The King of Route 66

Last updated
The King of Route 66
Developer(s) Sega AM2 (Arcade)
Tose (PS2)
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) Arcade, PlayStation 2
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: February 2002
  • NA: March 17, 2003
PlayStation 2
  • NA: March 18, 2003
  • EU: September 5, 2003
Genre(s) Vehicle simulation, action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system Sega NAOMI 2

The King of Route 66 is an arcade game developed by Sega AM2 and distributed by Sega, released for arcades in 2002-2003, and ported to PlayStation 2 in 2003. It is the sequel to 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker .

Contents

Reception

The PlayStation 2 version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

Related Research Articles

<i>The Simpsons: Road Rage</i> Vehicular combat video game

The Simpsons: Road Rage is a 2001 racing video game based on the animated television series The Simpsons, and is part of a series of games based on the show. It was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. A Game Boy Advance version was released in 2003.

<i>Virtua Tennis 2</i> 2001 sports video game

Virtua Tennis 2, known as Tennis 2K2 in North America and Power Smash 2 in Japan, is a sequel to Virtua Tennis that was released for the Sega Dreamcast, Sega NAOMI arcade unit and Sony's PlayStation 2 in 2001–2002. New features included the ability to slice and play as female players such as Monica Seles, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport and the males such as Patrick Rafter, Magnus Norman, Thomas Enqvist and Carlos Moyá and mixed doubles matches. The game was created and produced by Hitmaker, with Acclaim Entertainment publishing it in Europe for the PS2. This was the last Virtua Tennis game to be released for the Dreamcast following its discontinuation.

<i>18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker</i> 1999 video game

18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker, known in Japan as 18 Wheeler, is an arcade game developed by Sega AM2 and distributed by Sega. The game was released in arcades in 1999 and ported to the Dreamcast in 2000. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001 and GameCube in 2002 by Acclaim Entertainment. Sega followed up on the success of 18 Wheeler with a sequel, The King of Route 66, which was released in the arcades in 2002 and ported to the PlayStation 2. This was one of the final arcade games to be ported to the Dreamcast after its discontinuation, before Sega became a third-party developer.

<i>Madden NFL 2003</i> 2002 video game

Madden NFL 2003 is an American football simulation video game based on the NFL that was developed by EA Tiburon and Budcat Creations and published by EA Sports. The 14th installment of the Madden NFL series, the game features former St. Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk on the cover. This edition of Madden was the first to have EA Trax, the Mini Camp mode, and to feature Al Michaels as play-by-play announcer, who took over for Pat Summerall. Although it featured the expansion Houston Texans and the relocation of the Seattle Seahawks to the NFC, it was actually the second to do so. The game was released on August 12, 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The PlayStation version also includes the Sega Genesis version of John Madden Football 93.

<i>4x4 Evo</i> 2000 video game

4x4 Evo is a video game developed by Terminal Reality for the Windows, Macintosh, Sega Dreamcast, and PlayStation 2 platforms. It is one of the first console games to have cross-platform online play where Dreamcast, Macintosh, and Windows versions of the game appear online at the same time. The game can use maps created by users to download onto a hard drive as well as a Dreamcast VMU. All versions of the game are similar in quality and gameplay although the online systems feature a mode to customize the players' own truck and use it online. The game is still online-capable on all systems except for PlayStation 2. This was Terminal Reality's only video game to be released for the Dreamcast.

<i>NFL 2K2</i> 2001 video game

NFL 2K2 is a 2001 video game for Dreamcast by Sega and developed by Visual Concepts. It is the last game for the Sega Dreamcast in the series after being discontinued before Sega shifted to a third party publisher. Because of this shift, it was released later for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is also the first Xbox game published by Sega, and the last game in the NFL 2K series to feature Randy Moss as a cover athlete.

<i>Sega Soccer Slam</i> 2002 video game

Sega Soccer Slam, also known as simply Soccer Slam, is a sports game released for GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 in 2002.

<i>NFL 2K3</i> 2002 video game

NFL 2K3 is an American football video game released in 2002 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. It was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega. It is the only NFL 2K game for the GameCube. The cover athlete features Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears, becoming the first cover athlete in the NFL 2K series besides Randy Moss.

<i>ESPN NFL Football</i> 2003 video game

ESPN NFL Football is the first Sega football game using the ESPN in the name. It is published by Sega and developed by Visual Concepts. It was released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Warren Sapp is featured on the cover.

