Transport Fever 2

Transport Fever 2 is a business simulation game developed by Urban Games and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. It is the third video game of the Transport Fever franchise, and became available for Microsoft Windows and Linux on 11 December 2019.

Transport Fever 2
Cover art of Transport Fever 2
Developer(s)Urban Games
Publisher(s)Good Shepherd Entertainment
SeriesTransport Fever
Platform(s)
Release
  • Microsoft Windows
  • 11 December 2019
  • Linux
  • 11 December 2019
  • macOS
  • autumn 2020
Genre(s)Business simulation
Mode(s)Single-Player

Gameplay

Like the series' previous games, Transport Fever 2 still focuses on the transport evolution of the past fifteen decades. However, the campaign mode rewrites the transport history in comparison to Transport Fever, and takes place across three different continents.[1] The game also features a sandbox mode, a map editor and mod tools.[2]

Development and release

Transport Fever 2 was announced in April 2019. It is developed by Urban Games, the developer of the Transport Fever franchise, and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment.[3] The game was initially available for Microsoft Windows and Linux on 11 December 2019 worldwide via Steam,[4] with a macOS version to follow in autumn 2020.[5]

Reception

Transport Fever 2 received "fairly positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[6]

Matt S. of Digitally Downloaded rates the game 4.5 stars out of 5. He writes "It's elegantly presented and understands that some efficiencies are required for the sake of playability."[11]

Rick Lane from The Guardian gives a 3 star with maximum 5. He compares the game with The Sims franchise of Maxis and Cities: Skylines of Colossal Order, commenting the growth of the in-game cities would bring players a lot of fun. However, despite not short of detail, he criticises the game lacks depth in certain areas.[12]

The game scores an overall 7 points from TheSixthAxis, which suggests the game "great attention to detail for vehicles and the environment". However, on the minus side, the game does feel more or less like a refined expansion rather than a proper sequel.[13]

References
  1. "game overview". transportfever2.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. O'Connor, Alice (24 April 2019). "Transport Fever 2 infecting PC this year". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. EK, Jonas (24 April 2019). ""Transport Fever 2" is coming to Windows, MAC and Linux via Steam in Q4 2019". thegg.net. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. Davey, Jamie (11 December 2019). "Transport Fever 2 launch trailer, releases on Steam today". gamewatcher.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. EK, Jonas (6 May 2020). "Urban Games "Transport Fever 2" is coming to Mac this Autumn, 2020". thegg.net. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. "Transport Fever 2 PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. Cramer, Eike (11 December 2019). "Test: Transport Fever 2". 4Players. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  8. Bliemel, Stephan (11 December 2019). "Transport Fever 2 im Test: Eine der besten Simulationen des Jahres!". GameStar (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. Lane, Rick (18 December 2019). "Transporter Fever 2 review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  10. Dammes, Matthias (11 December 2019). "Transport Fever 2 im Test: Schicker Modellbahn-WiSim-Mix mit Schönheitsfehler". PC Games (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  11. S., Matt (11 December 2019). "Review: Transport Fever 2 (PC)". digitallydownloaded.net. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  12. Lane, Rick (2 January 2020). "Transport Fever 2 review – simple pleasures offer copious fuel for fun". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  13. gazzagb (13 January 2020). "Transport Fever 2 Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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