Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Nov 20, 2021

  Good game
• gamedeal user

  Jan 11, 2022

  Such a classic from SCS. I remember playing this game in 2011 on wildtangent because i didn't know what steam was yet lol. If you didn't play it back in the day it probably won't be that impressive by today's standards, but if you remember this game, that nostalgia wave will hit you like a freight train. There is one issue with the game in its current state, a config file must be added to the game directory to get it to launch as it appears windows has broken the way this game starts up, after adding this file to the directory everything works as it should. I am happy to show you how to do it upon request it's very simple to do. Highly Reccomend!
• gamedeal user

  Mar 21, 2016

  Ok let's get it straight, right up front - this is an early [b]2011[/b] game, not 2015 like it says on the Steam store page. It came out before Euro Truck Simulator 2 and was the last of SCS Software's "18 Wheels of Steel" series. The second thing to straighten out is the price. The game is still sold by [url=http://www.extremetrucker2.com/]the publisher[/url] for $9.99, and you can also find it cheaper on [url=http://www.cheapshark.com/search?q=extreme%20trucker%202]a number of competing game services[/url]. For that reason alone, you might consider avoiding the Steam version unless you have a good reason to spend the extra $$$. Thirdly, this is not, and doesn't pretend to be, a simulator. There's no company management, no truck ownership, no in-depth parts system or truck customisation, no job market, no drivers to hire - almost none of the sim/management aspects that are usually part of an SCS trucking game. The physics are reasonable, if a little dated, and notably the game runs a little faster than reality to provide a sense of speed (there are ways to turn this down ;). Rather, the game is all about the challenge - pitting your driving skills and quick wits against the elements of harsh weather, rough and unpredictable terrain, pressing deadlines and the occasional kamikaze tuk-tuk. Jobs are chosen from a list and you are teleported to the departure point and sat in the driver's seat with your next load all hooked up. It's a game of quick jobs, though I don't see that as a bad thing [i]per se[/i]. Nonetheless, I found it to be quite enjoyable. There's plenty of variety offered by the game's five locations - South Australia, Bangladesh, Yungas Road, Montana and the Tuktoyaktuk Ice Road - plus you get to drive a wide range of trucks from small pantecs to six-trailer behemoths, and the loads themselves are also varied, interesting and even outrageous. The quick job structure makes it a game that's very easy to jump into and run one or two jobs, then hop out and do something else for a time. With no career to tend to, it's very much a pick-up-and-play title. Sure, the physics model is dated, and the graphics too, but not so much that they're jarring, and that simplicity means it runs very nicely on a modern rig. I also did not encounter any serious bugs, crashes or glitches throughout the 30 hours it took to complete the game. The game is good, as long as you know what you're getting for your money. If you played it back in the day like I did, then definitely pick it up for the nostalgia value. If you're coming to the game for the first time and like the idea of a job-based, challenge-based pick-up-and-play trucking game, then go for it! If you're looking for a more fully featured trucksim however, skip this and consider [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/]Euro Truck Simulator 2[/url] or [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/270880/]American Truck Simulator[/url] instead.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 2, 2016

  it heaps more fun with mods but still a great game
• LostxTruckin

  Aug 10, 2017

  My game has been staying on the Rated E picture for a few seconds then it says that Extreme Trucks 2 is not responding. Please fix this I have a bunch of saved day\ta on this game and I would love to play it.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 28, 2017

  game loaded once and thats it
• gamedeal user

  Feb 21, 2018

  For me this game is totally worth it for the Nostalgia value alone as I played it so much back in the days. It might not be for those who expect a trucking simulator though, as it's more of a select a job and drive ahead game (only quick jobs) - in case that's what you're searching for, better go & check out ATS or ETS2. 10/10
• gamedeal user

  Mar 26, 2018

  the best game
• gamedeal user

  May 10, 2018

  great classic from SCS, hopefully one day some of the roads will make thier way into ATS, funny enough this game runs on a very early version of the ETS2 engine (Check the map editor its the same as TNT, STDS and ETS2 V1)
• gamedeal user

  Jul 7, 2018

  still an old gem -> the sequel of "Extreme Trucker": Plus 2 new areas: Montana + Bangladesh