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Physicist and Linux geek Igor Ljubuncic has posted a detailed game review for Euro Truck Simulator 2. He includes lots of screen shots and descriptions of game dynamics.
I have to admit, when I first heard about a game that is essentially a truck simulator, my first reaction was, what the hell? Why would anyone bother developing - let alone playing - a game where you lug heavy workloads across Europe at moderate speeds, snail-pace acceleration, and with long, boring slogs of roads between your source and destination? Ah, little did I know how crazy and addictive this idea was.
[...] Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a fantastic game. I'm so happy to have found it - and decided to play, as I had it in my arsenal for a year or two. It's got everything - a need for speed, a need for skill, drama, tension, you actually care, and the devilishly simple premise turns out to be full of twists and turns - literally.
This title blends strategy and simulation in a unique fashion. Some games manage to pull this off, but most either focus too much on one or the other. Yet, somehow, the seemingly most boring concept that could be has been designed into a thrilling, captivating game. Really splendid. I hear there's also American Truck Simulator. Well, you know what that means. A real convoy!
He does not cover acquiring and installing the game which happens via Steam, with the advantages and disadvantages that brings.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by CZB on Saturday April 06 2019, @04:43PM
It makes me happy to see people enjoying any of the industrial vehicle simulators. But instead of the time and effort it takes to play the game, you could go out and do the real thing. It would take a while to work your way up to commercial long haul, but at the entry level there is forklifts, pizza delivery, snow plows, street sweepers, and seasonal farm trucking. Real money, real adventures.
I just got back from a round trip 2400 mile journey towing a wide load on the freeway. Its a blast! Also very fatiguing keeping alert and in your lane, and very satisfying to get home safe.
Do the video games have truck stop mini games where you find the bathroom and decide what kind of snacks to buy? And the locals are sitting there drinking coffee and making conversation about power lines, and finding dead bodies after the snow melts.