18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul for PC

GF Rating

9

Excellent

Wow, this one actually plays

posted by bigbens (KEARNEY, NE) Mar 13, 2012

Member since Feb 2012

5 out of 5 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

Well after installing about 6 games that didn't even play or froze during load this one actually pulled through. The graphics are better than I expected them to be, but I advise against going to Mexico because you'll get fined before you even reach the Border Crossing and again on the way back.

As another person said, some of the jobs are very long and will take a few hours to get there but that is the name of the game. And learn how to park double trailers as another said. Double egg trailers are the ones that pay the most 147k+ per load but be prepared for the 'Long Haul'.

Always save, save and save some more! The game has not crashed yet but it is always a good idea to save whenever you can!

Talking on the CB does not do anything but distract you. But if you do want to talk you may want to learn the numbers. If you find traffic turning into you from the lanes use your flashers (F) and it will keep those cars behind you. It is also nice to 'advance time' when you find yourself in a traffic jam. If you like to see the traffic zoom by as you are doing 80 without even letting up, use the shoulder....Feel like offroading? Do so without penalty....just don't damage your trailer!

I give this game 9/10 because of the touchiness of the police. Otherwise, if you like these types of games, this is one you will enjoy for hours and will actually work!

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

Great Game

posted by MREJKinG09 (MCHENRY, IL) Aug 10, 2012

Member since Aug 2012

2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

It is the best game on gamefly i think,the best game of the 18 wheel series , it is kinda hard at first but it gets really fun and easy. But they really need to make a new game like this

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GF Rating

5

Fair

An okay Simulator

posted by aaustinite (HIGHLAND, IL) Jan 6, 2012

Member since Sep 2006

10 out of 11 gamers (91%) found this review helpful

I like this game just because it lets you pass a huge amount of time, like if your at a DMV or what have you, but other than that, the speed limit for all the trucks you drive is 45-50... while other trucks and cars go 70-80 mph.. that is where I get ticked off... I don't want to spend 5 days driving across the country in game.. also, all traffic lights in every city go red at the same time!! there is no way to get out of the city in a timely manner. Also, cops are way over the top. I thought GTA 4 cops were hard a$$eS, nope.. Another thing is the boring Hamm radio talk, its all the same voices over and over again, and my driver always looks stoned. I decided Not to do missions, just free drive. Who wants endless penalties and to worry about red lights?? going 40 mph is tiresome.. especially from NYC to LA.. There are a few points in the mountains I can go 65 mph, but that doesn't last.. I hope if there are any newer games I hope they do DX11 and make the trucks go 80 MPH..

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

Amazingly Super Awesome!?!

posted by caieb2 (LEWISTOWN, PA) Jul 9, 2012

Member since Jun 2011

1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

The game at first is hard to get a hold of but when you get into it you have lots of fun. I loved that you could either do a single delivery or the career modes. I also loved the choices of trucks and trailers you could pick. Very good game to pick from gamefly. I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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GF Rating

5

Fair

Not a bad simulator, but brings nothing amazing

posted by Lukified (OAK PARK, IL) Jun 2, 2012

Member since Jun 2012

1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

Maybe it's just me and I can't figure out simulators. But without any direction or instruction this game did nothing more than really agitate me and make me throw away all of my money(in the game). I started a new game several times to keep trying but to no end. I finally did reach a customer only not to have any product to haul! I'm sure simulators are suppose to be fun, but this one wasn't for me. If you've played sims before and enjoy them, this seems realistic enough to entertain you with good enough graphics and no lagging if you have a decent computer. But if you are like me you will probably hate this game, just as I did. I rated it a 5 based on the fact that I wasn't going to blast it based on my shortcomings. But this game made cross-road trucking less interesting than it already was.

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GF Rating

2

Really Bad

a good waste of time

posted by AmyWagner (TROY, MO) Feb 9, 2012

Member since Oct 2011

1 out of 16 gamers (6%) found this review helpful

a boring game i hate it you never leave the truck or do anything good for people interested in the hall of fails do not down load a waste i just want to get out of the truck and beat someone up

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GF Rating

6

Above Average

wasted time

posted by bongtea (PANAMA CITY, FL) May 9, 2013

Member since May 2013

was an ok game til i got the business going on it then it crasshes... every time

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

awesome game

posted by chaos_within89 (APPLETON, WI) Apr 16, 2013

Member since Apr 2013

this game is really good i love that i takes hours to drive from cali to new york and you have to sleep and you can build your own company

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

Do it for a living, then gamefly reccomends it?

posted by gpopthetrucker (Ashtabula, OH) Apr 14, 2013

Member since Apr 2013

ORLY?

