18 Wheels of Steel Across America for Windows

Pros: Single player missions, dynamic marketplace, real time driver interactions
Cons: Driving gets boring and repeatitive, outdated graphics and sound

18 Wheels Of Steel: Across America, developed by SCS Software, is a realism trucking simulation game. Across America puts you in the driver's seat of a big rig tractor trailer truck and it's your job to turn a small trucking business into a massive ...

Pros: Cheap; realistic physics; good economic sim
Cons: You spend most of your time driving, and that's a bit boring

I saw a copy of this at Target on sale for $5, so I decided to grab it. After all, I've always been fascinated with trucks and if the game was rotten, I wasn't out much cash. Since this is a budget title, I wasn't expecting much. However, this game was ...