Monster Trucks Nitro 2 – Review – Feed your need for speed with nitro boosts and flips
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By: RedLynx Ltd
Version #: 1.50
Date Released: 2011-10-13
Developer: RedLynx Ltd
Price: 2.99
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Monster Trucks Nitro 2 is a 3-D side-scroller where the player controls a monster truck in a race against another monster truck rendered in ghost form. Winning a race typically entails getting nitro boosts, hence the name of the game.
There are two ways to gain nitro boosts. One is to run into nitro boosters randomly placed along the tracks, and the other is to do complete mid-air flips, which when successful result to the monster truck getting an automatic nitro boost. This all sounds pretty easy, but it actually becomes so only once the game controls are mastered.
The controls scheme is a combination of touch and tilit inputs. The speed and rectilinear direction of the monster truck is controlled by touching the slider across the bottom of the screen, with the left end reserved for reverse, the middle for idle, and the right end for full gas. On the other hand, the monster trucks’s tilts and flips are performed by tilting the device sideways. This tilting requirement feels more natural than the touch-based slider. An onscreen pair of brake and gas pedals, like those used in the first Monster Trucks Nitro, seems a more proper control method.
Winning a race seems important simply because money is involved. If victorious, the player is given a certain monetary reward, which can be used to gain entry to the latter races. And that’s apparently all the money is for. There’s no, say, an in-app to store to purchase upgrades. This might prove detrimental to the game, considering that controlling the same monster truck, however monstrous it may be to begin with or however great the graphics and sound effects are, can get old pretty quickly.
Quick Take
Value:Medium.
Would I Buy Again:Maybe.
Learning Curve:Low.
Who Is It For:Players who have a moderate need for speed and a big hunger for monster trucks.
What I Like:Tilt controls, nitro boosts, graphics and sound effects.
What I Don't Like:The brake and accelerate slider. No use for money earned other than to gain entry to succeeding races.
Final Statement:Monster Trucks Nitro 2 is a significant improvement over the original, but it still leaves much to be desired.
monster trucks nitro Live out your car crushing dreams with Monster Trucks Nitro II as you drive big-engine, 4-wheel drive beasts over enormous obstacle courses. Monster Trucks Nitro II rolls out advanced game physics, breathtaking 3D graphics, more trucks, all new levels, and global high scores.
Monster Trucks Nitro II is the adrenaline-fueled, action-packed, heart-thumping sequel to worldwide best-seller, Monster Trucks Nitro.
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What critics have to say:
MacWorld review:
"Solid racing game outshines other monster truck offerings: Graphics 100%, Fun 100%, Audio 100%, Controls 100%"
TheAppEra.com review:
"This game is EPIC! Natural pick for iPhone, and really excels and improves upon the original, both graphically and in gameplay."
AppSpy.com review:
"Monster Trucks Nitro 2 is pure explosive fun that knows how to keep your pinned to the screen. Definitely a must try for anyone's iDevice."
TouchMyApps.com review:
"Monster Trucks Nitro 2 is great fun and highly addictive. I’ve had trouble putting the game down long enough to finish writing this review."
AppSmile.com review:
"Not only does Monster Trucks Nitro 2 deliver an outstanding race experience, it goes over the top with camera panning/zooming effects, physics-based environment interaction, and car explosions to boot. We found ourselves replaying levels again and again just to watch the destruction left in our wake. Monster Trucks Nitro 2 is the best monster truck themed game we’ve played."
ToucArcade.com review:
"Monster Trucks Nitro 2 has impressive graphics, loads of content to play through, and an over the top fun factor that makes it a recommended purchase."
AllAboutTheGames.co.uk review:
"Monster Trucks Nitro II is yet another prime example of taking a simple concept, adding fun and unique controls and making a memorable experience. With a fully 3D engine that runs smoothly and flawlessly with no slowdown even on my slower 2G iPhone, and its impressively detailed vehicle models, MTN2 is perfect for short, sharp, pick up and play sessions. "
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Key features:
•Ride high in the Pickup, 6-Wheel ATV, Rocket and MAC Monster Truck
•Fully dynamic, three-dimensional environments
•Wreck cars, demolish track structures, run over trees; destroy just about everything that stands in your way!
•28 thrilling tracks with three different sprint levels for each
•Player Achievements, Friends Leagues and Global Scoreboards
•Experience bigger sounds and more spectacular crashes on the latest iPhone and iPod Touch devices!
*'Gameplays' from the headline was calculated from both iPhone, iPod and Flash versions.
About RedLynx:
RedLynx Ltd. is a multiplatform game developer and publisher based in Helsinki, Finland. Since its founding in 2000, it has developed or published more than 100 games on many platforms, including Xbox™ Live Arcade, Nintendo DS™, Sony PSP®, Apple iPhone™, Apple Macintosh, PC, web, interactive TV, and mobile phones. RedLynx is a trademark of RedLynx. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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