18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker

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18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Racing Controller, Dreamcast Jump Pack
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,8005,800 HDR-0080
Sega Dreamcast
JP
(Dorikore)
¥2,8002,800 HDR-0080-1
Sega Dreamcast
US
51064
Sega Dreamcast
EU
MK-51064-50
Nintendo GameCube
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090) DOL-P-GWEJ
Nintendo GameCube
US
DOL-P-GWEE
Nintendo GameCube
EU
DOL-P-GWEP
Nintendo GameCube
IT
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090)[2] SLPM-62211
Sony PlayStation 2
US
$49.9949.99[1] SLUS-20210
Sony PlayStation 2
EU
SLES-50214
Sony PlayStation 2
IT

18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (エイティーン・ホイーラー) is a racing game developed by Sega AM2 for the Sega NAOMI arcade hardware in 1999.

The game was quickly brought to the Sega Dreamcast in 2000. After Sega pulled out of the hardware market ports were released for the Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube in 2001/2002 by Acclaim. 18 Wheeler was followed up by The King of Route 66 in 2002/2003.

The Dreamcast version was once set to include online play[4], but the feature was scrapped before release.

Gameplay

In the game the player drives a large 18-wheel American truck from one destination to another, attempting to avoid obstacles (and rivals) so as not to damage the load. However, more points are awarded for fast times, and you must beat your rival in order to succeed.

Production credits

Arcade version

Dreamcast version

Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Dreamcast print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #19: "May 2001" (2001-04-05)
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Photo gallery

Physical scans

NAOMI version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №20, p96[6]
Arcade
60
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Arcade
N/A
Based on
0 reviews

18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker

NAOMI, US (upright)
NAOMI, US (standard)
NAOMI, US (deluxe)
18Wheeler NAOMI Cart.jpg
Cart
18Wheeler NAOMI US Manual Deluxe.pdf
Manual
18Wheeler NAOMI US Manual Deluxe Addendum.pdf
Addendum

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
87 №106, p124/125[7]
86 №112, p91[8]
80 №, p34[9]
60 №92, p100[10]
78 №1, p38
73 №618, p34
Sega Dreamcast
77
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
100% Consoles (FR) PAL
89
[11]
576 Konzol (HU)
82
[12]
Ação Games (BR)
72
[13]
Bonus (YU) NTSC
82
[14]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
87
[7]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
86
[8]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
70
[15]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
71
[16]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
80
[17]
Edge (UK)
60
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[18]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
67
[19]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
84
[20]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[21]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J
64
[22]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[23]
Hyper (AU) PAL
75
[24]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
70
[25]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[26]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
70
[27]
Neo Plus (PL)
70
[28]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[29]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
60
[30]
Play (PL)
65
[31]
PSX Extreme (PL) PAL
53
[32]
Power Unlimited (NL)
65
[33]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
70
[34]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-J
80
[35]
SuperGamePower (BR)
88
[36]
Strana Igr (RU)
73
[37]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
70
[38]
Sega Dreamcast
72
Based on
31 reviews

18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker

Dreamcast, US
18Wheeler DC US Box Back.jpg18Wheeler DC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
18Wheeler DC US Disc.jpg
Disc
18wheeler dc us manual.pdf
Manual
18wheeler dc us inlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
18wheeler dc pal backcover.jpg18wheeler dc pal frontcover.jpg
Cover
18wheeler dc pal disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, JP
18wheeler dc jp backcover.jpg18wheeler dc jp frontcover.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, JP (Dorikore)

GameCube version

GameCube, US
18Wheeler GC US Box.jpg
Cover
18Wheeler GC US Disc.jpg
Disc
GameCube, JP
18Wheeler GC JP Box Back.jpgNospine.png18Wheeler GC JP Box.jpg
Cover
GameCube, UK
18Wheeler GC UK Box.jpg
Cover
GameCube, FR/NL
18Wheeler GC FR-NL Box.jpg
Cover
GameCube, DE
18Wheeler GC DE Box.jpg
Cover
GameCube, ES

