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Road Construction Simulator

Publisher:  Excalibur Publishing
Published:  2011

PC Game, Minimum System Requirements
- Windows Vista/XP/7
- 1.5GB RAM
- 2GHz Processor
- 1.5GB Hard Disk Space
- Graphics Card 128MB 3D

Review Date:  April 2011


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The disc box.
Using the van to string out markers.
Painting white lines is a lonely business.
This software simulator is another in the series published by Excalibur Publishing.

Installation was easy and quick on the Vista machine used for the review and once installed it ran without problems.  There is no manual provided at all which is unusual but it becomes apparent when playing that there is little depth to the game.  A quick start guide is loaded during installation but this contains no information about the game.

This is the simplest form of simulator in that it comprises just ten missions (which are really tasks) and they have to be completed in order.  There is no free play mode, and the only challenge is to try and complete the mission in a faster time.

The first mission is laying out roadworks markers and then relaying the white line.  The second involves filling potholes in a footpath and later ones get a little more complex with excavators, trucks and road planers being used.

The graphics are pleasant enough for a game of this type but there is no other traffic, people or life in the scenary, and even you do not appear when operating the machines. 

The game physics are basic and the other sound effects are unexciting.  Music is played as you go and thankfully it can be turned down as it is repetitive.  The controls for the game are elementary. 

This is not an exciting simulator with no real attempt to provide any gameplay and neither does it have any kind of business simulation where money can be earned and invested.  It's probably best suited to passing a couple of hours or perhaps entertaining some younger children.
You can jackhammer 'hands-free' if it's your thing.
The road planer stands by.
Digger, truck and big roller.