"We wanted to put some more stuff in to reward people for the wait", said somebody at Empire Interactive.
Most obvious amongst the new features is the Cash Crash Combo system, where players are rewarded for the amount of cars they can destroy en route. By creating "chains" of destruction, skilled players can add substantial rewards to their cash total and even spawn collectable power-ups.
Additional new features include bounties for shaking off bikers, more speech, new in-game challenges and additional sound effects.
Big Mutha Truckers® is set for release on PC and Nintendo® GameCubeTM in April 2003, published by Empire Interactive.
About Big Mutha Truckers®
Big Mutha Truckers® is the latest game from Eutechnyx, the award-winning developer of such titles as Le Mans 24® Hours, 007 Racing® and Max Power Racing®.
As one of Ma Jackson's four kids, its up to you to take your rig out on the road and make as much cash as possible - by any means possible - in sixty days. Beat your siblings and Ma will hand over the reins of the business to you.
Players make cash by trading various commodities in the five cities that make up Hick State County, by taking on special jobs (some legal, some not so legal), by wagering with other rival drivers and by causing as much chaos as possible!
Big Mutha Truckers® is a unique, open-ended gameplay experience, offering players full freedom to explore Hick State County, find their own route to success and screw over their family as they battle to be the Biggest Mutha Trucker in the county!
Soundtrack features tracks by Steppenwolf, Stereo MCs, Deep Purple, Technique and the Everley Brothers.
"mutha-trucking goodness" - Play Magazine (85%)
"It's enjoyable, funny and a quirky treat." - XBM (8/10)
"the mother of all trucking games" - Timeout
PC Min/Recommended Specifications
Pentium® III 500 MHz
Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP operating system
128 MB of RAM
DirectX® 8.1 Compatible 3D accelerator with 16MB RAM
DirectX® compatible 16-bit Sound Card
Quad Speed CDROM
DirectX® 8.1
Release: Sony PlayStation® 2 and Microsoft® XboxTM Out Now
PC and GameCube scheduled for April '03
Age Rating: ELSPA 11+ for PlayStation®2 and XboxTM, PEGI 12+ for PC and GameCubeTM
Publisher: Empire Interactive
Developer: Eutechnyx