Arcade mode stays true to the original in every aspect (especially its incredibly short length). Players choose from four unique truckers with their own stats, select their trailer, then hit the road and race against time. It's pretty tough to win without hitting a few of the special vans carrying 3-second bonuses littered across the tracks, and following closely behind other trucks for slipstream boosts is an absolute must. If you're good, you'll drive from New York to San Francisco in roughly 15 minutes. Don't ask how; I guess 'reality' didn't make it on the 'things to add' list over at Sega during development.
They did add a few new game modes, though. Score Attack lets you drive three laps around one of four courses against your rival to see how much money you can accumulate by smashing bonus cars and wrecking Lizardtail's trailer. 18 Wheeler's much-anticipated Versus mode is only a two player version of Score Attack, where you can drop cargo (crates, pumpkins, entire cars, etc.) onto your friend's windshield by using the horn button. Fun concept, but it gets stale just as quickly as Arcade mode.
Perhaps the coolest part about the home version rests with the new Parking challenge, where you'll have to carefully steer your truck into five garages under a strict deadline without hitting too many obstacles on the way. Since there are only four stages and not an insane amount of replay value to be found, it won't take long to get tired of this either... but it's a nice addition.
