Transport Fever 2

Like the series' previous games, Transport Fever 2 still focuses on the transport evolution of the past seventeen decades from 1850 to date.[1] The game provides nearly 200 real-and-history-based vehicles that range from trains, buses, trams, trucks, airplanes and ferries, which is accessible from first-person camera angle.[2] The campaign mode rewrites the transport history in comparison to Transport Fever, and takes place across three different continents.[3] The game also features a sandbox mode, a map editor and mod tools.[4]

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.[5] The game was initially available for Microsoft Windows and Linux on 11 December 2019 worldwide via Steam,[6] with a macOS version released later in February 2021.[7]

In September 2022, Urban Games announced a major update, titled Transport Fever 2: Console Edition, would release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S, alongside a free update bringing the same "enhancements" including graphical updates and increased stability and performance to the PC version.[8] The Console Edition was published by Nacon,[9] and was available on 9 March 2023.[10]

Transport Fever 2 received "fairly positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[11][12]

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."[20]

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.[19]

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.[21]

Jeremy Peel of Rock Paper Shotgun implied the game has rooms to improve, writing "a great management game is distinguished by its central lesson, and Transport Fever 2 has one worth learning."[22]

The game scored 78 from Mark Steighner of COGconnected, based on the PlayStation 5 version, where the graphics is still glitchy despite of the upgrade, but the contents are "deep and engrossing" and the game performed well with controller support.[23]

The Xbox Series X/S version received 4 stars out of 5 from Gareth Brierley of TheXboxHub, who praised the game's campaign story is "a brilliant mode and gives you plenty to do with a superb historical backdrop that takes you around the world".[24]

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