''Scania Truck Driving Simulator: The Game'' is a truck simulator game developed by SCS Software in association with Scania AB for

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and

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. It was released as a promotional product for the later-published ''

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'' on 8 June 2012.

Gameplay

The game allows players to drive a licensed

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under five different game modes. The Driver License mode features various driving trials such as

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and manoeuvring with a standard trailer, which allows players to enhance their basic truck-driving skills. The Competition mode highly simulated

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's Young European Truck Driver championship, where players can virtually participate in the competition by levels. The Dangerous Drives mode offers multiple scenarios to test players' abilities to drive a truck, ranging from driving through cliffs to reversing free of parking lots with a trailer. The Freeform Driving mode provides players with two sizable maps — one is the Scania proving grounds of Södertälje, the other is a fictional European city — both allowing players to enjoy ETS-2-liked deliver journeys. Time Reaction Test mode is designed to test players' reactions when they are in emergencies in four different scenarios. The game also contains several video clips and photos featuring with the success of Scania in all kinds of fields.

Development and release

The game was revealed in April 2012 via the blog of the game developer SCS Software. The game was developed by their in-house

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's Young European Truck Driver championship, allowing players to drive a highly detailed

. It was published to Europe by Excalibur Publishing on 8 June 2012, and later available on

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after being greenlit.

Reception

Dustin Thomas of ''GamingShogun'' praised both graphics and sound of the game, but criticised the game's difficulty. DaRipp3r of ''PixelPerfectGaming'' rated the game a 4 out of 5, stating " riving through dangerous locations and completing different challengeswould be really educational for anyone who is looking for a career in motoring and the transportation of goods industry."

References

External links

* {{official website, https://www.scaniadrivergame.com/en/ 2012 video games Advergames MacOS games Scania AB SCS Software games Single-player video games Steam Greenlight games Truck simulation video games Video games developed in the Czech Republic Video games set in Sweden Windows games