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Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder

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75%Game Brain Score
humor, atmosphere
story, gameplay
79% User Score Based on 68 reviews
Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

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Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder is a single player racing game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Eutechnyx and was released on September 1, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

In "Big Mutha Truckers 2", players assume the role of Ma Jackson, a tough trucker, and must deliver cargo across the United States while competing against rival drivers. The game features open-world environments, humorous dialogue, and various customization options for the player's trucks. Players must manage their time, money, and reputation to become the top trucker in the country.

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79%
Audience ScoreBased on 68 reviews
humor16 positive mentions
music3 negative mentions
  • Big Mutha Truckers 2 offers a humorous and absurd take on trucking culture, filled with exaggerated characters and lowbrow comedy that can be entertaining for those who appreciate its style.
  • The gameplay combines trading and arcade driving, providing a satisfying experience when players successfully navigate the chaotic roads and complete deliveries.
  • The game has a nostalgic charm for fans of early 2000s arcade games, with a colorful art style and a fun soundtrack that enhances the overall atmosphere.
  • The driving mechanics feel dated and unresponsive, making it difficult to control the trucks effectively, which detracts from the overall gameplay experience.
  • The game suffers from repetitive gameplay and a lack of depth in its trading system, leading to a grind that can become tedious over time.
  • Technical issues such as poor graphical fidelity, lack of controller support, and bugs can hinder the experience, making it feel less polished compared to modern games.
  • story
    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story serves as a loose framework for the game's chaotic driving and trading mechanics, centering on Ma Jackson's legal troubles and the player's quest to earn money for her defense. While the narrative includes quirky characters and optional missions, it ultimately feels repetitive and lacks depth, with many players noting that the gameplay overshadows the story. Overall, the plot is seen as a minimalistic backdrop that fails to elevate the experience, leaving players wanting more engaging content.

    • “This time, the story begins with the family matriarch, Ma Jackson, behind bars for tax evasion.”
    • “The story is more or less the same, except instead of earning money to buy the company, you're earning cash to pay off jurors for your ma's legal case.”
    • “The story works and the characters you meet are interesting enough to feel acceptable.”
    • “The plot exists primarily as a backdrop for the game’s mix of driving, trading, and over-the-top comedy, but it does provide a consistent thread of purpose to the mayhem.”
    • “There is no story and the gameplay is very repetitive, but that's okay since it's an arcade game.”
    • “Apart from outdated tech (1024*768 max res), bad controls, and lack of content & care, the game simply is the worst in terms of progression through the story.”
  • humor
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in "Big Mutha Truckers 2" is characterized by its lowbrow, crass style, heavily relying on exaggerated stereotypes and redneck jokes that parody American trucking culture. While the comedic elements, including campy characters and humorous radio chatter, may not appeal to everyone, they can provide genuine laughs for those who appreciate tongue-in-cheek parody. Overall, the game offers a mix of entertaining moments and memorable characters, though some players find the humor hit-or-miss.

    • “Everything about it—from the exaggerated southern accents to the bombastic radio chatter—is engineered to parody American trucking culture through a filter of crass humor and exaggerated stereotypes.”
    • “The humor is intentionally lowbrow, brimming with innuendo, redneck jokes, and campy characters who feel lifted straight out of a country-themed cartoon.”
    • “Big Mutha Truckers 2 is a very funny arcade game and indirectly prepared me for ETS/ATS, getting into trucking simulation.”
  • gameplay
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay retains a familiar formula with minor refinements, emphasizing chaotic, arcade-style driving that prioritizes fun over realism. While the mechanics can feel awkward and the experience repetitive, players who enjoy reckless driving and humorous interactions may find enjoyment in the core loop, despite limited variety and upgrades. Overall, the gameplay is characterized by its simplicity and a focus on delivering cargo amidst destruction, though it may not sustain long-term engagement.

    • “The gameplay is pure chaos: deliver the cargo as fast as possible while causing maximum destruction along the way.”
    • “If you enjoy the main gameplay loop of driving recklessly, trading with grotesque and funny characters, doing side missions, you'll love it.”
    • “Gameplay-wise, the formula remains largely unchanged from its predecessor, but with a few refinements.”
    • “The driving mechanics lack weight and responsiveness, leaving trucks feeling awkward and floaty rather than heavy and powerful.”
    • “It never aspires to sophistication or realism, instead doubling down on its rowdy, backroads humor and simple mechanics.”
    • “There is no story and the gameplay is very repetitive, but that's okay since it's an arcade game.”
  • music
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is characterized by a lively soundtrack featuring country rock tunes and twangy guitar riffs that enhance the game's atmosphere of freedom and chaos. Players appreciate the diverse radio stations and licensed tracks, which include humorous dialogue and interviews that complement the redneck ambiance. However, some users noted a reduction in the overall music variety compared to previous installments, with fewer songs and missing features that detract from the experience.

    • “What you get is a funny 'truck-themed' PS2 arcade game from the early 2000s with a small yet very diverse map, accompanied by a great soundtrack, radio stations, and licensed music you can even listen to separately in the menu.”
    • “There are several radio stations to listen to with awesome music and fun dialogue that really fits the game.”
    • “The game as a whole also feels weirdly smaller, with small details such as a 5th driver missing, main menu being static images, missing entering/leaving the diesel animations, less radio songs (to be fair, there was very little in the way of music in the original), no more custom truck symbols; they essentially hyper-emphasized so many details in some areas and completely ignored it in others.”
    • “Any money the publisher has spent went into the 'All Right Now' music license, and any effort the developers have made went into the creation of one of the radio stations that features funny interviews (kudos to the voice actors on that one).”
    • “The soundtrack, filled with country rock tunes and twangy guitar riffs, reinforces the atmosphere of reckless freedom and southern-fried chaos that defines the series.”
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics showcase a charming rural Americana aesthetic with detailed environments, though they are limited by outdated technology and a modest budget, resulting in dated visuals and loose physics. While the default resolution is 640 x 480p, players can scale it up to 1280 x 720p, which enhances the experience without major technical issues. Overall, the graphics strike a balance between aesthetic appeal and technological constraints.

    • “The environments have personality, filled with small details that evoke the game’s rural Americana aesthetic.”
    • “It was a balance that favored aesthetic a little more, and it worked out well enough in its favor.”
    • “On the other hand, the graphical fidelity and character animations are clearly constrained by the technology of the time and the game’s modest budget.”
    • “The graphics are dated, the physics are loose, and sometimes the whole thing feels like it’s about to collapse under its own girth.”
    • “Oh, and the game default resolution is 640 x 480p, but you can actually scale up the graphics to 1280 x 720p in the settings.”
  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is characterized by a soundtrack of country rock tunes and twangy guitar riffs, which effectively enhances the themes of reckless freedom and southern-fried chaos that are central to the series.

    • “The soundtrack, filled with country rock tunes and twangy guitar riffs, reinforces the atmosphere of reckless freedom and southern-fried chaos that defines the series.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, users report a high level of stability, with no significant issues such as crashes, freezes, or sound/graphic problems commonly associated with older games on modern hardware.

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Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder is a racing game with comedy theme.

Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder is available on PC, Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and others.

Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder was released on September 1, 2020.

Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder was developed by Eutechnyx.

Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its story.

Big Mutha Truckers 2: Truck Me Harder is a single player game.

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