Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a game that you will either love or hate. Personally, I love it. I first started playing SCS's trucking games with the 18 Wheels of Steel series. A friend gave me a copy of American Longhaul and it got tossed on the shelf as I thought I would have no interest in it. A few months later I decided to install it and after half an hour of play I was hooked. I then went on to put many hours into all the games in the series.

I received ETS 1 in a bundle one day and set it aside to play at a later date, but I never got around to it. Then one day a friend of mine told me he had bought ETS 2 after playing my copy of ETS 1 through my shared library. He was one guy that I thought would not enjoy a truck driving simulator (in fact he originally ribbed me about playing 18WOS), so I was surprised when he started raving about it. That was enough for me to buy the game and all the DLC.

Once again, I am hooked on a trucking simulator and it is great. ETS 2 is leaps and bounds above all of the previous efforts by SCS, both in terms of visuals and gameplay. There is still the problem of braindead AI drivers, but that is something you will learn to anticipate and it does not become such a problem after a while. The visuals are stunning, you just have to look at some of the screenshots to see how pretty this game is, and the truck models are fantastic. All of the trucks feel different when you drive them and you will soon find your favourites and those that you loathe to drive.

With the addition of mods, especially some of the map mods available, the replay value of the game increases. There is even a multiplayer mod that regularly sees thousands of people on some of the servers. It is quite a sight to see hundreds of people lined up trying to get into Europort.

The game is also linked to the World of Trucks[www.worldoftrucks.com] website which offers external contracts, events, and more.

As I said this is not a game for everyone, but if you like simulators and you like trucks then you will probably like this. As for whether to purchase this or ATS, I would recommend buying this and also ATS.

5/5