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American Truck Simulator
Developer(s)SCS Software
Publisher(s)Excalibur Publishing
SeriesTruck Simulator
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
OS X
Linux
Genre(s)Vehicular simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

American Truck Simulator is a vehicle simulation game. It is developed by SCS Software, and is the parallel video game to Euro Truck Simulator 2. It was revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015 (E3 2015), although it was first announced in September 2013.[1] The game was released on February 2, 2016.[2]

Development

SCS Software first announced the game on September 6, 2013.[3] It was revealed at E3 in 2015.[4]

On April 11, 2014, SCS Software announced that there will be more than 100 cities in the game and released screenshots of the game. Truck brands included on American Truck Simulator so far are Kenworth and Peterbilt, but more will follow. The game will start off in California and Nevada, and expand from there. SCS plans to eventually include the entire North American continent. On January 26, 2015, SCS Software published a video to YouTube of footage from early alpha of the game. On December 18, 2015, SCS Software announced the official release date for American Truck Simulator, February 3, 2016, on their blog. The game was released 1 day earlier instead.[5]

Trucks

SCS Software confirmed in a blog post that the Kenworth W900 has been launched and added to the game. SCS Software confirmed in a blog post that the Peterbilt 579 and the Kenworth T680 will ship with the sim on release day. They also confirmed that they are in licensing talks with PACCAR, which, when complete, should add the Peterbilt 389.[6] The Volvo VNL 780 is expected to be added in the future, along with some conventional-style American tractors.[7][8][9] Peterbilt and Kenworth are official and Volvo will most likely to be the 3rd official brand in the game after release, along with a few new trucks, which SCS posted pictures of, but did not name, on their blog post.

States

The game currently features the states of California and Nevada.[10] Arizona will be released as a free update shortly after release.[10] Pavel Sebor, the CEO of SCS Software, has hinted that the next DLCs might be New Mexico, Texas, Oregon or Washington.[11] SCS have stated that most future map expansions will be chargeable.[10]

Until now this cities followed have been contained:

Players also have noticed some cities on road sign boards which belong to other states that has not been released, including Phoenix (Arizona), Salt Lake City (Utah) and Portland (Oregon).

Reception

American Truck Simulator has received mostly positive reviews from critics, scoring 77/100 on Metacritic,[13] and 81.31% on GameRankings.[12]

James Cunningham of Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4 out of 5 saying, "While a little more realism would make American Truck Simulator more fun, paradoxical as that may sound, there’s no escaping how fantastically playable it is."[15] Laura Dale from Polygon rated the game a 8/10 saying, "As someone who sunk countless hours into Euro Truck Simulator 2, a fresh coat of paint, an unfamiliar set of sights and the challenge of driving on the wrong opposite side of the road left me confident that I'll be sinking just as many hours into American Truck Simulator. "[14]

References

  1. ^ "American Truck Simulator Details - Excalibur Publishing". Excalibur Publishing. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. ^ "American Truck Simulator Releasing Today". Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Change of Topic (and Continent!)". SCS Software. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ Dyer, Mitch (16 June 2015). "E3 2015: American Truck Simulator Announced". IGN. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ "American Truck Simulator Release Date". SCS Software's Blog. SCS Software. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ "SCS Software's blog". blog.scssoft.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ^ Parrish, Peter (13 April 2014). "American Truck Simulator images and "moving target" release date info". IncGamers. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. ^ Avdejev, Viktor (11 April 2014). "Pictures from American Truck Simulator". SCS Software. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. ^ Smith, Adam (6 May 2014). "Road To Joy: American Truck Simulator Images". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "American Truck Simulator Map DLC Clarifications". SCS Software Blog. SCS Software. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  11. ^ "American Truck Simulator map w/ Arizona". Darnell Metcalf. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  12. ^ a b "American Truck Simulator". GameRankings. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  13. ^ a b "American Truck Simulator". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  14. ^ a b Laura Dale (4 February 2016). "American Truck Simulator Review". Polygon. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  15. ^ a b Cunningham, James (21 February 2016). "Review: American Truck Simulator". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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