Customer Reviews

American Chopper

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I purchased this game thinking it would play on my pc just like it does on the other formats: playstation and x-box. I was wrong. First I couldn't install it without errors so I upgraded my ram and video on my computer. Then it loaded great and starts. However, You are supposed to be able to pick controllers,keyboard or joystick, but this button is not lit up
on the pc version. Also, you are supposed to be able to pick different game options like manual or automatic transmission.
This won't change either so you are stuck with just the keyboard to play and no options. Not much fun when you wanted the whole game. I don't recommend it. I wrote to activision and am getting the runaround.

I'm going to have to echo the sentiments of the other reviewers here. This game is very dissapointing. Like other reviewers, I had a very difficult time getting the game to run at all. I had to download a patch because the game originally didn't support integrated graphics cards. While this type of problem is common for cutting edge games that push the technological envelope; it is ridiculous to have this much trouble with a "budget" title sharing shelf space with "Deer Hunter" and "X-Treme Paintball." Even after installing the patch, I still can't get the game to work properly-only certain missions will run.

The box of American Chopper prominently announces that players can "Create, Build and Ride your very own Chopper." When I can get the game to work, it's basically a twenty year old arcade game with more modern graphics. You have drag races, get points for knocking over rival bikers, and get right back up after wipeouts that send you flying through the air. I haven't encountered anything about building and designing a chopper.

Someday, maybe the software industry will get it together and offer a serious Twin-V simulation aimed at more mature consumers-perhaps a motorcycle equivalent of Looking Glass Studio's great flight sims. This game, however, seems unlikely to appeal to anyone over the age of twelve. (If you can even get it to run!)

The game was fun but the controls were not as responsive as they could be.