Now as I finally own the game and about 4 hours have been gambles, I have to say the first impression is really great!
I know the track of the monorail inside and out and the developers have really taken over every curve and every slope of the rails completely!
A little time you need to memorize the controller completely. One should read the little manual before starting the game, because as soon as you start the game you will be thrown into the deep, as no tips are displayed!
The graphics are very neat. The monorail cars are very detailed and also around you geachetet on "attractions". So you go for example to the Stadion am Zoo over and the station "Alter Markt" falls one, as Wuppertal, immediately catches the eye!
The sound is also very nice. We have here, for example, when opening and closing the doors, the original sounds of the monorail used. The sound of the drive alerdings reminiscent of the Kaiser cars and not the typical car of the monorail.
Even the announcements of the stations have been brought into play. By pressing the "D" button, the next stop is announced!
Game comes on very well. You can select, for example in what month you go, whether you want to drive in the morning or at noon rather early.
Tasks are also not too short. For example, a door does not close so you have to fix it. Or there is a thief in the monorail and you have to drive more slowly, until the police arrived at the next station.
Now again a short Pros and Cons list:
Pro:
+ Great graphics for a simulator
+ Detailed representation of the monorail and attractions
+ Original sounds of the Wuppertal suspension railway
+ Very realistic control (ie never full throttle)
+ Great and original tasks
Cons:
-For The beginning of difficult control
-When Erstfahrt no "tutorial notes". So you should read the manual
-Schwebebahn Sounds unfortunately like the emperor car (as a daily user of the monorail it falls already into negative)
Conclusion:
Great and funny simulator does have a few teething problems, but then really sets the mood.
As Wuppertal I feel directly as a 6 year old youngster who wanted to be monorail driver necessarily times!