If Kitt was here now he'd kick someones butt!, 8 Jan 2003

I eagerly start the first mission, as I hit the accelerator I discover that Bonnie has decided to remove Kitt's 220mph groundbreaking transmission and give Kitt a single speed gearbox which could be trashed by most XR3i's.

As I turn the first corner (avoiding these red flashy things that are randomly appearing over the road) I realise that Bonnie has swopped Kitt's multi-million dollar computer controlled suspension system from one off an 1.1 Nova and for some reason has decided to bungie cord Kitt's steering wheel in the forward position.

Hmm, I begin to wonder if Bonnie's switched sides and now works for Karr and then im conviced as I realised that Kitt's V8 powerhouse with that trademark engine 'Whirrr' noise has been replaced with the block out of and old Sierra.

All joking aside this really is a terrible game. The controls are absolutely awful and bear to resemblance to any other car game I have ever played. Kitt handles like a brick on prozac and the only resemblance between this game and the TV series in the 3D model.

Perhaps I am making a big deal out of the whole Kitt thing but as a fan playing a game of one of my favourite childhood shows I expect the characters to be a faithful reproduction. If games like Lord of the Rings can be so advanced that not only do they use the actors voices but they can actually capture the spirit of the movie and faithfully reproduce this then why can Davilex even sample the noise of Kitt's engine from the series?

Even if they had taken the old PSX Ridge Racer game and put the Kitt model into it would still have been a far better game than this.

If you love Knight Rider then buy this, you'll overlook the faults and probably enjoy it, otherwise I would steer clear (no pun intended).

If you work for a Software house who produces excellent racer games then please get the licence from Davilex and make us a game worthy of the title 'Knight Rider.'
P.S. While you're at you couldn't do Airwolf aswell?

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