Euro Truck Simulator

Euro Truck Simulator (known as Big Rig Europe in North America) is a 2008 truck simulation game developed and published by SCS Software, set in Europe. The player can drive across a depiction of Europe, visiting its cities, picking up a variety of cargo, and delivering them. Over 300,000 copies of the game have been sold in Europe.[1] Its follow-up, Euro Truck Simulator 2, was released in 2012.

Euro Truck Simulator
Developer(s)SCS Software
Publisher(s)Microsoft Windows
OS X
  • WW: SCS Software
SeriesTruck Simulator
Platform(s)
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • EU: 6 August 2008
  • WW: 29 September 2008
OS X
  • WW: 27 February 2012
Genre(s)Vehicle simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Trucks
A LKWLog trailer attached to a Swift (Scania R-series) truck

The game features European truck models with working instruments such as flashing indicators, temperature and low fuel warning lights, wipers, and gauges. The trucks included are the Mercedes-Benz Actros (known as Majestic), the Renault Magnum (known as Runner), the Scania R-series (known as Swift) and the Volvo FH16 (known as Valiant).

Release

Reception

The game was generally well-received, holding a score of 75/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

References
  1. Wainwright, Lauren (2012). "Euro Truck Simulator 2". MCV. Intent Media (710): 56. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. Metacritic. (2019). Euro Truck Simulator. [online] Available at: https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/euro-truck-simulator [Accessed 16 Jul. 2019].
  3. Anon, (2019). [online] Available at: https://www.gamespot.com/euro-truck-simulator/reviews/ [Accessed 16 Jul. 2019].
  4. "Euro Truck Simulator". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 July 2019.


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