I drive OTR truck for a living, this simulator is nothing like the real thing.
Boring and only shows trucking in the best aspects, nothing shown about what happens when your fuel freezes in -30 degree weather in the Northern states during winter, or if the truck breaks down on the side of the road.

TL:DR- unrealistic and boring @_@

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

wos alh

posted by 85Det313 (STERLING HEIGHTS, MI) Apr 11, 2013

Member since Apr 2013

game is fun I have windows and it runs well Im enjoying the game I have 30 trucks 44 trailers 29 drivers I've purchased all mexico and canada garages and almost all in america NO CHEATS NO MODS I'm @ 54,000,000 and rising. If u r in to simulation games u will like plus it will give u some what of an ideal of truck driving. I have commercials license and I've done otr driving so I really can relate I hope you all enjoy 18 wos alh

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GF Rating

1

Horrible

problems

posted by crouchpouch (LAGRANGEVILLE, NY) Dec 12, 2012

Member since Dec 2012

not a bad game, if it would run right. game just locks up at random moments, you click on driver management and yes it locks up again.
if you try buy another truck, you guessed it, it locks up. This seems to be the case with the mojority of games here on gamefly.

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

doesn't run

posted by elorin30 (NACOGDOCHES, TX) Nov 29, 2012

Member since Nov 2012

i cant get it to run it wont stay running on my system it closes itself out.......

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GF Rating

4

Weak

Simulation.... frustrating at that

posted by Teak (NORTHBOROUGH, MA) Nov 16, 2012

Member since Nov 2012

This is not an arcade game. It is a simulation. Not my cup of tea.

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

Not bad

posted by usmcfr22 (SPARKS, NV) Oct 16, 2012

Member since Oct 2012

Not a bad sim

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

A Good Truck Sim

posted by baseballbeast44 (SAINT LOUIS, MO) Sep 25, 2012

Member since Jun 2012

This game was good because the graphics were pretty good. I expected it to have really cruddy graphics. I like how there is a good variety of cities, trucks, trailers, and stuff you can haul. What I expirenced was that over time your truck goes very slow. Overall, this is a good game and I recommend downloading it.............if you have a good computer.

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

Addicting

posted by DashKing28 (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Jun 25, 2012

Member since Jan 2012

I love this game. My nephew Maurice loves this game as well. I think you need to add Philadelphia/Delaware and New Jersey the game.

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GF Rating

9

Excellent

Great Game!!!

posted by Bad_Boilermkaer (CHESTERTON, IN) Apr 1, 2012

Member since Apr 2012

Great sim game for everyone. Just it is hard to park your truck to unload a load.

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

ok game

posted by cor321 (ROCKWOOD, TN) Mar 10, 2012

Member since Aug 2011

i love the game but it supid that your truck can only go 45-50 and other tuck and car can goo 80 sothat sucks but theres been a few times ive got it up to 80 but most of the time its going 45 and when I have got it up to 80 its when no other car or truck is around or mostly when im just going down a hill and another supid thing is that if you buy a new truck the cheatest one is like 90,500$ and that is just supid causeif u push the easy button you will only start out with 50,000$ but if u run a red light the cops will charge you with a fee or if you drive in the wrong direction and that sucks but most of the time i drive around and really most of the time i do not do very musy delivering stuff but i thank it is more fun just to drive around and most of the time I will save the game at my resent spot,im at and see where I get until I bored of doing and then I will just go back to load game get back to were i left off and that is another thing I like about it cause you can save and load the game and the truck are cool but the trucks are way to slow I hope that they make a new kind of vertion of this with faster trucks and better or more realistic looking pictrue but most of all I would really like it if they would make the trucks so mush faster then they are now and that would be so mush funer but if they never make another one it would just be so mush better just to stay with this one then just to baseikly get rid of all all the 18 wheels of steel games but my favirote kind of 18 wheels of steel game at of all of the 18 wheels of steel games it would probiley the well I like all of the vertions of the game but to me my faveroite one is the 18 wheels of steel game is well I like all of the 18 wheels of steel games but my faverite 18 wheels of steel game is 18 wheels of steel american long haul it is fun and if buy online a will haveto pay like 20.00 and i think it mite be like 5.00 i really dont no but im pretty it probily is i really dont no but im pretty sure it is

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

good

posted by jacklop21 (BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC) Jan 29, 2012

Member since Jun 2011

good

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