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Truck Kyousoukyoku: Ai to Kanashimi no Rodeo (2000)

Truck Kyousoukyoku: Ai to Kanashimi no Rodeo cover
Developer
Metro
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Racing, Simulator

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How it feels

It feels like a goofy, anarchic truck rampage where reckless shortcuts and customizing your rig matter more than realistic racing.

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About

The PS2 port of this game betters the original with new tracks and additional graphical details. As the truck maneuvering maniac, your goal is to race against competing truckers any which way but loose. Drive on sidewalks, search for shortcuts, discover secret roads and plunge headlong into traffic with no reservation. You are, after all, a maniac. Upon winning races, the player gets a can of aerosol to paint designs and emblems on the body of the truck. The sides, top, back, and head of the vehicle are open canvases for you to drop paint and swirl a menacing symbol or a nature panorama. Preset designs may be chosen or you can create your own doodles which help you help your truck emote. The action is hot and the paint jobs add to the ambience.

Screenshots

Truck Kyousoukyoku: Ai to Kanashimi no Rodeo screenshot 1

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