#329 - Hooters Road Trip Review

·1 hr 56 min·5 clips

The NudeClan crew reviews Hooters Road Trip, a game widely considered one of the worst ever made.

The episode opens with the hosts introducing themselves and immediately diving into their review of Hooters Road Trip, a game they describe as one of the worst ever made. They share their experiences playing the game, highlighting its awful vehicle handling, rubber-banding AI, and repetitive track design. The hosts note the game was released in 2002 for $10 and is extremely short, taking about an hour to complete. Before the main review, the hosts discuss other games they've been playing recently. Zach talks about playing Valkyria Chronicles and the addictive $5 game Vampire Survivors. Joe mentions playing Kingdom Hearts and getting stuck in the Wonderland world. The conversation shifts to upcoming games, with some hosts excited for God of War Ragnarok and others debating the God of War series timeline. A significant portion involves the hosts joking about personal anecdotes, including a story about a pre-order mix-up for God of War Ragnarok. They also briefly discuss Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and its campy tone. The episode includes a segment where the hosts list games they've beaten recently, which includes Nights into Dreams, Crazy Taxi, and Sega Bass Fishing. The main review of Hooters Road Trip covers the game's development, noting it was originally called Freewheeling USA before the Hooters license was added. They criticize the game's graphics, menu design, and the low-quality FMV footage of Hooters girls. The hosts reveal that only four people have logged beating the game on HowLongToBeat.com. They rate the gameplay a 1 or 2 out of 10, calling it technically playable but terrible. The review concludes with discussions about the game's track repetition and lack of story. Throughout the episode, the hosts engage in off-topic banter, including jokes about circumcision, restaurant ideas, and various personal stories. The tone is informal and comedic, consistent with the show's described style.

As heard by us

A $10 Jacksonville driving mess turns into a sharp panel autopsy of bargain-bin game design.

Hooters Road Trip gives NudeClan an easy but oddly productive target: a $10 driving game set around Jacksonville that feels so clumsy the panel jokes they might do better with a real car blind than with the game sober and alert.

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Why you'd press play

Press play when a $10 driving game, awful handling, and one brutally mocked loading screen sound like a full evening.

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