Driving Simulator - Drive Megapolis 3D Demo

Despite what movies might show on the subject, driving is not as simple as changing gears every five seconds and using the handbrake more often than the regular one. Although driving itself is not inherently a very difficult activity, especially nowadays with all these sensors and camera to show you exactly what and how to do everything, you still have to watch out for other drivers, as well as a variety of other things.

Driving Simulator - Drive Megapolis 3D aims to be a realistic driving simulator, one that allows you to learn how to handle yourself in traffic and take care of the car at the same time. It provides the players with a variety of advanced options, including manual gearbox and a clutch, but it also comes with the possibility to automate everything and just go for a joyride when you need it.

The simulation is somewhat convincing, although you shouldn’t expect total realism either. There are many missing things from the game, even if this is an early version at the moment. One of the most important of them is the lack of a damage model, because there’s absolutely nothing to keep you from just ramming everything along. Actually, there’s a point system in place, but that can easily be ignored when you want to.

In case you truly want to learn and you’re not in the game just to run people over and cause traffic kerfuffles, there are a few interesting tutorials at your disposal, as well as an instructor to help you along. It’s important that you respect the rules, because the other drivers certainly do. On the other hand, this is obviously not the case for the real world, so you shouldn’t take things too seriously either.

The graphics are quite nice, and you can also choose between multiple vehicles, including city cars, vans, flatbeds and even buses. On top of that, there are multiple maps to choose from as well, and it’s also possible to change things like the weather and time of day. Unfortunately, the system requirements can be quite forbidding, and there are plenty of bugs to watch out for as well.

Driving Simulator - Drive Megapolis 3D can certainly be fun, but the bugs you’ll run into can ruin the mood in an instant. Other than that, there’s real potential here, at least as long as everything is sorted out.