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Well, until October 2020 when Monster Truck Championship was first released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. But thereвЂ™s never been a monster truck simulation so we at home can get a true sense of what they are like to drive. Bouncing around arenas, often upside down, tearing off their own bodywork like a three-year-old who doesnвЂ™t like socks. Big, brash, largely American and at times, completely stupid вЂ“ but in a good way. Then again, that gameвЂ™s handling was also blunter than a plastic picnic knife, so you canвЂ™t have everything.Monster trucks are cool. There isnвЂ™t much in terms of competition available, but 2019вЂ™s Monster Jam Steel Titans had slicker presentation and officially licensed vehicles, which are sorely lacking here. The online element is restricted to simple lobbies with no progression incentive. This combined with the straightforward approach to the career competitions means that the novelty of a monster truck game that takes itself seriously wears off quite quickly. Once youвЂ™ve won your first few events, youвЂ™ll be swimming in dollars. Most of the sponsor objectives are trivial and the extra cash you get from these doesnвЂ™t feel necessary either. You keep the same truck you are given right at the start, and while you sign sponsor contracts, earn cash and unlock upgrades, the path of development is small and doesnвЂ™t have a significant effect on performance. The structure is as plain as that, unfortunately. In comparison to the freestyle events, I found the races to be straight forward, so in a tournament consisting of one freestyle, one race and one drag race you can fail at the tricks but master the on-track action to still win and progress. These are then split into three leagues national, professional and major, with a longer finale in each. There is a selection of tournaments, typically with a selection of three events in each. I found myself winning events, but not really understanding why as my vehicle tried to emulate a bucking bronco.

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I understand the focus on realism, but it would be preferable to have some form of additional training session set in the full event with a ghost to ease you in a little bit better. I found this to be a relative breeze, but in the career freestyle and destruction events, it can be tricky to understand what sort of obstacle is best for each stunt type.

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There is a training area which will show you, via the use of a ghost truck and subtitles, how to pull off tricks.

This can include successfully backflipping off a wall, wheelies and even barrel rolling (i.e. Do twenty stunts in a row and you earn a big payout. Do them both in quick succession and you get bonus points. Smashing through a caravan also earns points.

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Think Tony HawkвЂ™s Pro Skater but with a giant car.Дriving up a ramp at high speed and jumping earns you points. Held in an arena, the aim here is to rack up a points multiplier by performing tricks or destroying objects. Then we have freestyle and destruction, which is what most people will expect of monster trucks. These are sat alongside drag race events, which see you racing head to head in short ~30-second sprints in a knock-out format. In terms of events, you have rather straight forward races against seven AI opponents. The next step is to wrap this up in a game that fulfils the promise. The vehicles shed body panels when you inevitably crash, the interior view is sadistically difficult, and the driving in general isВ suitably hefty and befitting of a simulator вЂ“В being the first monster truck simulation is the elevator pitch, as detailed in our preview.

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