{"id":207872,"date":"2022-08-23T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/\/?p=207872"},"modified":"2024-04-11T09:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T13:33:09","slug":"monster-truck-championship-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/monster-truck-championship-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Truck Championship Review: Destruction Mode, Big Tires &#038; Loads of Smashing Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-css-opacity has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Affiliate Disclosure:<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;As an Amazon Associate, Automoblog earns from qualifying purchases. Commissions from Amazon and other affiliate partners come to us at no cost to you when making a purchase via this page. See our&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Privacy Policy<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;to learn more.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-css-opacity has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"lets-review-block__wrap lets-review-block__wrap-10 lr-cf lets-review-wrap-207872 lets-review--center lets-review-skin-1 lets-review-design-6 lets-review-ani-1 lets-review-score-type-1 lets-review-type-2 lets-review-score-type__bar conclusion__off\" data-design=\"6\" data-score-type=\"1\" data-skin=\"1\"><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__img\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__main-title lr-vc lets-review-block__pad\"><div class=\"lets-review-block__title lr-font-h\" style=\"\">Monster Truck Championship<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__proscons lets-review-block__pad\"><div class=\"lets-review-block__pros\"><div class=\"proscons__title lets-review-block__title lr-font-h\" style=\"\">What We Liked<\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block__procon lets-review-block__pro\">Destruction Mode<\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block__procon lets-review-block__pro\">25 Playable Circuits<\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block__procon lets-review-block__pro\">Customization Options<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block__cons\"><div class=\"proscons__title lets-review-block__title lr-font-h\" style=\"\">What We Didn't Like<\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block__procon lets-review-block__con\">Trucks are hard to control<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__final-score lets-review-block__final-score-type-1 lets-review-block__pad score-level-9\"><div class=\"score__wrap lr-all-c\" style=\"background:#1e73be; color: #fff\"><div class=\"score\">92<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lets-review-block lets-review-block__aff lets-review-block__pad\"><div class=\"lets-review-block__title lr-font-h\" style=\"\">Available on Amazon <\/div><div class=\"aff-button-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43RbmvP\" class=\"aff-button lr-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" style=\"background:#1e73be\"><span class=\"button-title\">Get Monster Truck Championship<\/span><div class=\"i-wrap\" style=\"background:#1e73be\"><i class=\"tipi-i-cart-1 \"><\/i><i class=\"tipi-i-long-arrow-right \"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Game\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Monster Truck Championship\",\"image\": [\n\t\t\t\t\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-4.jpg\"\n\t\t\t],\"review\": {\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"worstRating\": \"0\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": \"92\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": \"100\"\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Tony Borroz\"\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}}<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monster Truck Championship! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no real depth of knowledge when it comes to monster trucks (I&#8217;m more of a Formula 1 guy). However, thanks to this nifty little Xbox game that landed on my doorstep called Monster Truck Championship, I now have a much better idea. Maximum Games recently sent me the game for my Xbox One. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, seemingly far away, two toilets flush simultaneously, dumping about eight gallons of high-test into a supercharger the size of a microwave that&#8217;s bolted to a block the size of a washing machine. This is Monster Truck Championship. And now you mash on the gas! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Like a Flintlock Pistol <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The resulting eight successive mortar blasts fire pistons as big as a man&#8217;s thigh and with near-diesel levels of compression up navel artillery comparable bores, transmitting crushing levels of force through femur-sized con-rods to a crankshaft that has to be out of an ocean-going tug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there&#8217;s a clutch in there somewhere and a bunch of whirling transmission bits and such. Then onto drivelines &#8211; one fore, one aft &#8211; before&nbsp;finally<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>what your foot asked for anywhere from 0.000001 seconds to 71 hours earlier is transmitted into the dirt via tires the size of hot tubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever fired a Flintlock? It&#8217;s sort of like that. Monster Truck Championship is a giant Flintlock Pistol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a vast and endless chain of events from when you squeeze the trigger to when you hear and feel the &#8220;whoomph!&#8221; And, much to the credit of Monster Truck Championship, the game faithfully reproduces that &#8220;whoomph!&#8221; each and every time (I was playing on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/logitech-g920-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Logitech G920 Racing Wheel<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Monster Truck Championship screenshot. \" class=\"wp-image-207881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-6.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In Monster Truck Championship, players can choose between 16 different vehicles with loads of customization options. We liked Race Mode, where you compete against eight other trucks. We absolutely love Destruction Mode, which rewards you for destroying every obstacle in your path!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monster Truck Championship Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Online mode for up to 8 players.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>16 customizable vehicles with over 50 options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>25 circuits in different cities across the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>5 types of events: Race, Time-Trial, Drag Races, Freestyle, and <strong>Destruction<\/strong>!! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Realistic driving and physics, including independent front- and rear-wheel control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Adjustment of different mechanical elements, including the engine and suspension. