Heavy Duty Challenge – Review

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Take to the hills and prepare for a challenge that’s sure to weigh you down, as you tackle rough terrain and obstacles in a range of off-road trucks in a variety of locations as you battle the environment one step at a time.

When I first caught glimpse of Heavy Duty Challenge, I had visions of Snowrunner (easily my favourite off-road truck simulator ever), while there’s a few vague similarities, Heavy Truck Challenge is a different style of challenge which reminds me more of trials bikes, as you move from marker to marker passing all manner of obstacles as you go.

Straight from the off, you’re thrown into career mode, there’s no multiplayer options, or casual modes, you’ll have to jump straight into the cab and tackle the first few tests in the learning area. this starter location is pretty straight forward, each gate is marked with a green and red flag, so you carefully manoeuvre between the two before edging forwards towards the next gate.
Finish the course, collect your tea and scones and celebrate for a minute before you head off to the next course.
This starter area was pretty straight forward, a few bumps, a couple of logs and some awkward rocks to bypass, but nothing too challenging, it’s enough to get to grips with controlling your truck and learning how to position it for some tougher obstacles.

controls are straight forward, with the Right trigger accelerating, then A and X going up and down through your gears, with Y and B switching between driving modes, there’s a choice between standard, all-wheel drive, and locked/unlocked differential so axles move independently, but sadly it’s a bit of a missed opportunity, even working through to reach the toughest challenges, I was still able to move the gear and