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Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade

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23%Game Brain Score
music, optimization
story, graphics
23% User Score Based on 56 reviews

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Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade is a single player arcade role playing game with a post-apocalyptic theme. It was developed by Targem Games and was released on March 14, 2014. It received negative reviews from players.

Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade/Ex Machina Arcade - is the races through the deserted prairies and canyons of northern America, infected by a fatal virus. You are to find the reasons of the global catastrophe described in the original game Hard Truck: Apocalypse. The game is a standalone project, with the gameplay that's different from the original game.

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23%
Audience ScoreBased on 56 reviews
music1 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Runs on Windows 7 and Windows 10 with some workarounds.
  • Simple vehicular combat gameplay with upgrades is somewhat fun.
  • Low system requirements allow it to run on older hardware.
  • Numerous technical issues including frequent crashes, inability to alt-tab properly, and startup errors.
  • Outdated graphics with poor physics, unrealistic tornado mechanics, and misleading store page screenshots.
  • Lack of modern features like customizable controls, widescreen support, save points, and clear mission instructions.
  • story
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is straightforward but lacks coherence and depth, partly due to forced naming by the publisher. While the moral and overall plot have potential, missions tend to be long, repetitive, and frustrating, with gameplay elements like tornados causing major difficulties that detract from the experience. Checkpoint saving helps with mission continuity, but overall the narrative fails to engage many players.

    • “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
    • “Some might even prefer its straightforward nature: just drive around, shoot, and collect stuff, buy really expensive upgrades between missions, the usual.”
    • “There is no map or clear instructions for quests, although the plot is interesting.”
    • “It's a simple vehicular combat game, but the publisher demanded to name it Ex Machina, and that's why the story makes no sense in the lore.”
    • “- Tragic, repetitive, boring, and long missions.”
    • “Tornados in second mission made me delete the game because they make it almost unplayable.”
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are widely criticized as outdated, clunky, and low-quality, reminiscent of early 2000s console games, with frequent bugs and crashes when adjusting settings. Overall, the visuals and physics are considered subpar and detract from the experience.

    • “Terrible graphics and physics plus a ton of bugs.”
    • “While this is on PC, it has all the hallmarks and deficiencies of a console game, from the clunkier than needed control scheme to the less than cutting edge graphics.”
    • “Sure, the game might crash if you change any of the graphical settings.”
  • gameplay
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay has been criticized for frustrating mechanics, such as tornadoes, and a misleading presentation on the store page, leading to an infuriating experience for players.

    • “The gameplay on the store page is not what the game is really like.”
    • “Tragic mechanics like tornados.”
    • “Infuriating gameplay.”
  • monetization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization is viewed negatively, with players feeling it is a cash grab exploiting nostalgia and abandonware. In-game purchases are considered excessively expensive, contributing to a frustrating experience, especially given the lack of savepoints or checkpoints.

    • “This seems to have been put on Steam as a nostalgia gouge, or just a cash grab to try to profit from abandonware.”
    • “The in-game purchases to improve your trucks are extremely expensive, and the lack of save points or checkpoints makes the entire game extremely frustrating.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is calming and soothing, creating a relaxing atmosphere that helps users feel at ease and reassured.

    • “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from poor optimization, lacking support for modern display resolutions and widescreen monitors, and has not been updated to run smoothly on current gaming PCs.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor initially comes from the unexpected ragdoll physics, creating funny moments, but it quickly wears off and becomes repetitive and dull after prolonged exposure.

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Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade is a arcade role playing game with post-apocalyptic theme.

Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade is available on PC and Windows.

Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade was released on March 14, 2014.

Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade was developed by Targem Games.

Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its story.

Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade / Ex Machina: Arcade is a single player game.

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