<s>
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
trucking	O
simulators	O
and	O
racing	O
video	O
games	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
ValuSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
,	O
also	O
subtitled	O
as	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
:	O
Road	O
to	O
Victory	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Russian	O
developer	O
SoftLab-NSK	O
published	O
by	O
Buka	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
featured	O
the	O
following	O
trucks	O
:	O
DAF	O
,	O
ZiL	O
,	O
GAZelle	B-Protocol
,	O
MAZ	O
T-Storm	O
,	O
Mack	O
Vision	O
,	O
Kenworth	O
,	O
Peterbilt	O
,	O
Freightliner	O
Trucks	O
Century	O
Classic	O
,	O
Navistar	O
(	O
International	O
Trucks	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Renault	O
Magnum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2000	O
sequel	O
to	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
money	O
with	O
successful	O
deliveries	O
is	O
crucial	O
to	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
funds	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
achieve	O
dominance	O
of	O
the	O
trucking	O
market	O
(	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
51%	O
stake	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
gaining	O
enough	O
money	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
company	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SCS	O
Software	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
subtitled	O
18	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
removes	O
racing	O
altogether	O
and	O
focuses	O
entirely	O
on	O
delivery	O
of	O
goods	O
,	O
playing	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
incorporates	O
a	O
traffic	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
elements	O
of	O
business	B-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
,	O
where	O
drivers	O
can	O
be	O
hired	O
and	O
routes	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
ValuSoft	O
's	O
18	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
several	O
games	O
and	O
spanning	O
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
is	O
another	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
,	O
but	O
its	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
is	O
remotely	O
in	O
name	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
the	O
Russian	O
developer	O
Targem	O
Games	O
,	O
Apocalypse	O
is	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
hard	B-Application
truck	I-Application
games	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
,	O
Mad	O
Max-like	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
soon	O
followed	O
by	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
(	O
original	O
Russian	O
title	O
"	O
Ex	O
Machina	O
:	O
Меридиан	O
113	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
to	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Targem	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reuses	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
material	O
from	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
but	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
vehicles	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
enemies	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Hard	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
series	O
sold	O
790,000	O
copies	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
