18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal
by ValuSoft
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Product Summary
Brand: ValuesoftFormat: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2004-08-26
Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP
Model: 71102
Publisher: ValuSoft
Product features:
- Manage your own trucker business; own up to 35 trucks
- Dispatch 45+ cargo types, from livestock and chemicals to mobile homes
- Rumble through crowded cities, past sea ports, and across rolling plains
- Protect delivery times against accidents, bad weather, even the police
- Maintain truck's peak condition; repair damages; improve with upgrades
Video Game Reviews of 18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal
Customer Review: Medal to the Metal Review
Summary: 4 Stars
This compares Pedal to the Metal against the original version Across America. The original was fine but it got boring after awhile. With this version, its the same game in principle but this time you are told what loads to take and where. The roads texture is must different and looks more like real roads. The Exits are another matter. No more Cloverleafs; they are hard right and left turns which means you have to be really careful about your speed of you are going to rack up damage for sure.
To guide you on your way there is an arrow overhead telling you where you should be going. This I think is a bad move. Tell me about a trucker that has an arrow outside his cab telling where where to go. If you can read a map or road signs then you shouldn't be driving.
On this version you get to cross the border to Mexico which is a nice touch. Ever the loading dock down south is much cruder sort of reflecting a poorer country.
Many people complain about the dog trucks in the beginning on various versions. I don't, for it gives you an opportunity to master the controls and earn a better truck. Actually I prefer the more doggy trucks. The slicked up ones can get away from you really fast and are much harder to control.
About the laws. Most are enforced at the drop of a hat except for Red Lights. Many a time I have sailed through a town running every red light in the place with no penalty and I have enjoyed running down all sorts of traffic and road signs. Watching the motorcycle sail is a hoot. Trouble is that the cop car is like a brick wall. It doesn't move when you decide to go postal. Too bad. If you are going to get a ticket you might as well see the cop car get smashed up too.
If all you have played is the original version of 18 wheels, then this version will be more fun.
Description of 18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal
18 Wheels Of Steel: Pedal To The Metal makes you the owner of your own trucking business. It's up to you to build an empire without answering to anyone! Start out with just a little cash, then build your business by bidding on jobs and delivering them faster than the competition. Manage your money and avoid the problems and pitfalls of trucking, to build your empire one delivery at a time.Kids & Family Games
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