Synopsis and Features:
Take the controls from the engineer's cab with thousands of tons of freight behind you and exciting challenges ahead. From steam engines to diesel to electric, immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and adventures of trains.
Overview
The Microsoft Train Simulator PC CD game gives you one of the most realistic train experiences ever brought to the PC. It features hundreds of miles of highly detailed, accurately recreated rail routes and delivers excellent graphics and audio experience. The game has dynamic, 24-hour environment and is an ideal way to spend your time in an exciting manner.
Specifications:
Introduction
Most of us were fascinated by trains when we were kids. In fact, to be honest, I don’t know a kid that hasn’t been interested by trains one day or another. Sure when growing up this interest fades out for some, but for others it remains a real passion. I still remember I was always mesmerized to watch the fastest train of earth dubbed ‘TGV’ passing by at 314km/h on France’s railways: in fact I asked my parents to bring me to watch the ‘real’ thing every week or so because it was so exciting. At home I had (and I still have in fact) a LEGO train circuit with several trains running on it. Today I don’t have the time nor space to build trains anymore so I was very interested to learn Microsoft has launched the first real Train Simulator for PCs. Developed by Kuju entertainment this game has been announced since a while by Microsoft and is at last available. Not only will this game let you play with trains but you can also drive them to calm down your frustrations. Sure this game targets a niche market but it’ll be of great interest if you’re a train enthusiast! So let’s see how this game is.
Setup
Before you can leave the station driving your favorite train, you have to install the game. Microsoft Train Simulator comes on two discs.. Installing the whole game is far from being a breeze since more than 1.8GB of data will be copied! So first make sure your hard disk has enough space to fitthe game, and don’t stay in front of the computer during the very long install process: go out and read the newspaper! One good point however is that, since there’s no protection mechanism, the game doesn’t require the CD to be in the drive to work.
Game Features
Microsoft Train Simulator propels you to the controls of six of the most beautiful trains on six various real-life railways: from Austria, Japan, to the United States of America these ultra realistic landscapes are leaking reality. Every details (including soil elevation data), are transcribed on the hundreds of milesof lines available within the game. If you choose an urban train circuit you’ll see factories, buildings, stations, cars, trucks and much, much, more. Whether you choose to perform an actual journey with the Amtrak Acela Express train or an old school journey with the Flying Scotsman train, you’ll be amazed by the level of details the game offers as well as the beauty of the 3D graphics.
PC System Requirements
OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
- Processor: Pentium 2 266 MHz
- Memory: 32 MB
- Hard Drive: 1.9 GB Free
- Video Memory: 4 MB
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- DirectX: 8.0
- Keyboard & Mouse
