Created with a budget of under $15,000, it seems as if it was a beta test version, that was accidentally released.

User Rating: 1 | Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing PC
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, is the most incomplete game on the market. Created with a budget of under $15,000, it seems as if it was a beta test version, that was accidentally released. It has no gameplay, no physics, no storyline, no challenge, and is completely devoid of anything you could ever want in a video game.

First off, this game is supposed to be about trucks racing across the country, hauling illegal cargo, while avoiding police, or, at least that is what the box tells you. These are all lies. There are no cops, there is no racing, and half the time, you do not have a trailer. After you select your big rig, and choose one of the five maps, it is time to race. You, and your enemy, will appear at the start, and the countdown begins. You start the race, and realize that your opponent is nowhere to be found. There is no way he could have passed you, so you check behind, and notice that your opponent has not left the starting line. That is right: Your opponent does not move; he will just sit there for the entire duration of the race. The developers created a free patch to make the opponent move, but he will drive, like, 15 MPH, and stop right before the finish line, so you still win, every time.

So, what happens when you win? You are shown a picture of this deformed, three-armed trophy, and the amazingly translated phrase: "YOU'RE WINNER !" No matter what happens, you will never lose; it cannot be done. There is no loss screen, and it is impossible for the enemy truck to cross the finish line. This game is sure to boost your self-esteem, since you will win virtually every race. The only way you can not win (you cannot lose), is to not finish the race. It's almost as if your opponent does not show up, probably, because he knows how WINNER you are. Finally, the game has trouble keeping track of whether or not you actually completed a lap, and, as a result, it will confuse the starting line with the finish line (which are both the same), so, even before you start, YOU'RE WINNER !

So, you keep driving, admiring the astounding Nintendo 64 graphics, and you realize, you are about to crash into a building, but you have no time to slow down. No problem, because you will go right through buildings, lampposts, your "opponent", and any other "solid" object. They didn't forget to add scenery, but, they might as well have, because, the "objects" in the game aren't really there.

Now, it is time to go backwards. You start going in reverse, and notice that you are accelerating as fast as you did going forward. After a couple of seconds, you are almost at max speed- oh, wait; there is no max speed. You will be able to accelerate infinitely, and when it is time to stop, simply release the reverse key, and you will come to a complete stop, instantly. You are approaching a hill, and you cannot turn in time to avoid it. You will surely slow down to a stop- never mind; you go straight up that vertical mountain at full speed. There is no physics engine, meaning that inclines do not affect your speed, you can drive straight across water, and, as I mentioned earlier, you can drive straight through anything that is not ground. You can even pass the level boundaries, and go off into the grey abyss, where your truck will act as if it is having a seizure.

There is no point in playing this game, after you've proven your WINNERness on all four maps. Wait, didn't I say there was five maps? I did, but, the fourth map, does not work; no matter what you do, you will always crash to the desktop when you select it. So, ironically, this game cannot be beaten, unless, of course, you download a patch, which will fix the fourth course...by replacing it with a clone of the first course. So, unless you want a good laugh, or you just need to feel WINNER, there really is no point in playing this game.