Monster Jam Showdown Reviews
"Monster Jam Showdown brings the classic chaos and destruction of Monster Trucks to the Nintendo Switch with surprisingly good performance and smooth gameplay. While the racing action can be fun and the freestyle mode delivers thrilling stunts, the game suffers from a lack of depth and variety, making it feel repetitive over time. However, for fans of Monster Jam or those looking for some simple, smash-and-crash fun, there's still enjoyment to be found here."
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Monster Jam Showdown is the new game in the Monster Jam franchise, this time from Milestone, which brings us all the official Monster Trucks from this tour of events. To be Milestone's first foray into Monster Truck races and events, they are not performing badly at all. They have managed to capture the spectacular nature of these monsters with 1,500 horsepower and more than 5 tons of weight with arcade-style gameplay and four levels of difficulty so that all types of audiences can enjoy the experience. If you like Monster Trucks, don't miss the opportunity.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
A very entertaining Monster Truck racing game where the strange thing is that you don't end up turning around at some point. More than 130 events where you can enjoy and compete to be the best in your TERRENEITOR!!
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With a great technical background, too, what's a bit lacking is the inventive in the single player campaign, with merely a largely repetitive sequence of events to beat with little reason or rhyme - one that even shows how little variety the game itself has, as of now, before all DLC or eventual sequels arrive. Personally, that's a prospect I really look forward to, because Monster Jam Showdown's base gameplay is really good, so I'd really love to see the format get expanded upon from here on.
I have a lot of respect for Monster Jam Showdown, this is the kind of title that a lesser developer might have just gone through the motions with. But this time around the full force of Unreal 5 is unleashed, creating a frequently stunning and impressive-looking game. Despite their size, the superstars of Monster Jam handle brilliantly the different environments and challenges on offer. Given that most fans who attend the real-life shows or watch on TV will have their favourite truck and driver it is a bit of a shame that pretty much all of the trucks need to be unlocked via play time and challenges. Other than that though, believe it or not, I have played a tonne of Monster Truck-themed games in my lifetime and the bar is higher than you might think. Monster Jam Showdown gets a pass from me.
Monster Jam Showdown is what fans of the live-event motorsport have been craving for. Everything about this game properly showcases what monster trucks are all about. Some of its downsides are the repetitive content and lack of variety in environments. This is a great start for Monster Jam.
There are a lot of positives to say about Monster Jam Showdown, and I hope reading this review gives a taste of what your experience will be. Having experienced the trucks in action I was able to appreciate the work that Milestone has put into this game. The effort to lovingly recreate the monster trucks in digital form. The love they have shown to the brand by putting all the different liveries into the game. All the while delivering a fun and exciting experience for the whole family to enjoy and take part in. In all my time reviewing games, this game has given me the most amount of smiles and the most joy.