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"Chris Sawyer's Locomotion..."

I'm not sure if anybodies every played Transport Tycoon before? but it would appear Christopher is re-releasing this game, with a vast amount of upgrades.

Basically, on Transport Tycoon, you are in a pre-created world (there is the option to make your own map) and you create transport. You can't design the vehicals (but when you see the shots, you'll see why this doesn't matter), but you create a track layout and basically do stuff to earn money. For example, you could build a passenger train from one town to another, or you could build a vehical road from the coal mine, to the electricty station and earn money that way. It's a really fun, great game that'll have you hooked for hours.

Anyway, I'm not sure if Locomotion is the same, however judging from these screenshots (I've included them below) I'm pretty sure it's just Transport Tycoon updated.

There is no information about the game yet, however there are 5 screen shots. I for one will be getting this game, as you cannot play the original on Windows XP.

By the way, if you've never played this before, another games created by Chris Sawyer is Rollercoaster Tycoon (All 3 games + add-on packs).

Here are some screenshots from Locomotion:
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_005.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_004.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_003.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_002.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_001.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_000.jpg

Also, judging by those screenshots the following changes have been made from Transport Tycoon:

- Much more detail on buildings/objects.
- Ability to create bus stops on streets, rather than a large bus station.
- Trams.
- Realistic airports.
- Graphical passengers at stations.
- Companies are ranked.

I'd like the maps to be bigger, and yes, the towns to really grow and develop into massive cities rather than a population of 5,000 being a 'big' town.

I want it whatever it does, it's like more TT.

The towns look awful in the screenshots.

A bit lifeless too.

I hope that the random disappearance of businesses has been taken out, the amount of time I spent on the original setting up huge rail networks from one place to another only to have one of them close after completion, it was the only thing that annoyed me about the game.

I'm getting this and that's the end of it. I owe it to the original and how much fun that gave me if anything.

Better be better than the bore-fest that was Rollercoaster Tycoon 2.

That game was terrible

Cyclone wrote:

> I want it whatever it does, it's like more TT.

DW wrote:
> DW wrote:
> It's due for a UK release on 10th September 2004.


Cool!

:D

2 days...it's out this Friday.

So who's buying it then? I'm gunna buy it on Monday, and I can't wait. It's gunna be great.

Just played the demo...bit of a let down. I'm unsure if I'll buy it now. :c\