
Additionally, you can load a screen where you’ll be able to find all of the notes regarding routes, trucks, the economy, and competition. If you need it, the map can also be placed on the screen for easy viewing. Sadly you can only look from side to side and your view is extremely limited. You’ll be driving the truck with your controllers and the screen is designed to look like the window of a truck. It’s over in a few seconds and you’ll be taken directly to the start of your game. Once you’re happy with your choices, you’ll be taken to a load screen. You can also choose your headquarters, company, and difficulty. Besides, the most important thing is still the gameplay.īefore starting the game, you’ll be able to customize your name and avatar and choose what scenario you’re going for. All that said, it was pretty good for its time and it’s still perfectly understandable. The text design and backgrounds are also very unpolished. However, they do have that early 2000s 3D aesthetic where they look more like toy models than real-life trucks. The game includes a wide range of trucks to choose from and the models are well made and beautifully rendered. I’m not going to lie, the game’s age is showing quite a bit in its graphics.

The 18 Wheels of Steel: Across America was released in September 2003. Developed by SCS Software and Sunstorm Interactive and published by Retroism and Valusoft, 18 Wheels of Steel: Across America is a driving simulation game that allows users to take a sneak peek into what driving a huge truck could be like. Fortunately for people who happen to have these wild dreams, 18 Wheels of Steel: Across America exists to fulfill both of these fantasies. Driving it on the great wide roads of the United States is an even wilder dream. Softonic review A simple simulation game for driving trucksĭriving a massive 18 wheeler truck is a wild dream most people will probably never be able to live out.
