Good day to all Monster Jam followers on the market! We all know you’ve been ready for some time, however probably the most action-packed motorsports occasion on 4 wheels will quickly land on PlayStation in an entire new guise. I’m Federico Spada, Monster Jam Showdown Sport Director, and I’m right here to sweeten the wait by taking you thru the invention of career mode, our single-player marketing campaign also referred to as the Showdown Tour.
The Showdown Tour would be the pillar of your journey, with over 130 occasions combining velocity and expertise. From the outset, this selection has been an essential component in phrases of design. Growing a recreation with Monster Jam vans is method completely different from engaged on another racing title, as this can be a one-of-a-kind self-discipline that expands the competitors past pure racing. Once we designed the Showdown Tour, our purpose was to leverage this uniqueness to create probably the most tailor-made gaming expertise and exalt the strengths of every participant. To try this, we got here up with a sandbox-like design the place you’ll be free to benefit from the occasions you favor and not using a given order.
You’ll compete in 8 completely different recreation modes and discover 3 unique environments
To welcome completely different playstyles, we grouped the occasions into three classes: Stunt, Quick, and Racing. As soon as a sure occasion has been performed, you’ll unlock new occasions in the identical class because the one simply performed. This fashion, you’ll always discover new challenges akin to your preferences, however nonetheless, you’ll get loads of selection as occasions from the identical class will cowl a number of recreation modes and happen in all three unique environments we developed.
Importantly, the areas of the Showdown Tour are wild and out of the extraordinary, the right place to push your Monster Jam vans to the restrict and unleash their full energy even past what you see in dwell occasions. Whether or not it’s a stadium, an open-air enviornment, or an precise circuit, the atmosphere will put these mechanical beasts to the take a look at, from the glaciers of Alaska to the scorching desert of Dying Valley and the forests of Colorado. Following our free-progression strategy, you’ll get to race these untamed landscapes from the very first minutes of play just by navigating a map with all of the occasions, which is able to step by step seem as you progress. As an illustration, after finishing a Freestyle occasion in Colorado, you would possibly discover a new Freestyle contest in one other area of the map in addition to a special recreation mode, reminiscent of a Finest Trick match.
Showdown Occasions are epic boss battles that unlock new Monster Jam vans and paint outs
By incomes victories in the identical occasion class, you’ll acquire medals which is able to grant you entry to Showdown Occasions, that are particular challenges that unlock higher-difficulty competitions throughout the identical class. In Showdown Occasions, you’ll have to show to be the worthy proprietor of among the most iconic Monster Jam vans by competing in opposition to their earlier driver. For those who succeed, you’ll develop into the official driver of that truck and it will likely be added to your assortment. However beware – Showdown Occasions aren’t simply easy 1v1 races; to win, you don’t simply have to come back first, however you additionally need to please the group by performing a spectacular run. That’s why you’ll see the structure of the circuits altering at each lap in these races and can discover much more destructible objects or greater ramps to spice up your run.
This design will go away you utterly free to resolve at any time whether or not to progress throughout the identical class by enjoying probably the most troublesome occasions or to check your self in one thing completely different. In a single case, you’ll maximize your expertise in your favourite recreation modes and unlock the related vans. Nevertheless, to completely full your career and acquire all 66 automobiles* and over 140 paint outs, you’ll need to grasp all classes. I’m certain each youngsters and adults will give their all to have every of the fan-favorite Monster Jam vans in their non-public collections.
You possibly can consider the Showdown Tour because the elite Monster Jam competitors. Solely the very best vans can be a part of this championship, which pushes each automobiles and drivers to the restrict in a sequence of maximum and unconventional clashes that broaden the motion of real-life Monster Jam occasions. By beating the very best vans on the planet, you’ll make your strategy to the victory of the Showdown Tour and ultimately develop into the final word Champion of the hardest Monster Jam competitors ever.
For those who do suppose you could have what it takes, get able to step on the fuel and kick off your career as Monster Jam Showdown will launch on PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 on August 29, 2024, with Early Entry accessible from August 26, 2024.
*40 vans will likely be included in the bottom recreation and 26 will likely be accessible via free or premium DLCs