Every little last detail is there, from the performance and handling of the trucks to the correct sponsor logos in the correct places. People actually do race these things and Truck Racing uses the Mercedes-Benz license, which enables you to go through an actual race season using all the proper rules and reg's. Sound better now? It should do because it's every bit as barmy, madcap and fun as it sounds.Īs it turns out, this isn't just something the guys at Synetic made up whilst trying to invent the world's most stupidly dangerous sport. Get another seven of these, put them on a track that can just about fit two side-by-side and send them barreling down a straight into a hairpin corner, take away any effective brakes and you've got Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing. Strip the weight down to five tonnes (yes I know that's still a lot but it is a truck you see), stick a 12-litre engine under the bonnet, add a couple of turbochargers for good luck and you've got a fire-breathing 1360bhp-producing behemoth. Hit the 'back' button yet? No? Good, because these aren't your ordinary Eddie Stobart vehicles you see every day carrying illegal immigrants to our shores. At least you can if you're racing trucks. You don't need chunky tyres and a sump guard to have fun, you can enjoy yourself with nary a tree in sight. Which is a shame, because they'd be missing out. If you can't go off-road or at least onto a gravel track you can forget it because people just don't want to know. Mud plugging is the new Screamer, the new Need for Speed. And how many of these were around, say, five years ago? Not half as many by a long way. I mean, just take a look at the number of rally games out there. Sure, it has its fads and crazes like any other genre but it's easier just to think that developers are jumping on the latest bandwagon and hoping for success. Y'know, it's very easy to get cynical about racing games.
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