Traffic Giant (PC)

If you have seen Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-worthy epic Traffic, you'd be forgiven to believe that this game is a role-playing saga that let’s you be a Mexican drug lord. However Traffic Giant is in fact, literally, a simulation of…traffic. More to the point, a sim putting you in charge of urban mass transit management. Wait! Don’t stop reading just yet! Actually, Traffic Giant turns out to be surprisingly engrossing. Though shamelessly derivative of earlier classics (namely SimCity and the Railroad Tycoon titles), it’s a good-looking, finely balanced, well-designed management game with a ... more

My son bought me "Verkehrsgigant" on a visit to Germany and I haven't been the same since!!! Tremendous graphics, you start off by developing a small bus route and watching your money carefully and, if your good and the people of the city like what you're doing, you very quickly find money growing out of your ears!!! From buses, you develop Tram systems and, as the coinage rolls in, you go on to U-Bahn, S-Bahn and monorail systems. There are so many citys from which to choose, so many different scenarios and the animations in the cities are first-class - YOU CAN'T GET BORED IF YOU'RE A SERIOUS ... more

You get to the games shop with your £30 or so and look around for a game you like, you browse the shelves with a few titles in mind but instantly a game you have never heard of pops out at you, its TRAFFIC GIANT! The screen on the box look great and the descriptions sound cool too.....(Enought of this crap!)....The game really is that damn good, many games look great on the box but really look crap, this one looks good anyway. I personally love managment sims and like this one the most. The overall game is just great - great graphics, great gameplay, great cutscenes, great sound and its really ... more

If you see the opinion below (Bealine), I am the son. I bought the game whilst in Germany strictly as a late Father's day present. I saw the game and was amazed by the stunning graphics and clear picture. It is quite a complicated game and great fun to play. It is very addictive and although it doesn't have a huge number of vehicles to choose from, I still rate this game very highly. Normally, I play Racing Simulations and I find this sort of game boring and repititive after a while. With Verkehrs or Traffic Giant as it is known in England, this isn't the case. It is great fun although I am ... more

Traffic Giant is a game for the p.c., which is similar to Sim City and Theme Hospital/ Park. The aim is to reduce traffic pollution in a big city. It is quite addictive and it does take a while to complete it but you never get bored of it. The only bad thing is, is that there is a limited choice of vehicles and you do not get a lot of money to start with. The music is a down side to the game as all you hear is a simple sound track and horns beeping. It is worth buying. ... more