<i>NHL 2002</i> 2001 video game

NHL 2002 is a video game released by EA Sports in 2001. It is the predecessor to NHL 2003. The game's cover man is Pittsburgh Penguins superstar and owner Mario Lemieux, who had just made a comeback after being retired for three and a half years. It was the first installment of the NHL series to be released on Xbox.

<i>Freekstyle</i> 2002 video game

Freekstyle is a 2002 motocross racing video game for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Game Boy Advance. There are four levels of gameplay: the circuit, a quick race, freestyle, and free run.

<i>MLB Slugfest 2003</i> 2002 video game

MLB Slugfest 2003 is a baseball video game published by Midway Sports in 2002. It is the first game in the MLB Slugfest series. Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers is the cover athlete.

<i>UFC: Throwdown</i> 2002 video game

UFC: Throwdown, known in Japan as UFC 2: Tapout on the PlayStation 2 and UFC 2 Tapout Final Spec. on the GameCube, is a video game of the fighting game genre released in 2002 by Opus. The game is based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

<i>NCAA College Football 2K3</i> 2002 video game

NCAA College Football 2K3 is a 2002 American football video game published by Sega. The cover athlete is former Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Eric Crouch. It is the second college football game by Visual Concepts and Avalanche Software.

<i>NASCAR Heat 2002</i> 2001 video game

NASCAR Heat 2002, sometimes mislabeled as NASCAR Heat, is a NASCAR video game produced by Infogrames for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance consoles. It is the successor to the 2000 game NASCAR Heat, and the predecessor to NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona. NASCAR Heat 2002 can have up to 24 (PS2) or 43 racers on one of 19 official NASCAR tracks, and the game was released in June 2001 for PlayStation 2. A port for the Xbox was released in November 2001. Developed by Crawfish Interactive, a distinct version for Game Boy Advance was released in May 2002.

<i>NFL Blitz 2003</i> 2002 video game

NFL Blitz 2003 is a video game published by Midway Sports for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2002.

<i>NFL Blitz Pro</i> 2003 video game

NFL Blitz Pro is a video game developed by Midway Games for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2003.

<i>Aero Elite: Combat Academy</i> 2002 video game

Aero Elite: Combat Academy is a combat flight simulator developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for PlayStation 2. It is the fourth and final game in the AeroWings/Aero Dancing series. It features over 60 planes to fly and new features like the "scramble" mode - a random interception mission where a player must take off, intercept an unknown intruder plane, take pictures to identify it, then return to the base and land to finish the mission.

<i>World Series Baseball 2K3</i> 2003 video game

World Series Baseball 2K3 is a sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the successor to World Series Baseball 2K2 and the last to carry the World Series Baseball name. It was released in March 2003 prior to the start of the 2003 Major League Baseball season. It was originally developed for the GameCube, but was ultimately canceled. Entertainment Weekly gave the same console version universal acclaim despite the fact that it was canceled months ago.

<i>Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray</i> 2003 video game

Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray is an extreme sports video game developed by Shaba Games, Small Rockets and Beenox, and published by Activision under the Activision O2 label and Aspyr for Game Boy Advance, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and mobile phones in 2003. It features wakeboarder Shaun Murray.

References

  1. 1 2 "The King of Route 66 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. Marriott, Scott Alan. "The King of Route 66 (PS2) - Review". AllGame . All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. "The King of Route 66". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 165. Ziff Davis. April 2003. p. 116.
  4. "The King of Route 66". Game Informer . No. 120. FuncoLand. April 2003. p. 85.
  5. Fennec Fox (March 20, 2003). "The King of Route 66 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro . IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  6. Navarro, Alex (March 18, 2003). "The King of Route 66 Review". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  7. Meston, Zach (March 28, 2003). "GameSpy: [The] King of Route 66 (PS2)". GameSpy . IGN Entertainment. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  8. Bedigian, Louis (March 29, 2003). "The King of Route 66 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  9. Perry, Douglass C. (March 19, 2003). "[The] King of Route 66". IGN . Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  10. "The King of Route 66". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . No. 67. Ziff Davis. April 2003. p. 90.
  11. Bondy, Karsten (April 30, 2003). "'The King of Route 66' (PS2) Review". X-Play . TechTV. Archived from the original on May 20, 2003. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  12. Porter, Alex (March 19, 2003). "The King of Route 66". Maxim . MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on April 13, 2003. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  13. Catucci, Nick (April 8, 2003). "Brainsucking Power". The Village Voice . Village Voice, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2021.