I'm actually not quite sure how I came to have this game, nor am I sure if I even like this game as it seems all based on luck, but there's a certain aspect of this game that I love. Yes, it's made to be a handheld device game, but it translates fairly well to a PC. You control a truck, looks like a step-side Chevy or something like that, and you are supposed to drive over scenery, obstacles, jump, and more in order to reach the end of levels. You have a truck load of furry animals, hence Snuggle Truck, and you need to try and keep them in the bed of your truck till the end of the level. If you drop all 9 of your "snuggles" you die and have to start over.
The controls are simple, but it almost all feels like luck with a physics engine that is not realistic, nor should it be expected for it to be if you get this game. Sometimes you roll off a rock simply to have your truck pop up and throw all of your furry animals out. Eventually, you get a good handle, and you can more consistently get good times and hold on to your furry animals better with each level you learn. The levels do progressively get harder and they take place in both a forested area and in caves. The caves are much harder in my opinion because they have ceilings, which can really mess things up for you especially if you want to drive fast. Each level can easily be done in about 30 seconds give or take. Just for fun, the forest levels look like and pretty much are similar to the Jack Lumber game, made by the same company.
Each level offers a bronze, silver, and gold award as well as a speed medal, and a ark medal. Typically you get a bronze for passing the finish line with only one animal and a very long time. Then you must have 5 animals with a certain amount of time for silver, and 7 animals and even less amount of time for a gold medal. The ark medal means you cross the finish line with 9 animals, no matter what your time is. Some levels offer random animals that can jump in the air and you can catch them to add to your bed of animals, which can save you if you already dropped one. The speed medal allows you to have one animal, but you must beat an even faster time than the gold medal criteria.
Simple game, simple graphics, simple controls, but it is actually hilarious what can happen in the game. But most hilarious is what this game was originally meant to be. Well, hilarious and horrible all in one sitting. It was originally meant to be Smuggle Truck, not Snuggle Truck. The idea behind the game was to smuggle people in a truck and to get to the finish line with as many people as possible in the fastest amount of time. I've never seen it, but I can assume that the people in the truck most likely looked like a stereotype immigrant, and this did not sit well when it was being tested. So they changed it to Snuggle Truck to keep with the same title sound, but more family friendly than the original.
I'm a bad person, I've looked for the original just to see how bad it truly was, but they seem to have sealed that mess pretty tightly and it's nowhere to be found. If you're looking to waste some time and yet have some ridiculous fun, pick this up for dirt cheap and you may be entertained. And if you've read this and you're offended by their original concept, don't worry it's normal, and you don't have to buy their game.
