Trucks & Trailers is a truck driving simulator which provides players with a plethora of different challenges to attempt. With a particular focus on offering challenges with the use of a HGV type vehicle. Unsurprisingly it is HGV vehicles that are on offer which is a shame as there are other truck types available. However the developers of this game did also make Euro Truck Simulator so it wasn’t too much of a surprise.
Gameplay wise the game is more of a timed arcade game. In which you drive a truck and/or trailer around a course dodging items in the way(against the clock). This game isn’t much a driving situation simulator because isn’t really complex compared to what the average simulator offers. But rather than provide a realistic simulation of driving with a variety of trucks and/or trailers it instead is a collection of challenges to play on. Content wise this game is not dissimilar to Scania Truck Simulator (you can read my review on it here!). However you are given 64 different challenges to complete, with no other modes on offer. There are also 3 different difficulties to have tougher rules set on you on each difficulty.
I also think that the game is very dull as many challenges on offer are based around parking. Challenges generally involve parking a trailer and/or HGV in a given location. This does get old fast and more often than not in order to get the gold medals it is challenging as there is unrealistic goals set. But some challenges are different as they can involve harsh weather and other obstacles to navigate.
I also found out during play that all the vehicles that you can drive in game all handle the same. As I thought each vehicle would have its own technical specifications but the vehicles don’t. The only differences between each truck is the aesthetic look and depending on version picked what side your steering wheel is on. I think that with regards to customising your vehicles. At the very least there should be options to have different coloured vehicles.
For the game I also feel it is lacking as it could have been a genuine truck simulator. In which you operate trucks/trailers in a variety of different ways. Rather than just confined to driving them in a given area. The game could have even showed players the technical side to the vehicles too. Such as showing you to repair them and build the vehicles. There could have been the option to show how they made and function as pieces of engineering. Even if doing so was just to add more content to the game. I would think that would be a more appealing game in comparison to a game that is about timed parking challenges.
Overall my conclusion with this game is that it isn’t worth exclusively purchasing. Since this game isn’t worth the money (even when it is on sale). This game is a collection of 64 different challenges that are mundane. I also think that even you got this game as part of a bundle. This game isn’t worth your time as there is better truck driving games out there.
