The various app stores are full of driving games. Most of them, however, a racing games with little connection to reality. If you're really interested in the art of driving, you might want to check out a driving simulator instead of a racer. One such game, Extreme Car Driving Simulator, has proven to be very popular among those players who want a chance to try driving various cars on city roads.

Features

Extreme Car Driving Simulator really leans heavily on the simulator part of the title, as it is much more of a game that focuses on the process of driving and simulating car damage that most of the more arcade-like features that most see in typical racing games. Players start off with a basic car and can drive it around a city, earning money as they drive and making discoveries along the way. As you drive, you'll get a feel for how the individual cars control and ultimately get a very good idea of the type of damage that could occur if you were to drive a real car like a video game car.

Benefits

The big benefit of this game is that it allows players to drive fairly freely. Because it is a simulator, it's free of things like strange rival challenges or unnecessary gimmicks. If you've ever wanted the chance to drive various vehicles across a large city just to see what could happen on various types of terrain, this game has everything that you need. The game is also fairly good at giving players a reason to log in every day, as just showing up is enough to earn you in-game currency.

Pros and Cons

It's actually really nice to see a driving game like this on a mobile device. While it might not be the most beautiful driving game out there, it is one that allows you to feel like you're earning your way to the top. Because the game rewards you for both logging in and for driving, you'll actually progress faster the more often you play the game. With so many driving titles locking their best cars behind a paywall, it's nice to see that this title really does reward frequent drivers.

The biggest drawback to this app is definitely the ads. Even the ads that don't technically interrupt the game take up space on the screen, which is a huge problem for a driving game. That, combined with the fact that you're going to spend a lot of time seeing the same ads, can make the ads feel a lot more intrusive than they probably are. The game itself also suffers from being a bit on the empty side as well - there's only one map, and after you see it all it can be hard to find a good reason to keep playing.

Conclusion

If you've been looking for a game that focuses more on driving than racing, this might be the game for you. Getting rid of its biggest flaw is as easy as making a one-time payment, but it's up to the individual player to decide whether or not htis is a world that's worth paying for. Even with that said, this is a great mobile driving simulator that's probably worth at least a download for anyone who is very interested in the mechanics of driving in cities or who wants to see what realistic damage looks like when modeled on a video game car.