Monster Jam (video game) (2025)

Monster Jamis avideo game developed by Torus Games and published by Activision. It was released for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Windows, and Xbox 360 on November 13, 2007, and released for the Wii on November 21, 2007 ^[1]. It is licensed by the monster truck series of the same name, and features 20 real-lifemonster trucks, includingGrave DiggerandMaximum Destruction.

This was the first Monster Jam game to featurestadiumdrag racing, and to also have cross-country off-road racing in a similar vein to the previousMonster 4x4: Masters of Metalgame, as well asfreestyle. Like Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction,thisgame features commentary by Scott Douglass. A sequel to this game, Monster Jam: Urban Assault, was released in 2008.

Game modes[]

All mode descriptions are used in-game.

Single event[]

In Single Event mode, the player is given the opportunity to play any game mode that they have already unlocked.

Freestyle[]

Freestyle places the player in a stadium filled with jumps and destruction.

Stadium Racing[]

Pedal to the metal racing in a sprint to the finish line.

Stadium Circuit[]

Half sprint. Half endurance. All action.

Cross Country[]

No rules. No time limits. No boundaries.

Time Trial[]

Race against the clock on one hot lap.

Eliminator[]

Last truck across the line after each lap loses. There are two 5-lap Eliminators in each region (8 total) with corresponding 3 lap Circuit Races, that are the same track in reverse.

Circuit[]

Lap based racing against a field of opponents, each looking for the win. There are two 3 lap Circuit Races in each region (8 total, 12 counting the 2 lap Circuit Races) with corresponding 5 lap Elimimators that are the same track in reverse, followed by one large 2 lap Circuit Race.

Championship[]

The Championship mode features the player competing in a series of events on their way to the World Finals. Five different series including the World Finals to race and freestyle on different tracks and stadiums.

There are four series in the Championship mode, not including the World Finals. The Southern Series, Coastal Series, Midwest Series, and South East Series. Each containing two tracks for the Circuit and Eliminator racing modes, as well as one track for the main circuit race. Each series also contains their respective stadium events, each stadium with its own freestyle and racing events.

Multiplayer[]

Compete against friends or rivals for dominance on the track.

Playable trucks[]

• Avenger
• Blacksmith
• Blue Thunder
• Bounty Hunter
• Brutus
• Bulldozer
• Captain's Curse
• Destroyer
• El Toro Loco
• Grave Digger
• Grave Digger 25th Anniversary
• Iron Outlaw
• King Krunch
• Maximum Destruction
• Monster Mutt
• Monster Mutt Dalmatian
• Pastrana 199
• Predator
• Scarlet Bandit
• Team Suzuki

Tracks[]

Stadiums[]

• San Diego, CA - Qualcomm Stadium
• Miami, FL - Dolphin Stadium
• Orlando, FL - Citrus Bowl Stadium
• St. Louis, MO - Edward Jones Dome
• Detroit, MI - Ford Field
• Minneapolis, MN - Metrodome
• Houston, TX - Reliant Stadium
• San Antonio, TX - Alamodome
• Las Vegas, NV - Sam Boyd Stadium (based off of World Finals VII)

Circuit Racing tracks[]

Southeast Series[]

• Main Camp
• The Pit
• Excavation Site

Midwest Series[]

• State Park
• Riverside Estate (This is the only track in the Midwest to be limited to 25,000 points instead of 50,000)
• One Hill Resort

Coastal Series[]

• Docklands
• Southern Pier (This is the only track on the Coast to be limited to 25,000 points)
• Harbor Station

Southern Series[]

• Mesa Airfield
• Historic Sunville
• Copper Gorge

Showroom[]

After completely finishing a Championship Series, the player will receive a trophy for that series in the Showroom. There are four series trophies to unlock, as well as a World Finals Stadium Racing and a World Finals Freestyle trophy.

There are also four different movies to unlock, which highlights the different trucks featured in the game:

• Showroom 1 (Southeast): Grave Digger, Monster Mutt, Bounty Hunter, Bulldozer, and Blue Thunder.
• Showroom 2 (Midwest): Avenger, King Krunch, El Toro Loco, The Destroyer, and Blacksmith.
• Showroom 3 (Coastal): Suzuki, Predator, Maximum Destruction, Scarlet Bandit, and Captain's Curse.
• Showroom 4 (Southern): Pastrana 199, Iron Outlaw, Brutus, Monster Mutt Dalmatian, Grave Digger 25th Anniversary.

Soundtrack[]

The Nintendo DS release of the game includes 10 songs from around the time the game came out.

• Set the Speed - Dixie Witch, from the album Smoke & Mirrors(2006)
• Cherry Red - Five Horse Johnson, from the album The Last Men on Earth(2003)
• Sweetwater - Five Horse Johnson, from the album The Last Men on Earth (2003)
• You Can't Ever Get What You Want - Hackman, from the album The New Normal (2007)
• Let's Pretend We Don't Know Each Other - Milligram, from the album This is Class War (2002)
• Roll You - Novadriver, from the album Deeper High (2005)
• Greasin'the Wheel - Puny Human, from the album It's Not the Heat, It's the Humanity (2003)
• Believe It - Sasquatch, from the album Sasquatch (2004)
• Let It In - Sasquatch, from the album II (2006)
• Prizefighter - Throttlerod, from the album Nail (2006)

Trivia[]

• Sponsor banners for some of Wrigley's most prominent brands (Big Red, Juicy Fruit, Winterfresh, Doublemint, Spearmint) are seen all over the game. While it could be speculated that Wrigley's was going to be a sponsor for the 2007 (or perhaps 2008) Monster Jam season, nothing was actually confirmed or even mentioned about this (at least from a quick Google search).
• Then-president of Monster Jam Charlie Mancuso's name is misspelled as "Mancusco" in the credits.
• This was the first Monster Jam game to feature Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, and Scarlet Bandit. They were supposed to be included in the first two Monster Jam games, but were cut due to licensing issues with2Xtreme Racing.
• In Multiplayer, Las Vegas is not available as a stadium race.
• This was the first Monster Jam game to be published by Activision.
• The World Finals map in the game is similar to the World Finals VII track.
• The maximum score a player can achieve on the Main Camp, The Pit, Riverside Estate, Southern Pier, Mesa Airfield, and Historic Sunville tracks is 25,000 points. Meaning once they hit 25,000, no more points will be rewarded no matter how many stunts they perform or obstacles they smash. This does not apply to the Excavation Site, State Park, One Hill Resort, Docklands, Harbor Station, and Copper Gorge races, as the maximum score allowed on those tracks is 50,000 points. The reason for this is unknown as far higher scores could be achieved if it weren't for these restrictions.
• The logo for An Escalade can be found within the texture files of the game. Indicating that it was planned very early in development, however was scrapped.

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