Bus & Cable Car Simulator

Product Details

ASIN: B005CFDB2C
Media: DVD-ROM

By : Aerosoft
Price : $31.00

Bus & Cable Car Simulator - San Francisco

Product Features

Welcome to SAN FRANCISCO,…a major California metropolitan area on the West Coast of the United States. Send in your application for a job with the local public transportation system and take a seat behind the wheel of a motorbus, an articulated bus, a trolleybus, a cable car or would you prefer driving only streetcars? Altogether there are 16 highly sophisticated and animated vehicles available for you to maneuver through the vast game world waiting to be explored by you. Discover hundreds of typical streets with authentic inclines and slopes. Take up the challenges an employee of the local public transportation system faces every day and make use of the numerous functions available in the cockpit to comply precisely with the timetable, at the same time keeping a close look at the fuel gauge and your vehicle’s condition. Take on additional tasks to supplement your pocket money and earn yourself occasional rewards.

Customer Reviews

This is really what you can call a solid simulator. It simulates everything from owning an apartment, to being able to walk around the city, owning a vehicle, and driving some highly detailed buses. And there is just so much more to talk about with this game, so be prepared for a long review.
First you start out living in a flat. You might want to purchase a better apartment soon though, because this one is not the most comfortable living space. How to do all of this is explained in the game's manual. While the flat may not be luxurious, it has some cool functions. You can turn both the lights on and off, the one in the living room and the one in the bathroom, separately. Not many games have that. I will often compare this game to City Bus Simulator, which is the company's previous game. This apartment is a significant improvement from City Bus Simulator. There you have a low detailed apartment. In this one, not only can you control the lights separately, but also you can go to sleep in it, and you have a bathroom, making it have two separate rooms, which is something that City Bus Simulator does not have.
You can then get into your vehicle once you go outside, which is a beat-up pickup truck, but you can buy a better one later on. City Bus Simulator does not have any of this, which means it is far less realistic. This game includes almost every step of the way. Once you get into the video, you can travel anywhere within the city. And remember, your vehicle does run on gas, which means it has to be refilled once in a while, but you will find that it can go far on a single tank of gas. You can go to many different places, like the Exhibition Hall where you can obtain new vehicles (like buses and cable cars and street cars). Or, you can roam around the city, and get in a little sightseeing, because there are many landmarks to be found. Or you can go to one of the bus depots where you can select a timetable, or go on a quick mission. It's all up to you.
But you should get going on a bus route soon, because you have little money to spend on anything. You can buy coffee, new vehicles, a new apartment, and even sunglasses! But you can't afford much of that now. One of the bus depots that you can go to is the Fisherman's Wharf depot, and you can easily view the map to find out where that is. Plus, unlike City Bus Sim, there is also a mini-map displayed all the time, so you can easily navigate through the city, because it is quite extensive. So once you get to the bus depot at Fisherman's Wharf, there are many things you have at your disposal. There is a gas station, where you can refuel your vehicle, or buy parts for the busses, because they can break down every now and then. You can also buy coffee, which will give your player more energy. By the way, he can freely walk through the city at any time.
There is also a bus-wash, and you should stop in sometimes because the bus can get quite filthy over time. Also there is the office building, where you can go pick a route. City Bus Simulator has none of this included. So once you walk into the office building, find your manager, and then you will be able to pick a route. There are many routes available, spanning throughout the whole city. You can also do a little sightseeing that way. You can also find the filing cabinet, and select a mission to go on. Around the city are hub cabs, 70 of them, and whenever you find them, you get $500.
So once you select a route, you walk to your bus, and wait for the air tanks to fill up (a very realistic feature). This has been improved since City Bus Simulator. Then after putting the route information into the computer, you are able to display the destination, which you must do. And then you have to release the parking brake, and shift the vehicle into gear. This may sound like a lot of steps, but it's much more realistic. City Bus Simulator also lacks these details. So then you can get going, and complete the route eventually. The minimap shows a line that is the route you are working on, so you shouldn't have issues with navigation. The routes are realistic length, some take quite a while to complete. They all are really realistic, and can be a lot of fun doing. There is a cash register, which is a nice addition to the game, and makes it more realistic. Many times you will have to use this device, and it is quite easy.
There are other bus depots, but this one has more amenities. But sometimes you may want to go to different ones. There are gas stations all throughout the city, but there is only one car wash.
Later in the game you can expand your fleet of vehicles, but this will be very expensive, so be sure to save up your money :)
This game will keep you entertained for quite a while, there is just so much detail to it. The downside is the graphics engine, but that is not a big detail. It is good, but it's nothing revolutionary or stunningly realistic, but it's still very good. If you are into buses, you should really buy this game, because it is really worth buying. And this one has the added bonus of being able to drive a cable car as well, so with this game you will always have something to do!
P.S. I am not completely finished with the game, in fact I just started over, but I will be sure to update this whenever I do

This game is not a good simulator at all and has countless flaws when it comes to game play. Horrible AI traffic, Horrible sounds, Horrible car and bus physics, just a overall poor game. I do applaud the developers for making the first bus simulator to include trolley buses but that is where the compliments stop. Oh, and I will say that the scenery in the game is made rather well. It doesn't live up to it's rival OMSI THE Bus Simulator in any way. It is amazing how two people can put together a better game than a company like TML Studios. After about an hour of playing this game you will either become bored or angry. I would not recommend this game to anyone. Thanks!