Hard Truck: Apocalypse

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User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 79 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 79
  3. Negative: 7 out of 79
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  1. The_Nametag
    Feb 10, 2020
    7
    It sounds like such a simple question. "Do you recommend this game?" But every now and then a game comes along that makes you really have to think about that. This is one of those games.

    It is a budget title. A game that is massively flawed, but functional. There are bugs, ranging from invisible walls in the middle of the map, floating grass, options such as reversing your mouse’s    It sounds like such a simple question. "Do you recommend this game?" But every now and then a game comes along that makes you really have to think about that. This is one of those games.

    It is a budget title. A game that is massively flawed, but functional. There are bugs, ranging from invisible walls in the middle of the map, floating grass, options such as reversing your mouse’s y-axis not saving when you exit the game, to the game not exiting properly, crashing, and not working on Windows 7 or higher without some tweaking. There are bugs. You will encounter them.

    The game, originally Russian, has some problems in the translation. Voice acting for the main character is flat. He calls out things like “The roof is on fire!” when he spots enemies. There are several more non-sequiturs in the game. The story is fairly generic, limited. However, it does branch out, letting you choose different factions to support during the game.

    The game is not polished. Your vehicle can climb mountains with ease, physics are described as ‘bouncy’. To explain why all the characters’ faces don’t move, the creators decreed that all the characters wear masks (and, yes, the graphics reflect that).

    But the gameplay is there. You can drive around. You can enter combat, with a variety of weapons. Vehicles are done in a fairly strict upgrade process. One chassis is better than another, one cab is better in nearly all stats and slots than another, same with beds. Even with combat, some weapons are clearly better than nearly anything else in their slot (shotguns, particularly the medium shotgun, are fairly over powered compared to other available weapons).

    You can raid, you can trade, haul cargo, complete quests. You can finish the game. It is not without flaws, but it is not without charm. There are problems with AI spawn rates, where enemies will attack in rapid succession outside of a town, leading you into a loop of defending yourself, looting the scraps, returning to sell and repair, and then being attacks again right away. Other times, you will not see an enemy for several maps if you run through them. Yet the game also contains some clever fights (and some generic ones).

    The first map perfectly introduces you to how to play. The next string of maps seems to follow the trope of “they get worse as you go on, because fewer and fewer people will see them”, but began to improve again in time. You do eventually see different environments from what most of the early game looks like.

    This is a game that doesn’t feel done, but does feel like the devs had a clear idea of what they were trying to achieve. And, gameplay wise, it is solid. And it is fun, if that’s what you want. So, in the end, do I recommend this game? Yes, I think I do, if that is the kind of game you’re looking for, and if you can look past its many flaws. But this game won’t appeal to everyone.    … Expand
  2. prohodil_mimo
    Jan 30, 2013
    6
    Actually, the game was no good. It had poor graphics, weak plot, raw setting, questionable fighting and economic models.
    But this was freaking hard truck postapocalipse Action-RPG!
    Yes, there are a huge lot of games, which implement one of these parts on the highest level. Nowadays there are even some acknowledged to be good ones, which contain more than one part of this list:    Actually, the game was no good. It had poor graphics, weak plot, raw setting, questionable fighting and economic models.
    But this was freaking hard truck postapocalipse Action-RPG!
    Yes, there are a huge lot of games, which implement one of these parts on the highest level. Nowadays there are even some acknowledged to be good ones, which contain more than one part of this list: Borderlands, Rage, Fired Up for PSP...
    Maybe this **** just worked in Russia for some reason. Maybe space or pirate games were enough to enjoy such gameplay elsewhere. But personally, if anyone will ever decide to reanimate this idea, they can count on me.    … Expand
  3. kuccy1
    Apr 9, 2020
    6
    This is is a very old Russian game made with little to no budget at all, and you can see it from the overall looks of the game and terrible localization to English. But despite all that, it is an enjoyable game if you give yourself up to it and ignore the mediocre vocal acting.

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Metascore
45

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 8 out of 11
  1. GameSpot
    44
    Hard Truck: Apocalypse takes an interesting premise and strips away all but the most mundane elements, leaving you to drive down a long and unexciting road to nowhere.
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  2. Eurogamer
    40
    The more interesting large-scale fire fights and planning truck upgrades provide some reasons to stick with it, along with nostalgia for dear old Interstate 76. If only Targem had concentrated on lending the missions more of the depth I76's sported, the other faults would be far more forgivable.
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  3. GameZone
    45
    Just too boring to recommend to anyone looking for a good car-combat game.
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