer(s) Davilex Games
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Windows
Release
  • GER: November 8, 2002
  • UK: November 22, 2002
  • NA: March 26, 2003 (PC) [1]
Genre(s) Action, Racing
Mode(s) Single-player

Knight Rider: The Game is a video game developed by Davilex Games based on the original television series of the same name.

Contents

The game allows the player to take control of KITT – the Knight Industries Two Thousand, in a range of missions including, racing, exploring, chasing and others. The player will also meet famous villains from the original series, including KARR and Garthe Knight. [2]

Reception

The PC version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [5] GamePro Germany criticized the game for its "rubberband AI". [17]

Sequel

A sequel, Knight Rider: The Game 2, was developed by Davilex Games and published by Koch Media for Windows and PlayStation 2 on November 5, 2004. [18] Henry Ernst of GamePro Germany thought of the sequel that the environments were "odd" and the game was pixelated. He did not recommended the game, even if it was for free. [19]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 Dulin, Ron (April 25, 2003). "Knight Rider [The Game] Review (PC)". GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
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  5. 1 2 "Knight Rider: The Game (PC)". Metacritic . Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  6. Kautz, Paul (December 17, 2002). "Test: Knight Rider [The Game] (PC)". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  7. Kautz, Paul (December 17, 2002). "Test: Knight Rider [The Game] (PS2)". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. "Review: Knight Rider: The Game". Computer Games Magazine . No. 156. theGlobe.com. November 2003. p. 101.
  9. Fouquet, Gaël (December 25, 2002). "Test : Knight Rider : KITT ou double (PC)". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  10. Fouquet, Gaël (December 25, 2002). "Test : Knight Rider : ne me KITT pas (PS2)". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  11. Dinowan (November 22, 2002). "K2000 (PC)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  12. "Knight Rider: The Game". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine . No. 27. Future Publishing. December 2002.
  13. "Knight Rider: The Game". PC Gamer UK . Future Publishing. January 2003.
  14. Mahood, Andy (June 2003). "Knight Rider [The Game]". PC Gamer . Vol. 10, no. 6. Future US. p. 86. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  15. Hill, Steve (January 2003). "Knight Rider: The Game". PC Zone . No. 124. Dennis Publishing. p. 101. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  16. Rubenstein, Glenn (March 28, 2003). "'Knight Rider [The Game]' (PC) Review". Extended Play . TechTV. Archived from the original on April 1, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  17. PastGaming - Archiv (April 6, 2015). Gamepro 02/2003 - Testcheck. YouTube . Google . Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  18. Lenting, T. (2023). De mythe van Davilex Games (in Dutch). Arnhem: Karel van Mander Academy. pp. 51–54.
  19. PastGaming - Archiv (April 13, 2015). Gamepro 01/2005 - Testcheck. YouTube. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2024.