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Bus Simulator 16 Releases
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany , March 2nd, in the year of
our Lord 2016 – Publisher astragon and developer
stillalive studios are happy to announce that the long-awaited
Bus Simulator 16 has officially left its depot and is now
available from traditional retailers and via digital download
for PC and Mac with a recommended retail price of €24.99/£18.99.
In Bus Simulator 16 players slip into the shoes of a budding bus
operator in the lively city of Sunny Springs. In this role they
will be able to drive buses including licensed vehicles by the
famous German bus and truck maker MAN. In addition to steering
the buses themselves, they will also get the chance to set up
and manage their very own bus company in cooperation with their
friends.
Early on, novice bus drivers will start in the outskirts of the
city, learning how to drive the buses and becoming familiar with
their faithfully reproduced, fully operational cockpits. They
will also need to prove their skills in the transportation of
passengers and by creating their initial bus routes and
timetables. The better the player manages all these tasks the
better the image of their company will become. This in turn will
not only reflect upon the popularity - and with that the
finances - of the bus operator, but will also gradually unlock
other city districts and new buses. With their increased
financial income players can then buy new buses and hire
additional drivers, who can then be assigned to the player’s bus
routes.
Randomly occurring events will provide new challenges to every
bus driver’s day: Be it passengers running late at the bus stop,
wheel chair users who need the assistance of access ramps for
boarding, stuck doors, emergency vehicles, construction works,
traffic jams and even passengers who have had one drink too
many! Just as in real life, players will have to make the right
decisions and take the correct course of action to avoid running
behind schedule and to ensure customer satisfaction. The
built-in route editor will also enable players to easily create
completely new bus routes as well as amend existing ones. This
guarantees long-term variety within the open, freely drivable
game world.
Virtual bus operators who love to play together will enjoy the
multiplayer mode in Bus Simulator 16. Here, up to 32
participants at once will be able to operate a bus company. All
of them will have joint access to the management menu of their
business and will be able to create and change routes, buy new
buses, manage the staff, assign lines to others, talk to each
other in the game chat and much, much more.
Thanks to the game’s modding tools, creative minds can not only
add new bus designs themselves or buses created by the community
, but also customize the game world by changing already existing
objects or adding new ones.
Note: There is no retail version for the US audience.