Monster Jam (video game)
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Monster Jam is a video game of the off-road racing
genre to released in on November 13, 2007 by Activision
. It is licensed by the USHRA Monster Jam
series and features 20 real-life monster truck
s, in contrast to Monster 4x4: World Circuit, including Grave Digger
and Maximum Destruction
. This will be the first Monster Jam game to feature stadium
drag racing, and will also have cross-country off-road racing in a similar vein to the previous Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal
game, as well as freestyle
. The game features commentary by Scott Douglas.
Freesyle Preview: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UPKCZOEh8KE
Off-road racing
Off-road racing is a format of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles compete in races through off-road environments.-North America:...
genre to released in on November 13, 2007 by Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
. It is licensed by the USHRA Monster Jam
Monster Jam
Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour and television show operated by Feld Entertainment. The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the United States Hot Rod Association and takes place primarily in the United States and around the world...
series and features 20 real-life monster truck
Monster truck
A monster truck is a pickup truck, typically styled after pickup trucks' bodies, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension...
s, in contrast to Monster 4x4: World Circuit, including Grave Digger
Grave Digger (truck)
Grave Digger is the name of a team of monster trucks currently racing in the USHRA Monster Jam series. There are several Grave Diggers being driven by different drivers to allow them to make appearances at more events, but their flagship driver is creator Dennis Anderson...
and Maximum Destruction
Maximum Destruction (truck)
Maximum Destruction is a monster truck currently racing in the USHRA Monster Jam series. It is currently driven by Tom Meents. Tom Meents has won nine world championships which is the most anyone has won at the Monster Jam World Finals. As one of the most successful of the trucks it currently...
. This will be the first Monster Jam game to feature stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
drag racing, and will also have cross-country off-road racing in a similar vein to the previous Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal
Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal
Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal is a racing video game released in 2003 by Ubisoft. It is licensed by and loosely based on the USHRA Monster Jam series and features many real-life monster trucks, including Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction...
game, as well as freestyle
Freestyle (monster trucks)
Freestyle, in Monster Truck competition, is an event where the goal is to perform tricks and stunts with the truck in order to demonstrate driver skill and truck capability. Some freestyle events are judged competitions, while others are merely exhibitions....
. The game features commentary by Scott Douglas.
Trucks
- Grave Digger
- Grave Digger 25th Anniversary
- Monster Mutt
- Monster Mutt Dalmatian
- PredatorPredator (truck)Predator Racing, Inc. is a monster truck team consisting of the trucks Predator, Prowler and Pouncer, all of which currently compete primarily on the USHRA Monster Jam circuit. The team is owned by Allen Pezo, and includes Pezo, Larry Jaruzel, Lenny Kuilder and Dale Mitchell as drivers...
- King Krunch
- Brutus
- AvengerAvenger (truck)Avenger is a monster truck created by Team Scream Monster Trucks, and is driven by Team Scream's flagship driver Jim Koehler.- History :The truck was created in 1997 by Team Scream. The truck won the Monster Jam Freestyle Championship in 2003. Avenger's driver, Jim Koehler, is often nicknamed "Mr....
- Destroyer
- Blue ThunderBlue Thunder (truck)Blue Thunder was a monster truck that raced in the USHRA Monster Jam series. It was sponsored by the truck division of Ford Motor Company and Live Nation. The truck has several similarities with the monster truck Bigfoot. Some fans saw Blue Thunder as a replacement for Bigfoot in the Monster Jam...
- Pastrana 199
- El Toro LocoEl Toro Loco (truck)El Toro Loco is a monster truck currently racing in the USHRA Monster Jam series. It is currently driven by Marc McDonald, Aaron Basl,Chuck Werner and Becky McDonough and was at a time driven by Lupe Soza, and Nathan Weenk, and is owned by Live Nation. It features one of the first 3-D body...
- BulldozerBulldozer (truck)Bulldozer is a monster truck that races in the USHRA Monster Jam series. It is currently driven by Alex Blackwell. It features one of the first 3-D body shells, with horns sticking out the front. In this respect it resembles El Toro Loco...
- Captain's Curse
- Blacksmith
- Bounty HunterBounty Hunter (truck)2Xtreme Racing is a monster truck team consisting of the trucks Bounty Hunter, Scarlet Bandit and Iron Outlaw, all of which compete primarily on the USHRA Monster Jam circuit. The team is owned by Jimmy Creten, and includes Creten, his wife Dawn Creten, Darren Migues, Joe Miller, and Jay McPherson...
- Iron Outlaw
- Maximum Destruction
- Scarlet Bandit
- Team Suzuki
Stadiums
- Ford FieldFord FieldFord Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...
in Detroit, Michigan - Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeHubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeThe Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota - Citrus BowlCitrus BowlThe Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats around 70,000 people....
in Orlando, Florida - Edward Jones DomeEdward Jones DomeThe Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was...
in St. Louis, Missouri - Qualcomm StadiumQualcomm StadiumQualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area....
in San Diego, California - Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida
- Reliant StadiumReliant StadiumReliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface....
in Houston, Texas - AlamodomeAlamodomeThe Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S...
in San Antonio, Texas - Sam Boyd StadiumSam Boyd StadiumSam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium located in Whitney, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas metropolitan area; the mailing address of the stadium is "Las Vegas". The stadium is named after Sam Boyd, a major figure in the hotel/casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consists...
in Las Vegas, Nevada
External links
Freesyle Preview: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UPKCZOEh8KE