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Rather than just create a lazy racing game and throwing in a load of huge rigs, Big Mutha Truckers has RPG elements, which mean that every player will have a different trucking experience and you’ll need to be a successful businessman as well as a good driver in order to succeed.
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Game InformerSaying that Big Mutha needs more freedom and faster driving may sound damning. However, the game's got a great head of steam going already, and it's definitely got more teeth than the other slack-jawed truckers already on the road. [May 2003, p.82]
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As opposed to "King of Route 66," another $20 title that simply relies on such stereotypes, Big Mutha Truckers imports impromptu race challenges, various hauls, market-monitoring bartenders, biker pirates, loan sharks, and a ruthless extended family into classic arcade play. The game's got heart, shrouded though it may be.
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The surprising depth of the campaign mode, and the simple pleasures of smashing into oncoming traffic, helps negate the weak audiovisuals and onslaught of "yee-haw!" hee-haws.
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GameNowSince there are no multiplayer options, replay value is kept to a bare minimum once the ride's all over. [Aug 2003, p.35]
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It really is fun for a while, but the monotonous gameplay will soon catch up with you. There are only so many times you can bring yourself to traverse the highway from Capital City to Greenback.
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The game's arcade elements aren't done well enough to ever balance with the simulation elements, and the end result is a game that's too wacky to be a sim game and too simulation-based to be an arcade game.
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A simple and fun game that unfortunately gets old quickly.
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Though the game is initially good fun, there just isn’t enough variety to sustain interest for too long, and I can’t see myself picking it up again anytime soon for another blast.
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Official U.S. Playstation MagazineYou can only truck for so long before things start to get stale. [Aug 2003, p.97]
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Gamers will quickly grow tiresome of the same challenges and back-and-forth monotony.
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A weekend rental for those looking for a big rig fix, but it has trouble keeping its momentum up over the long haul.
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyI recommend Bug Mutha Truckers for the occasinal distraction or one-nighter, but don't expect it to keep you entertained for the long haul. [Aug 2003, p.111]
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GMR MagazineIf hauling junk from A to B holds any sort of appeal, it withers in record time. [Aug 2003, p.72]
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The repetitiveness of its gameplay, overt racist (and culturally bankrupt) attitude and lack of multiplayer options or rewards, however, sidelines THQ’s latest.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 21
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Mixed: 3 out of 21
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Negative: 9 out of 21
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Jun 29, 2022the game had potential but it has horrible physics, small map and repetitive travel
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TyC.Feb 23, 2004
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MattG.Nov 14, 2003It rules.