Review: Car Mechanic Simulator (PlayStation 4)

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 6.80gb download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
• Video settings-AA, Bloom and sharpening.
• 4 profile slots.
• 4 game modes- Normal, normal no tutorial, sandbox, and expert.
• First-person view.
• Simulator gameplay where you fix and tune-up cars then test drive them and sell them.
• Radio (in-game music)-8 Stations with street, electro, drum and bass, mixer, house, classical and broadcast genres.
• World map level select.
• Jobs-accept and browse from your phone.
• Buy cars from auctions.
• Tests track-a track designed to test all functions of a car and you drive the car.
• A tutorial video that kicks up info as you approach stations or interact with certain objects.
• Garage stations-test path for brakes, repair table, engine mount, oil drain, a toolbox for upgrades, car lift, detailing, paint shop, welder, tire changer/balancer and spring compressor.
• Under the hood, you can press a button to explode the parts into a highly detailed fully interactive array of all the parts.
• Highlighting a part will give a name and description.
• Tons of jobs to take.
• A mechanic’s wet dream.
• One of those games that surprises you and drags you in.
• Play your way.
• On-screen button controls.

Cons:

• Not the best loading times.
• No guidance or actual help especially in regards to jobs.
• Mechanic mode (when you blow up under the hood) is very fiddly and can get difficult.
• So much to take in.
• A game for a niche crowd.