Bus Simulator 16

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Bus Simulator 16
Bus-simulator-16-cover.jpg
Cover art of Bus Simulator 16 featuring an articulated MAN Lion's City bus
Developer Stillalive Studios
Publisher Astragon Entertainment
Series Bus Simulator
Engine Unity
Platforms
Release
  • WW: 3 March 2016
Genre Vehicle simulation
Modes Single-player, multiplayer

Bus Simulator 16 is a bus simulator game developed by stillalive studios and published by Astragon Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is powered by Unity and was available on 3 March 2016 worldwide. It is the fourth game in the Bus Simulator series. A sequel titled Bus Simulator 18 was released in 2018.

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Gameplay

An in-game screenshot from the cockpit camera of a MAN Lion's City. Bus sim 16 screenshot.jpg
An in-game screenshot from the cockpit camera of a MAN Lion's City.

Bus Simulator 16 has licensed the vehicles of MAN. [1] In addition to the buses of the German bus maker, the game features a total of six buses that allow players to drive across five districts. [2] The game also provides a route manager for players to create their own bus lines. A multiplayer mode is available in the game as well. [3]

Development and release

Bus Simulator 16 was announced July 2015. It is the first game in the series developed by Austrian video game developer stillalive Studios. [4] The game was scheduled to release on 20 January 2016 for Microsoft Windows and macOS, [5] but it was postponed to 3 March 2016 due to technical issues. [6] A bus downloadable content featuring three licensed Mercedes-Benz buses, including an 18-meter long Citaro G articulated bus, were available on 25 January 2017. [7]

Reception

Bus Simulator 16 received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [8]

Richard Allen of Invision Community rated a seven to the game. He wrote that the handlings of the game were quite similar with the American Truck Simulator of SCS Software, which was published in the same period. [10]

Brash Games only rated the game a poor three points out of ten. The writer commented, "Bus Simulator 16 is a lifeless, soulless lie of a simulator; and I use the term ‘simulator’ in the loosest possible way." [11]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Graham (13 July 2015). "Bus Simulator 16 Will Let You Manage The Buses". Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Walker, John (22 February 2016). "Bus Simulator 16 Launch Trailer Arrives Early, Leaves Without Waiting For You". Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Dustin (22 February 2016). "Waiting on Bus Simulator 16 in the rain, in the rain". GameWatcher. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Dooley, Kevin (13 July 2015). "Drive a bus and keep your passengers happy in Bus Simulator 16". teamvvv.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Dooley, Kevin (8 January 2016). "Bus Simulator 16 releasing on January 20". teamvvv.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Warr, Philippa (14 January 2016). "Bus Simulator 16 Delayed, Stuck In Traffic". Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Bride, Mc (17 January 2017). "Bus Simulator 16: Mercedes Benz Citaro DLC Trailer". sknr.net. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Bus Simulator 16 PC". Metacritic . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Schäfer, Benjamin; Klinge, Heiko (19 March 2016). "Bus-Simulator 16 im Test - Beruflicher Erfolg garantiert!". GameStar (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Allen, Richard (16 March 2016). "Bus Simulator 16". Invision Community . Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Bus Simulator 16 Review". darkstation.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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