Who would have ever thought that the Ford Motor Company would team up with the SoftAd Group and Back Tech (or any other computer company) to create a blatant push for their vehicles. Well, it happened in the late eighties, and the result was the Ford Simulator series. This particular instalment was actually released in the middle nineties. It is a racing or driving simulation game that plays out entirely from the first person perspective. It was created especially for play on the personal computer in the DOS operating system.
Who would have ever thought that the Ford Motor Company would team up with the SoftAd Group and Back Tech (or any other computer company) to create a blatant push for their vehicles. Well, it happened in the late eighties, and the result was the Ford Simulator series. This particular instalment was actually released in the middle nineties. It is a racing or driving simulation game that plays out entirely from the first person perspective. It was created especially for play on the personal computer in the DOS operating system. All of the six games in the series were made for DOS, except for the final product released one year after this one.
This is not a hard driving game, but more of an obvious advertisement for
Ford products. It was marketed especially for young customers who were supposed to be the future buyers of all types of automotive products. Ford wanted to get their attention before they turned to other brands of motor vehicle, and so the Ford Simulator series was born. There was a series of games, ranging from 1989 to 1995. The game play in each game was exactly the same and used the same gaming engine as its predecessors. The only difference was that each instalment of the series showcased the newest vehicles in the Ford stable for that particular year. It was evidently a successful series, or Ford would have likely stopped with only one issue.
The main menu of Ford Simulator 5 is simply a list of vehicles created by Ford and its spin-off companies (such as Mercury) for the year. On top of a graphic display of each of the vehicles, the user can also see the available colours for each model of car or truck. The game provides a nice little profile and history for each of the cars, detailing the vehicles stats from engine size to available options and performance ratings. After viewing the main menu, the user has to choose a difficulty level ranging from beginner to advanced. The difficulty level will determine which of the vehicles will be available for the gamer to play. Usually, the short list is under fifteen cars, but the selected vehicle is for aesthetic purposes only. The game play is the same whether the driver is behind the wheel of an Escort or an F-150 Pick-Up. The goal, regardless of vehicle or difficulty level, is to get to Lake Wakatonka as quickly as possible.
Avoid road hazards and policemen, get behind the wheel of what is now practically a vintage Ford. Maybe you will find something you would like to own.
