The King of Route 66

Reviewed by:
Alex Porter

Remember how ’70s movies like Convoy made the life of a trucker seem like one high-stakes adventure after another? Well, King hopes to rescue those asphalt cowboys from the diesel-choked, Preparation H–splattered workaday hell their lives have become since the glory days. As one of the game’s crazy truckers—which range from a samurai to a soul brother—you pilot humongous 18-wheelers from windy Chicago to balmy L.A. There are plenty of rival rigs and objectives (like impressing the “Queens of Route 66”—and, no, none of them are named Bubba) along the way in this Crazy Taxi–style romp. Unfortunately, the game’s pace rarely manages to grind past second gear, making this a much longer haul than it really should be.