18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker is a racing developed by Sega AM2, released 1 January 1999 on Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Arcade.
What 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker is
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker is a racing game developed by Sega AM2 and released in 1999. It was published by Acclaim Entertainment. It is available on Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The main purpose of the game is to make it to the finish line with the truck's cargo. Players are given a set amount of time, but can ram into special vans that will add three seconds to the timer. There are several characters to choose from, each with a unique truck and attributes. The game starts out in Key West and players travel across the United States, ending in San Francisco. After Stage 1, the game gives the player a choice of trailer. One trailer is harder to haul, but provides a bigger payoff while the other choice is easier to haul but provides a smaller payoff. Money is deducted from the total when the trailer is hit. Players can sound the truck's horn to make other cars on the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker holds a critic score of 46 out of 100. That places it above 10% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 26 points below the year average.
What it launched against
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker launched on 1 January 1999, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.
Official trailer
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