Early on, these legs up can compensate for the terrible truck features, also provide a nice boost at mid-level and above circuits. Also, select tracks feature the exciting over/under, figure 8 layout where trucks whizz right by and past each other.Īnother core part of Monster Truck Championship is in the hiring of teammates with varying player boosts/benefits. Variety is most evident in freestyle, where opening start position literally points a truck toward executing an awesome and points producing first series of tricks. But even with this allowance, there really are only three true race types and so many of the venues look and feel alike. Monster Truck Championship compensates a bit for the grind by allowing endless event restarts sans penalty, a must to ultimately win a race series and reach needed goals. These upgrades are also tied to sponsor provided goals, where some of the required tasks aren’t properly recorded when executed nor aligned with the races at one’s disposal. This means trudging through several hours and dozens of races via the base and terribly configured monster truck, where any misstep (as they possess poor steering and acceleration) kills any chance of winning a race and getting needed parts upgrades. It takes far too much grind before trucks can be leveled up with parts. A highlight of Monster Truck Championship is – even with the above and omnipresent finicky nature – the game’s physics never cheat either for or against you.Ī serious criticism, however, lies in Monster Truck Championship’s progression system. All of the game’s modes (traditional race, destruction, drag racing) reinforce these differences in how best to win them. Driving monster trucks is very different than standard racing titles…in many ways for the better. After several hours in, immersion takes over. While it has its hiccups, I truly enjoyed the hard as nails, sim feel to Monster Truck Championship. Thankfully, the amazing triggers and analog sticks of the PS5 controller are up for this challenge. Thus, Monster Truck Championship is not about revving it up, rather delicate presses on the pedal combined with slightest angle adjustments. Similarly, engine RPM and tire direction (especially once independent real wheel drive factored in) are very finicky, and react very specifically to different road elements (i.e. The slightest miscue via competing truck or environment interaction will send a truck careening in an unwanted direction or even upside down (requiring restart). On the physics front, be warned: Monster Truck Championship claims to be a simulator…and truly is one. The same can be said when crushing cars that more so disappear than lie on the wrong end of giant whirring tires. As in, truck parts appear to peel off versus break, crush and/or fall. Related and while the Unreal engine has its benefits for physics purposes, it continues to have an almost ‘peel’ like feel when damage occurs. Like most PS5 titles, load times are thankfully almost non-existent. Announcers, sound effects and fireworks/lights are passable. Tracks and environments are too similar also not engaging, with cockpits, spectators and background elements mainly blah and non-interactive. There’s solid flying dirt and mud graphics, but the rest of its presentation is literally pretty flat. While Monster Truck Championship for the PS5 looks pretty good, it doesn’t truly showcase the console by a long shot. The new part is mainly the graphics and performance upgrade, now at 4K and 60FPS, respectively. I’ll start with what’s new…then what returns. A repeat driver, likely not.Īs a bit of a disclaimer – and as someone new to the title – I am a little more critical than my predecessor, Jeremy, who reviewed the PS4 version back in October. Is it worth the price of re-admission? If it’s your first foray into the Monster Truck Championship…maybe. Teyon brings its 2020 monster struck simulation to next-gen consoles, with some slight performance boosts inherent.
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