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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'm buying it. Demo was dissapoitnig but only because it didn't really do anything new, other than that it's Transport Tycoon with slightly better graphics and one or two new additions. Found it for £15 anyway, so it won't make a huge dent in my wallet.

Think I'll get it tomorrow when I'm down the shops.

cipro wrote:
> I'm buying it. Demo was dissapoitnig but only because it didn't really
> do anything new, other than that it's Transport Tycoon with slightly
> better graphics and one or two new additions. Found it for £15
> anyway, so it won't make a huge dent in my wallet.

£15? Where from? :cP

DW wrote:
> £15? Where from? :cP

I'm not sure I should give out the name but, take a quick look at Play.

I think it might have been released on Monday in some places because they've had it in stock since either Monday or Tuesday. I'm hoping my copy arrives tommorrow.

The demo has now, amazingly, impressed me. :cD

I want this game.

My merchant ship kept getting stuck, i turned it off in my rage.

My merchant ship was fine. :cP

Was that the one where you had to establish transport between 4 really small towns?

Indeed. Boulders Bay.

I tried the Great Britian 1955...waaaaaaaay to hard.

Ive done all the beginner ones now. The last beginner level is stupidly easy, it took me 9 months.