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Manage your truck, sponsors, and technicians to improve performances and earnings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All About The Money!! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the colorful graphics and backdrops, the game is relatively tech-heavy. You get to (actually have to) fiddle with your truck. Improve this, tweak that, and so on, or you won&#8217;t win. If you are not winning in Monster Truck Championship, you are not earning that cold hard cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The keyword here is\u00a0<em>Championship<\/em>. After starting at a beginner level, the goal is to work your way up. Like all forms of Motorsport, speed and trophies equal money, even for big trucks. So, with your monster truck and its spongy tires and mountainous levels of power and torque, you must go out and win. Take home the green, then put the scratch back into the truck and back into the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You get to hire team personnel along the way and deal with sponsors. It\u2019s been said that Motorsports sponsorship is a shallow fetid bog swimming with vipers, and this may be true, but there\u2019s also a downside. Luckily, this game is focused more on driving and having fun with your truck than dealing with sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Monster Truck Championship screenshot. \" class=\"wp-image-207880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">While you have to manage your sponsors in Career Mode, Monster Truck Championship is more about enjoyment and thrills than business dealings. For example, when you pull off a gnarly trick or a stunt, you will sometimes get a slow-motion replay. A &#8220;cockpit camera&#8221; puts you right into the action as you drive your monster truck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monster Truck Championship Gameplay <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where Monster Truck Championship has another technical card dealt in its favor. They don\u2019t have to map out miles of sky, like in a flight sim, or miles and miles of track, like in a driving sim. This means Monster Truck Championship can focus more processing power on what that infernal contraption you\u2019re trying to control is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there\u2019s a balance point somewhere beyond the horizon, which is tough to master, but when you do, look out. In Monster Truck Championship, there is a spot where the impending forward thrust meets the steering angle, and it will happily agree with your current body roll and weight transfer. When that happens, Monster Truck Championship will\u00a0<em>Hook. You. Up.\u00a0<\/em>and you will go downrange like a missile (if missiles had big tires).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must also have some hand-eye coordination to aim (or possibly steer) your monster truck where you want it to go. It\u2019s not easy, but it is rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I could get three, sometimes three-and-a-half corners in a row before spearing off in a given direction, flopping onto my side, or pulling a wheelie that stood the truck on its tailgate. But to be fair, the developers say you need to do more than punch the gas if you expect to pull off any cool aerial stunts or reach the game\u2019s ultimate prize of becoming the Professional League Champion. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"three_ships_widget-wrapper single_provider_widget\" id=\"single_provider_widget-block_5f5e486ed6aa1d26d4459a013d0fb610\">\n    <div class=\"three_ships_widget-table middle\">\n        <div class=\"table-body\">\n            <div class=\"table-column\">\n                                <div class=\"superlative\">\n                    <h5>Monster Truck Championship<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"logo\">\n                    <a data-segment-action=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43RbmvP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\">                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Monster-Truck-Championship-1.jpg\" alt=\"Monster Truck Championship (1)\">\n                    <\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"table-column\">\n                                <div class=\"btn-group\">\n                                        <a data-segment-action=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43RbmvP\" class=\"btn btn-primary full\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Own The Game Today<\/a>\n\t                                                <span class=\"sp-btn-disclaimer\"><p><em>As an Amazon Associate, Automoblog earns from qualifying purchases.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t                                                        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"summary-text\"><p>16 customizable vehicles and an online mode for up to 8 players.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nChoose from five types of events, including Destruction!<br \/>\n<br \/>\nManage your truck and team. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should You Buy Monster Truck Championship?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are into Monster Jam, you will have a blast with this game. You have plenty of options for tinkering with the trucks, modding them, and making them faster. You also get to name your truck and paint it all goofy, which only adds to the fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monster Truck Championship is available on Amazon for&nbsp;PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and&nbsp;Nintendo Switch. Not counting any deals or discounts, it\u2019s between $20 and $60 on Amazon, depending on which gaming platform you have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want a game that is out of the ordinary, Monster Truck Championship is an inexpensive way to have a blast. Best of all, you won&#8217;t risk doing anything stupid, like killing yourself at the fairgrounds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Longtime Automoblog writer Tony Borroz has been a content expert on popular driving games, worked for aerospace companies and software giants, and was a movie stuntman. He lives in the northeast corner of the northwestern-most part of the Pacific Northwest.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Affiliate Disclosure:&nbsp;As an Amazon Associate, Automoblog earns from qualifying purchases. Commissions from Amazon and other affiliate partners come to us at no cost to you when making a purchase via this page. See our&nbsp;Privacy Policy&nbsp;to learn more. Monster Truck Championship! I have no real depth of knowledge when it comes to monster trucks (I&#8217;m more of a Formula 1 guy). However, thanks to this nifty little Xbox game that landed on my doorstep called Monster Truck Championship, I now have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":207880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43037,43035],"tags":[],"model":[],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Carl Anthony","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207872"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=207872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}