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INTRODUCTION:
Races have covered Europe by push-bike, car, plane, and even hot-air balloon. Now it is the turn of the truck! Nine European cities have come together to award the Supertrux Trophy, the most prestigious and coveted trucking trophy ever devised. London, Paris, Bruxelles (Brussels), Rome, Madrid, Vosges, Venice, Pisa, Athens - their names call the roll of the great and ancient cities of the Old World. But as for the roads that connect them ...

Have you got the ability, have you got the raw nerve, have you got the guts to race 30 tons of solid truck across Europe, through hazardous conditions and along tortuous, twisting roads, beating all the other drivers to claim the Supertrux Trophy?

Only the most skillful and daring of drivers will be able to survive the perilous journey from city to city. The road signs will help you, but choose your path carefully; there are many routes to take, and while some may be shortcuts, others will lead to sections of road treacherous in the extreme, with viciously sharp bends, narrow single- lane carriageways and even major roadworks. Precise steering, lightning reactions and a clear head will be needed to get you through in one piece. And beware the other drivers - they will not think twice about ramming you with their 30 tonners in a murderous attempt to send you skidding off the road.

Competition will be fierce and each leg must be completed in record time - so don't hang around. Put your foot flat down and give a blast on your air-horn to let them know you're on the road and you mean business! Play as dirty as they do and maybe, just maybe, you will win the Supertrux Trophy.

REVIEW:
This is Out Run with a truck, and you have to win the Supertrux trophy by racing I different European cities. Just like in Out Run you can choose different paths, but in this game you will have to find the right ones, because some of these are much easier than others.

It is not possible to do fatal crashes in this game, but if you smash your 30 tons truck into obstacles or other trucks you will lose speed and precious time.

It is not an easy game and you will have to find the best way to go through it, and when you get to the roads with a lot of obstacles it is important that you find the right/average speed for avoiding the stuff.

The animation of the truck is nice and detailed and the game definitely plays better than Out Run, the speed is much higher and the scaling and framerate is okay, and there is some nice effects by making the screen smaller when going over hills - It can not compete with Chase HQ and Wec Le Mans, but is plays and controls pretty descent and is worth checking out for racing fans.

The biggest problem with the game is that the collision detection can seem a bit unfair at places, making it hard to avoid the other racers and the obstacles.

The game was published by Elite Systems Ltd in 1988.

Rating = 87%

Beta disk version: https://vtrd.in/gamez/e/EST_SG.zip
Tape version: https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005073