<s>
Stellar	O
Stone	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
California	O
,	O
outsourced	B-Architecture
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
to	O
Ukraine	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
lack	O
of	O
proper	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Big	O
Rigs	O
was	O
critically	O
panned	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
worst-rated	O
game	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
websites	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
chooses	O
from	O
four	O
playable	O
semi-trailer	O
trucks	O
(	O
"	O
big	O
rigs	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
five	O
truck	O
routes	O
,	O
although	O
selecting	O
the	O
fourth	O
route	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
crash	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
selected	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
their	O
truck	O
through	O
checkpoints	O
using	O
the	O
arrow	B-Device
keys	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Big	O
Rigs	O
:	O
Over	O
the	O
Road	O
Racing	O
was	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Stellar	O
Stone	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
and	O
founded	O
in	O
late	O
2000	O
that	O
outsourced	B-Architecture
game	O
development	O
to	O
Eastern	O
European	O
countries	O
like	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Rigs	O
:	O
Over	O
the	O
Road	O
Racing	O
received	O
"	O
overwhelming	O
dislike	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Rigs	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
(	O
2010	O
and	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
(	O
2012	O
and	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
GamesRadar+	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Navarro	O
reviewed	O
Big	O
Rigs	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
amount	O
of	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
(	O
including	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
collision	O
detection	O
,	O
enemy	O
movement	O
and	O
game	O
physics	O
)	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
proper	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
truck	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
he	O
labeled	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst-looking	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
released	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
almost	O
completely	O
broken	O
and	O
blatantly	O
unfinished	O
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
declaring	O
that	O
Big	O
Rigs	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
your	O
mind	O
will	O
allow	O
you	O
to	O
comprehend	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
remained	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
have	O
received	O
that	O
rating	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
until	O
2013	O
's	O
Ride	B-Application
to	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Steven	O
Strom	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
"	O
Big	O
Rigs	O
is	O
n't	O
just	O
a	O
failure	O
of	O
programming	O
(	O
thanks	O
to	O
numerous	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Houghton	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
attributed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
notoriety	O
to	O
its	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
saying	O
that	O
,	O
otherwise	O
,	O
"	O
Big	O
Rigs	O
would	O
simply	O
be	O
an	O
unremarkable	O
,	O
long-forgotten	O
racing	O
also-ran	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
festival	O
of	O
hilarity	O
it	O
currently	O
stands	O
as	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titov	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
Riot	O
Games	O
on	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
before	O
releasing	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
Z	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