GameCube, IT

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88 №119, p162[39]
78 №2001-12, p96[3]
60 №12, p57[40]
75 №2002-01, p56[41]
Sony PlayStation 2
75
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
100% Consoles (FR) PAL
88
[42]
Consoles + (FR)
88
[39]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
70
[43]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
69
[44]
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK) PAL
60
[45]
Playbox (FR)
60
[40]
Play (DE)
78
[3]
Players (DE) PAL
72
[46]
PlayZone (DE) PAL
67
[47]
PlayStation Games (DE)
75
[41]
Power Unlimited (NL)
58
[48]
Sony PlayStation 2
71
Based on
11 reviews

18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker

PlayStation 2, US
18WAPT PS2 US Box.jpg
Cover
18Wheeler PS2 US Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, JP
18Wheeler PS2 JP Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, UK
18Wheeler PS2 UK Box.jpg
Cover
18Wheeler PS2 EU Disc.jpg
Disc
PlayStation 2, FR/NL
18Wheeler PS2 FR-NL Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, DE
18Wheeler PS2 DE Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, ES
18Wheeler PS2 ES Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, IT
18Wheeler PS2 IT Box.jpg
Cover

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast
  • 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker on PlayStation.com: JP

References

  1. Press release: 2001-11-13: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Hauls Home Next-gen Holiday Fun With '18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker'
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62211.html (Wayback Machine: 2010-01-26 10:49)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:Play DE 2001-12.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Play DE 2001-12.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:EGM US 137.pdf, page 38
  5. http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014723/Yu-Suzuki-s-Gameworks-A
  6. File:Arcade UK 20.pdf, page 96
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 106.pdf, page 124 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 106.pdf_p124" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 112.pdf, page 91 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 112.pdf_p91" defined multiple times with different content
  9. File:Dorimaga 20021011 JP.pdf, page 34
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:Edge UK 092.pdf, page 100 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 092.pdf_p100" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 100% Consoles, "Juin/Juillet 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 45
  12. 576 Konzol, "November 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 39
  13. Ação Games, "Dezembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 52
  14. Bonus, "3/2001" (YU; 2001-04-25), page 36
  15. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 54
  16. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 22" (UK; 2001-05-17), page 66
  17. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
  18. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 2001" (US; 2001-06-05), page 107
  19. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 6
  20. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 66
  21. Famitsu, "2000-10-20 extra" (JP; 2000-10-06), page 34
  22. Fun Generation, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-22), page 72
  23. GamePro, "July 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 96
  24. Hyper, "June 2001" (AU; 2001-04-25), page 68
  25. MAN!AC, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 42
  26. MAN!AC, "05/2001" (DE; 2001-04-04), page 60
  27. Mega Fun, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 72
  28. Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 47
  29. Next Generation, "July 2001" (US; 2001-06-19), page 86
  30. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "June 2001" (UK; 2001-05-24), page 52
  31. Play, "Październik 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 31
  32. PSX Extreme, "07/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 61
  33. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 09, Nummer 8, Augustus 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 63
  34. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Junio 2001" (ES; 2001-05-25), page 36
  35. Sega Magazin, "Dezember 2000" (DE; 2000-1x-xx), page 16
  36. SuperGamePower, "Agosto 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 44
  37. Strana Igr, "Noyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 52
  38. Video Games, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 133
  39. 39.0 39.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 119.pdf, page 162 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 119.pdf_p162" defined multiple times with different content
  40. 40.0 40.1 File:Playbox FR 12.pdf, page 57 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Playbox FR 12.pdf_p57" defined multiple times with different content
  41. 41.0 41.1 File:PSG DE 2002-01.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PSG DE 2002-01.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  42. 100% Consoles, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 91
  43. GamesMaster, "January 2002" (UK; 2001-12-20), page 103
  44. MAN!AC, "02/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 59
  45. PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "December 2001" (UK; 2001-11-07), page 134
  46. Players, "2/2002" (DE; 2002-01-02), page 48
  47. PlayZone, "01/2002" (DE; 2001-12-05), page 107
  48. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 2, Februari 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 37



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