Bus Simulator 2008 will put the player into the driving seat of an urban bus. Contendo's game is not as simple as the premise sounds, as the player must fulfil all the obligations of a working bus driver, from taking fares and handing out tickets to obeying all the rules of the road. The latter feature is one that is sure to trip up more than a few Grand Theft Auto aficionados who are accustomed to treating the highway code as a vague suggestion rather than law!
Bus Simulator 2008 will put the player into the driving seat of an urban bus. Contendo's game is not as simple as the premise sounds, as the player must fulfil all the obligations of a working bus driver, from taking fares and handing out tickets to obeying all the rules of the road. Bus Driver is a driving game with a difference. It doesn't rely on speed or encourage the player to smash things up. There's no racing or rallying aspect. In fact, it's exactly what its title suggests: A bus driving game.Here, the focus is on driving safely, obeying the laws of the road, and getting. This makes Bus Driver unlike any other driving game - the experience of driving a bus is very different from blazing through a racing circuit. Bus Driver offers twelve different kinds of buses to drive, an expansive city environment with various districts, and thirty routes with varying weather conditions set at differing times of day.
There are 9 different routes, divided into three loose categories: three of them with six stops, another three with nine stops, and two, the longest routes, with twelve stops. There are three different difficulty settings, namely daytime, night time and snow/ rain, each setting providing its own unique challenges and issues for the player. The player must work out and follow the correct route with the help of the map feature. This is not as easy as it sounds, especially when the player is trying to keep track of everything else necessary to the game!
The game features a range of different buses, from standard single buses to double-deckers and even articulated buses, again, each being associated with a particular degree of difficulty. More buses are unlocked as completion bonuses are earned, giving the player new challenges as he or she progresses.
The player's task is to live in the bus driver's shoes, working his or her route, taking on passengers and issuing tickets. Any driver that flouts the rules can be 'fired' just like in real life, so it is important to pay attention to traffic signals and lights. Drivers must also stop at every bus stop along the route or risk disciplinary action!
However, Bus Simulator 2008 offers more than a simple bus-driving job. The player must also try to sell and maintain the advertising space on the side of the bus, and work out advertising campaigns to get more people to use the bus. The player can set targets for passenger usage and aim to achieve those targets.
The graphics on the game are good, but nothing exceptional. The bus is relatively simple to control once the player has learned all the ins and outs of bus driving but the physics leave a little to be desired, having unrealistic responses to crashing.
Pros
- An unusual premise and an original blend of driving simulator and business model
- Good graphics and backgrounds
- At first more challenging than it seems
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Cons
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- Can become tedious after a while
- Not the best physics leading to unrealistic 'feel' while playing