Jim Knopf says hello

Once train drivers be in life. This, or at least a similar dream likely most users of the current Train Simulator 2012 - Railworks 3 have expressed in the past. And finally be able to recover all climb into the command post ...

First: the game is based on Steam. I will spare me long explanations, but am even not a complete opponent of this platform. As an already registered user installing sequence playing is a pittance, annoying is undoubtedly the fact that you can no longer sell unused games.

Since I do not have the old train simulators, the review relates to the purchase version here at Amazon. To my knowledge, is free for owners of the previous model, the update to the current version. Longtime friends of the railways are therefore served here really exemplary.

Compared to the online version of railway history is exclusively in the retail version of the DB-ICE 1 in addition to the included 16 locomotives cross through 100 years and may over eight different routes from Germany to England to be driven in the United States.

As a newcomer to me the tutorial contained very congenial, although the overall game design is not too difficult a nature and is more reminiscent of an arcade mode. As the game Train Simulator option offers the choice between the free ride or a highlighted various tasks Career Mode.

The graphics look largely contemporary and fresh, just the landscapes are really succeeded. Different camera angles leave little to be desired. Little things like raindrops bead to the wheel of the locomotive and can be removed with the wiper. In contrast, the representation eg of passengers drops that were somewhat carelessly developed. Occasional flickering of graphics and not always wholly owned antialiasing are bearable, but available. Apart from that, no major bugs me noticed.

But what is important in any case only actually driving pleasure on the track (rail, gravel). Granted, I've never moved a real locomotive through the real life, but I think it would at least like this before. So it feels, after all "realistic" to. So from now on I'm busy looking after the start, the necessary thrust, the right pace and ultimately to the clean stop.

The tasks in career mode are varied and different. From the correct - and departure on passenger station up to - and uncoupling individual cars, the complete range is processed, but not me is fortunately an insurmountable hurdle and - crucial! - It is fun.

For friends of their own creativity An extensive editor ships with the ability to create their own worlds or modify existing included. You can also rely on material other than the Zugfreunde Fancommunity.

Conclusion: a really successful simulation, and alone has the disadvantage of only that the life of a platoon leader might actually "almost" only from the task of driving the locomotive from point A to point B. In this regard, the reaction can only be described as successful.