Knight Industries

The new KITT is one cranky back-seat driver.

The reboot of the kitschy ’80s action show “Knight Rider” (premiering Wednesday night at 8 on WHDH, Ch. 7) comes with some solid CGI work, a few pretty people and an annoying spin on the retooled vehicle.

Knight Industries Description

Based on the television show of the same name, Knight Rider is a non-stop action game that allows you to take the role of Michael Knight and drive the unfathomably souped-up talking Trans-Am KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand). Born as Michael Long, Knight was a hotshot police detective before he was shot down by terrorists. Brought back to life by Knight Foundation founder Wilton Knight, Long is re-christened Michael Knight and teamed up with the technologically enhanced KITT to take down criminals who operate "above the law." Although the game is mostly action-based, there is a hint of sleuthing involved for added challenge. You can choose your equipment at the start of the race and make switches during the race. The goal is to destroy as many enemy vehicles as you can without being knocked out of the race yourself. ~ Joshua Hoffman, All Game Guide

Knight Industries Roots & Influences

Knight Rider is similar to Spy Hunter (1983), but played from a behind-the-wheel perspective. Knight Rider, starring David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, aired from 1982 to 1986 on NBC. ~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide

Knight Industries Review: Enjoyment

Come on, you are driving the coolest car ever, is there anything better than that? ~ Joshua Hoffman, All Game Guide

Knight Industries Review: Overall

Who wouldn't want to have a talking car that could drive itself while you play video games on its dashboard monitor? We'd all like to have a car like that, but there's only one such vehicle that comes to mind -- KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand), the super-car that raced off with the hearts of young television action fans in the 80s.

Unlike the TV show, where Michael Knight and KITT must solve mysteries and save the girl, this game is offers straight-up arcade action. There is an element of adventure in the game, but for the most part you'll be on the road, battling the bad guys. Aspects of strategy and role-playing come at the start of each mission, when you choose what equipment to load KITT up with. You can also make changes at the midpoint of the races.

There is really only one major goal to this game: to drive down the road and take out all the bad guys that you see. You must do this by driving -- really, really fast. Avoid killing innocents though -- Donovan gets pretty upset about that sort of thing and it will take away from your final score.

There's something about fast cars and weapons that appeals to gamers and Knight Rider features both. Even though it's highly repetitive, destroying things at high speeds is just fun. It's a healthy way to spend our aggression. It's true that Knight Rider is just like Spy Hunter in almost every facet, but is still a fun game to own. It's not the kind of game you'll feel obliged to complete, but you'll gladly slap the cartridge into your machine when you just want to tear up some asphalt and run some people off the road. ~ Joshua Hoffman, All Game Guide

Knight Industries Review: Graphics

One of the low points of the game, I personally would have liked to see this area improved ~ Joshua Hoffman, All Game Guide

Knight Industries Review: Sound

I'm gving it this only because the theme song is so cool (and the sleeziest TV theme EVER) ~ Joshua Hoffman, All Game Guide

Knight Industries Review: Replay Value

Easy to get bored with over a few plays, but one that you'll come back to after going awhile without playing it. ~ Joshua Hoffman, All Game Guide