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18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
North American GameCube boxart
Developer(s)	Sega-AM2
Publisher(s)	Sega, Acclaim
Platform(s)	Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube,
Release date(s)	Arcade JP 1999 INT 2000 Dreamcast JP October 12, 2000 NA May 25, 2001 PAL June 1, 2001 PlayStation 2 NA November 11, 2001 PAL November 23, 2001 JP December 5, 2002 GameCube NA February 18, 2002 PAL May 31, 2002 JP September 12, 2002
Genre(s)	Racing, action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ELSPA: 11+ ESRB: E
Media	GD-ROM, CD-ROM, Nintendo optical disc
Arcade system	Sega NAOMI

18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker is a racing game developed by Sega-AM2 and published by Sega. This game was first released in arcades in 2000, but later the game was released to the Dreamcast in 2001, Subsequently, it has been brought to the PlayStation 2 in 2001 and Nintendo GameCube in 2002 by Acclaim Entertainment. Sega followed up on the success of 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker by making a sequel, The King of Route 66 for arcades and PlayStation 2 in 2003.

[edit] Gameplay

Screenshot from 18 Wheeler:American Pro Trucker

The main purpose is to make it to the finish line with your cargo within a given time.

There are special vehicles that you can ram into that will add three seconds to your time. They look like purple Chevy Astro Vans. After Stage 1, the game gives the player a choice of trailer. One trailer is harder to haul, but provides a bigger payoff while the other choice is easier to haul but provides a smaller payoff. Money is deducted from the total when the trailer is hit.

[edit] Ports

The initial port of the game was released on the Dreamcast. Released by Sega, it is fairly faithful to its arcade counterpart, but the voice actors for the characters were changed and the arcade's cross-country map loading screens were made more simple looking as well. A two-player mode was also made available. The game was released by Acclaim Entertainment (who also released Sega's Ferrari F355 Challenge on the Dreamcast) on the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. The GameCube version was released on February 18, 2002.

[edit] Extras

If you complete all four parking stages then you will unlock a new one and if you complete that you will unlock one more. If you complete the arcade mode on normal with all four truckers you will unlock a new trucker.

[edit] References

• "System 16: Naomi hardware". http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=721. Retrieved 2006-05-23. 

[edit] External links

• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker at the Killer List of Videogames
• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker at MobyGames