This article is about the 2002 PlayStation 2 game. For other Knight Rider video games, see Knight Rider.
Knight Rider: The Game
DeveloperDavilex Games[1]
PublisherEU: Davilex Games; NA: Tri Synergy[2]
SeriesKnight Rider
ReleasedGER: November 8, 2002; UK: November 22, 2002; NA: March 26, 2003 (PC)[2]
GenreAction, Racing
ModesSingle-player
PlatformsPlayStation 2
Windows

Knight Rider: The Game is a video game developed by Davilex Games based on the original television series of the same name.

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.[3] A Xbox and GameCube version were planned to release, but cancelled.[4]

Reception

The PC version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5] GamePro Germany criticized the game for its "rubberband AI".[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Knight Rider: The Game [PC]". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Tri Synergy Releases Knight Rider for the PC". GameZone. March 26, 2003. Archived November 24, 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Dulin, Ron (April 25, 2003). "Knight Rider [The Game] Review (PC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived December 11, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "Knight Rider offiziell angekündigt: Nun ist es offiziell ..." (in de-at). Gameswelt. 2002-05-21. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  5. ^ "Knight Rider: The Game (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived December 12, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  6. ^ PastGaming - Archiv (April 6, 2015). "Gamepro 02/2003 - Testcheck". YouTube. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Lenting, T. (2023). De mythe van Davilex Games (in Dutch). Arnhem: Karel van Mander Academy. pp. 51–54.
  8. ^ PastGaming - Archiv (April 13, 2015). "Gamepro 01/2005 - Testcheck". YouTube. Google. Retrieved November 4, 2024.