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Transport Tycoon Revived!!

rie_zel | March 9, 2013 | See all rie_zel's reviews »

Back there, in old days there is only one game that have this theme, a "Transport Tycoon" it was old really old, but now in this era there is Cities in Motion, if you're transport tycoon fans, you'll be loved this ones, it has a decent graphic, lightweight, and of course this is the revived of transport tycoon that already become a legend nowadays, only lack ones factors, you need to buy all DLC for this game if you really love managing transport, and it'll be way challenging.

77

Fun game

georgecopos | Feb. 26, 2013 | See all georgecopos's reviews »

It is a very neat game but needs that extra push to be great.The game should have included road and highway infrastructure. You can build train tracks why not new roads? Also cities should be dynamic and evolve as you play. If one area is right next to easy transport around the city or to certain parts of the city the area should reflect that through high demand and growth. I love the idea of a game only based on mass transit but that does not mean that cities can not develop around your decisions.

Don't let this stop you from playing it is really a one of a kind game for a niche only touched in simulation games like sim city, just know that the concept and limited control you have will get old, fast. Sure you can build cities first and build the roads then but in game you are stuck with train lines, subway lines, ferry lines, and bus lines (and the helicopter which is pretty much just a shuttle) in a cities that even if 60 years go by will not change a bit no matter what you do.

85

Great, Deep Strategy - Iffy Engine

Squiffy | Feb. 1, 2013 | See all Squiffy's reviews »

NOTE: This game's engine was built in an era where people played games on powerful single-core processor computers. As such, it does not get the most power out of modern multi-core processors that sacrifice individual core speed for combined power. This game's bottleneck will likely be your CPU speed (GHz). Modest laptops will likely struggle, but any modest desktop or modern laptop will probably have no problem.

REVIEW: Cities in Motion is a superb game for any strategy enthusiast. I'm no hobby train man or anything of the sort, but I've always enjoyed a good building simulation, and figured I'd give it a shot.

Depending on campaign settings and DLC, you will start a map in the early days of public transit, and thus the city you're playing in will be less built-up than modern day. As more technology unlocks, and depending on how your various routes perform, it can affect the way residential and commercial areas of the city grow over the decades.

It's definitely a game of nuance and micromanagement and lots of patience. It can take a long time to see large-scale route creation help out your riders, as they will have to learn to adjust their routes to compensate. As your routes provide more reliable service to a wider audience, you will see road traffic shrink, meaning faster service.

However, throwing too many buses on a line will cause problems, as your buses often slow down traffic. Learning how and where to place your stops and adjusting your routes and vehicles over the years to accommodate emerging traffic patterns keeps the game interesting. A series of missions as you play help guide your transit system to the future and reach high-demand areas.

I definitely recommend grabbing as complete a pack as is available if you can luck out on a sale, or at the least, try out the core game first. There isn't a lot of excitement to it but if you're a fan of SimCity games, the Anno series or others that have little or no combat, it's worth a look. You may just end up hooked!

85

Awesome!

syahrefi | Jan. 27, 2013 | See all syahrefi's reviews »

At first, i'll let you know If you're looking for an exact rival of simcity or cities xl, you'll get dissapointed Why? Because the genre is different, this is a city-transportation simulation game.

At first. i suggest you to take the tutorials, they'll guide you into basic and most important things about creating a line. They're very helpful.

The Scenario mode is nice, with dynamic sub-quest that will take you up into hours of challenge. Take you time to finish the scenario, no need to rush, the quests don't have a time limit. Sandbox mode is also fun to play, let see if you can handle a busy city for years.

That's all? No! Your real game begin when you start using mods, seriously! Register your game at paradox forum then you can access load of awesome mods! You can even start building a real city (buildings, roads, decorations, etc) in-game with some mods.

For the graphics, it's good. It's comparable with simcity 4. It's even better if you maxed out the graphic settings. The sounds is okay, at some point they're unrealistic, but acceptable.

And one more thing, all those awesomeness are packed into a less than 500mb steam download size. I was shocked by the size, but that's for real. At first my estimation is about (at least) 2gb but i was wrong.

At the end, this game is definitely worth to buy!

95

One of the Finest Transport Simulators

hisnameisrob | Nov. 14, 2012 | See all hisnameisrob's reviews »

Cities in Motion is one of the finest transport simulators available. My favourite game in this genre is Transport Tycoon - and Cities in Motion does not beat it, but aside from that I have little in the way of criticism.

The gameplay is focused on transporting people around cities by bus, tram, metro/subway and boat. You can't construct anything besides transportation infrastructure but you can (subject to high costs) demolish city buildings.

The game is very nice to look at and performs well on recent PCs and still playable on slightly older machines.

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