Bus Driver

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

4

Pros:

Surprisingly engrossing.
Accurate in places.
Easy to pick up.

Cons:

Not as realistic as it could have been.
No free-form driving.

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Last revision on February 8, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Surprisingly engrossing
Accurate in places
Easy to pick up

Reviewers Didn't Like

Not as realistic as it could have been
No free-form driving

Expert reviews and ratings

The title says it all. Apologies if you were expecting a riveting set of bus-themed missions ripped from a Keanu Reeves movie, but Bus Driver really is about driving a bus. Follow predetermined routes and timetables; stop at red lights and bus kiosks;...

By Games Radar on May 30, 2008

Bus Driver is a surprisingly engaging driving simulation that might just give you some insight into the daily lives of real bus drivers around the world. It’s great fun in a non-traditional game setting where you actually feel good about obeying...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on April 01, 2008

del.icio.us | Digg This | Glink It When you ride the bus, you take for granted that the folks driving the eight-ton vehicle have a good handle on how to operate things. Well, somebody who must have dwelled on this thought while they rode the bus to...

By GameZone on March 25, 2008

I'm a big fan of PC-based simulators. Always have been, probably always will be. Flight simulators, motor racing simulators, even boat simulators have found a place on my hard drive at one time or another. I even have a wish list of simulators...

By Gaming Nexus on March 20, 2008

Despite its flaws, Bus Driver might be a good way to while away a long bus journey on a...

By V3.co.uk on November 05, 2007

There are a lot of things that Bus Driver has going for it. From a nuts and bolts perspective it pretty much can check the boxes. The graphics are good and the sound isn’t nagging so long as you don’t mind the varoom of a bus engine and the...

By Strategy Informer on January 01, 2006