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10. Monster Jam: Path of Destruction

It might have been the most loved of games when it came out back at the tail-end of 2010, but it remains one of the simplest and purest ways to enjoy the thrill of destructive Monster Truck racing. The fourth game in the Monster Jam franchise, Path of Destruction's selling points were its license and its commitment to realism, but almost two years on, it's fairly obvious that the game has the same appeal as a bad action movie. It's brainless big and silly - incomparable to conventional racing games thanks to the quirks involved in driving something the size of a house (and as such not open to the same set of criticisms, as some reviewers seem to have forgotten back in 2010), and full of disposable fun. The game looks pretty good on the surface, though it does fail to really channel the Monster Jam events atmosphere successfully, but again, that's not the point. Nobody watches a Steven Seagal movie because it is well shot or well acted - it has an intangible, cult appeal that Path of Destruction should be enjoyed for too. Just don't spend too much time playing it at once, or you might realise the problems that make its shelf-life rather limited.
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