Offensive Humour and Arcade Truck driving .Its all here

User Rating: 6 | Big Mutha Truckers 2 XBOX
The First Big Mutha Trucker game was realy enjoyable . it combined american humour with buying/selling stratergy and the driving wasnt too shabby either.

When I picked up BMT2 , i had high hopes , maybe a little too high. There wasnt too much you could do to improve the frist game in sense of gameplay , so it was hard to play the sequel for the first few times. The game has gone for a more Arcade style , so the physics of a heavy truck have changed quite a bit.

Graphics :
The Locations and scenary in this game is very nice to look at , its on the cartoon side of things rather than realism , but it fits the sarcastic theme of the game well . the only ugly part , is the overaly cartoony characters , but atleast you dont have to look at them during the driving , just the bargaining sections.

Sound:
The Awesome radio stations from the first game have returned , with even more content (such as real licsensed songs and hiliarous chat shows) . The trucking noises are as good as you could ask for.. The Voice acting is well done in some areas , but to over the top in others (but ill talk about the stereotypes later)

Gameplay:
The Truck driving is fast , and the physics are a bit light , so it does not feel like you are driving a 12 tone rig , like it did in the first game . But the driving to Locations is still fun , with more obsticles and dangers than ever before ,such as Gangs/UFOS/Cops. The Buying and Selling is challenging and rewarding , you will have to keep track of what sells highest at most places , because likely its more in demand , its a good system that may take casual gamers a few trys to work out , but it adds alot to just simple truck drving.

Presentation:
With only The Story mode and being able to select bonus side missions you have completed , theres not to many options to play with . But this games depth and enjoyment will come from the story mode anyway , as you will test your racing , bargaining and trucking skills throughout..You have 4 siblings to choose from , and that is enough considering how bad the sterotypes in this game are . The Characters you meet and greet in the Bars/General Stores , range from slighlty amusing to disturbing to offensive . This game presents everything with tounge-in-cheek humour , and not one thing can be taken seriously . If your proud of your hick american traditions then you may or may not appreciate the overally critical sterotypes . The game's sexual tone is a tad higher the mild too , so this isnt a game for kids , no matter how kid friendly the graphics look .

Overall:
Big Mutha Truckers 2 , is a dissapointing sequel in my opinion , but it may be more fun to gamers than the original with its overthetop characters and Aracde gameplay . If you like GTA style Humour , and like cruising down highways to chat-back radios , this game is worth a rental .