Review: Euro Truck Simulator for Mac
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Euro Truck Simulator (Mac App Store only) is an interesting game that re-creates the road network of Europe, where you drive around a big rig, carrying cargo from depot to depot.
Euro Truck Simulator isn’t really a true simulation of haulage; it takes a lot of liberties. The road network lacks detail and is much smaller than real life (in the game, London to Manchester takes about 15 minutes instead of the over three hours it really takes). The trucks are, I imagine, much easier to drive than real life trucks.
Most of the game is played in first person-view inside the rig’s cabin. At your control are indicators, lights, wipers, and hazard warning lights, and you can elect to use manual transmission. I particularly like the way you can look around the cab using the mouse while driving along (and you need to look around to check the mirrors). External views make the game a little easier, especially the vertical camera that you use to pick up and release trailers.
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