''Hooters Road Trip'', released as ''Free Wheelin' USA'' on PC, is a racing

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for PC and

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platforms released in 2002.

Development

It was produced by Hoplite Research, a company founded by former playtester Manny Granillo. It is built around the license of the

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restaurant chain, featuring both real life and computer-generated images and video footage of its iconic "Hooters Girl" waitresses.

Development

Art assets found in the game's files suggest the PlayStation release was originally also to be titled ''Free Wheelin' USA'' with the Hooters license later added on.

Reception

''Hooters Road Trip'' received "unfavorable" reviews on both platforms according to video game

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'' rated this game as one of the worst games ever made, and it was one of the last games released for the original

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. In 2017,

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ranked the game 49th in their "The 50 Worst Games of All Time."

References

External links

* 2002 video games Hooters North America-exclusive video games PlayStation (console) games Racing video games Video games about food and drink Video games developed in the United States Windows games Advergames Ubisoft games {{Ubisoft-stub