Traffic Giant (German: Der Verkehrsgigant) is a video game released in 2000 by Austrian developer JoWooD Productions. It allows players to create a working public transportation system in a city[1] using buses, streetcars, commuter rail, suspended monorail (much like the Schwebebahn Wuppertal), and Maglev trains.[citation needed] The game used 2D isometric graphics for its interface.[1]

Traffic Giant
DeveloperJoWooD Productions
PublishersJoWooD Productions
Macmillan Software
PlatformWindows
Release
  • EU: March 2, 2000
  • NA: February 28, 2001
GenresCity-building game, real-time strategy
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Traffic Giant". JoWooD. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Traffic Giant for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. Ben (October 16, 2000). "Test: VerkehrsGigant". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. Chick, Tom (March 30, 2001). "Traffic Giant". Computer Games Magazine. theGlobe.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2003. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. Kapalka, Jason (July 2001). "Traffic Giant" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 204. Ziff Davis. p. 93. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  6. "VerkehrsGigant". GameStar (in German). Webedia. March 2000.
  7. Lafferty, Michael (April 2, 2001). "Traffic Giant Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. Trotter, William R. (May 2001). "Traffic Giant". PC Gamer. Vol. 8, no. 5. Imagine Media. p. 64. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. Clayden, Martyn (November 2000). "Traffic Giant". PC Zone. No. 95. Dennis Publishing. p. 81. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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