The King of Route 66

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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 .

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Reception

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

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