
The more a specific truck is used in any game play mode, the better they get. This element is built upon by an RPG like experience system for each truck. Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 wants you to go out of your way to experience each monster truck and it incentives you to do so. In the same manner, drive the Blue Thunder truck up to a metal pylon, you’ll get a sparks show and another unlockable. If you drive Whiplash, the cowboy themed truck, up to a barnyard in Camp Crushmore (another of the zones), you’ll get a little interactive display along with an unlockable.
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Each of the 5 zones have an overarching theme (Bark Park for the series of Monster Mutt trucks, for example) as well as specific interactive spots for each of the 6 trucks (from the 38 strong roster) that are linked to each locale. This title knows that and celebrates them. These behemoths might be powerful machines packing 1,500 horsepower but they’re nothing but big trucks without their wacky character or far fetched gimmick. It’s a game that understands the majesty and grandeur of monster trucks. Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 is a game built around the trucks themselves. Each with their own theme linked to famous Monster Jam trucks, these interconnected areas are where you’ll find your traction and where the focus of this game becomes apparent. A playground with ramps, tracks and stuff to crush, these regions have no explicit objectives or purpose other than to have fun. After a moment of confusion because of the abrupt way the tutorial abandoned me, I found myself in the guts of the game: A series of 5 open world environments. Thankfully, the rest of Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 is better than the first impression had led me to believe.

Needless to say, this was a false start for Monster Jam Steel Titans 2. According the trophy stats at the time of writing, only 69% of people have completed the tutorial for this game this is to say, I don’t think I’m alone in experiencing these issues. The instructions on what to do displayed in the top left corner vanished. If you’re unlucky like I was, the tutorial will then malfunction.

You’ll either feel condescended or that the game is being incredibly sarcastic. T.I.N.A, the game’s hyperactive guide, delivers soundbites like “Awesome” and “Good Job” as you pull off simplistic instructions like holding down the reset button or driving around a track. Upon starting the game, you’re treated to a truly awful tutorial.
