Knight Rider: The Game
2002 video game on PlayStation 2 and PC
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Knight Rider: The Game is a video game developed by Davilex Games based on the original television series of the same name.
- Knight Rider: The Game
| Knight Rider: The Game | |
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Knight Rider cover art | |
| Developer | Davilex Games |
| Publishers | |
| Series |
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| Platforms | PlayStation 2 Windows |
| Release | |
| Genres | Action, Racing |
| Mode | Single-player |
The game allows the player to take control of KITT – the Knight Industries Two Thousand, in a range of missions including, racing, exploring, chasing and others. The player will also meet famous villains from the original series, including KARR and Garthe Knight.[2] A Xbox and GameCube version were planned to release, but cancelled.[3]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | PS2 | |
| GameRankings | 55%[4] | 41%[5] |
| Metacritic | 54/100[6] | N/A |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | PS2 | |
| 4Players | 59%[7] | 60%[8] |
| Computer Games Magazine |    [9] | N/A |
| Gamekult | 1/10[10] | 1/10[11] |
| GameSpot | 5.8/10[2] | N/A |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 7/20[12] | N/A |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | N/A | 4/10[13] |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 61%[14] | N/A |
| PC Gamer (US) | 43%[15] | N/A |
| PC Zone | 42%[16] | N/A |
| X-Play | [17] | N/A |
The PC version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6] GamePro Germany criticized the game for its "rubberband AI".[18]
Sequel
A sequel, Knight Rider: The Game 2, was developed by Davilex Games and published by Koch Media for Windows and PlayStation 2 on November 5, 2004.[19] Henry Ernst of GamePro Germany thought of the sequel that the environments were "odd" and the game was pixelated. He did not recommended the game, even if it was for free.[20]
