When the player uses too much boost, their engine will overheat, temporarily reducing the top speed of their truck. As in all Excite titles, it is important to adjust the angle of the vehicle so its wheels land parallel to the ground in Excite Truck, a massive turbo boost is rewarded for a perfect landing.Ī gameplay element also carried from both the NES and N64 titles is overheating. In fact, the main item of the game lets players morph the land to make the levels even more "extreme" than they were originally designed. For example, the giant cliffs and jumps from the NES title return, as the courses feature many hills and cliffs that make the player jump unrealistically high altitudes with their truck. The developers passed down and updated many features that made the original games popular. The game is a spiritual sequel to Excitebike and Excitebike 64. A bonus track is a fantasy crystal mountain named Nebula, which, as the name describes, is under a purple nebula. Versus: The multiplayer aspect of the game, which allows two players to race one another.Įxcite Truck features seven locales to race in-China, Scotland, Mexico, Fiji, Finland and Canada.
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The game also supports split screen two player multiplayer.Ĭrossing the finish line first is not the goal of Excite Truck, but rather another avenue for gaining stars. They must unlock additional trucks by reaching various benchmarks. The player first starts with three trucks. After finishing the training levels, both single and multiplayer modes are available.
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When first starting the game the player must go through a series of tests or practice runs before they are allowed to play the full game. Excite Truck does not use the Nunchuk attachment it is controlled entirely with the Wii Remote.