Traffic planners

What stung me when traffic planners immediately catches the eye, is the somewhat old-fashioned graphics. Here are memories of "GTA 2" awake. A more modern graphics would have been nice. The game is played the traffic planners from the air - that is, you see your city from above and must regulate the traffic, maintain the roads, etc. Due to the perspective any time you keep such an overview. Altogether there are three levels of zoom by the way.

The primary task in the game is to optimize traffic. But overall rating is obtained for example by the urban population or of commuters, which are then converted into cash at the end of day. In addition, there are Achievements are unlocked by the new vehicles, money and two other neighborhoods.

In detail, the tasks are as follows:
- The installation and adjustment of traffic lights,
- The regulation of traffic flow by traffic signs or by setting the right of way,
- Setting up or bus and tram connections
- Maintenance and cleaning of roads and
- The development of road

Depending on the season, the roads subject to different influences, the streets are so strong sometimes weather conditions exposed. For the tasks there is a large fleet of vehicles, such as paving machines and diggers, but also snow plows available.
Using the tutorial videos can be good, an overview of the game and give the game is very easy by hand. The cars are not the way controlled themselves, but one gives instructions and orders with one click. There are three levels of difficulty, which I played on "easy".

I particularly like the fact that the player is exposed to the constant watchful eye of the urban population, who pay you more than the bonus points. You have to provide the best possible flow of traffic or the fastest bus so at any time. Too many traffic jams within the city can quickly lead to money problems. This makes the gameplay so languishes not just to himself but is also associated with "hard work". This made me very motivated.

All in all, the traffic planners a very entertaining title, but also demanded a lot of the players management skills and thus is very motivating. Who always wanted to manage the traffic of his own city, can not avoid in this game. I have certainly never seen anything like it on this issue. 4 of 5 stars.