So you have buses moving people around, and trains, ships and planes
transporting cargo. Now it is time to re-evaluate your lines of transportation
to increase efficiency and unleash the unprecedented growth you are looking for.
The manual offers some great tips on design, including use of bridges and
tunnels, building on difficult terrain, and most interestingly, some more expert
track layouts such as loops, double track lines, and junctions. Get a handle on
the basics on your own before trying to move on to the more complicated designs
(hint: slow time down the first time you are going for a high-level design to
give yourself a chance to pull it off).
Finally, once you have given your city the means of infrastructure, you can
further help things along by developing industry to fully utilize your
transportation empire. This can be a double-edged sword, so be careful. You can
only develop industry, not raw materials. So the factories you build are at the
whim of what the Earth can supply. Also, these industries are not yours to own
and run. Industries fall into the public domain, so what you spend a mint on
just might create a mint for your competitors.
Locomotion is a fun game for anyone enticed by the SimCity style. The game
gives a unique twist in that you really focus on one aspect of the city
development model, that being transportation, and focus less on some of the more
mundane tasks (electricity, water, etc.). Some of the controls leave a bit to be
desired, especially the road building window. Too much control makes it a bit
clunky, and you cannot bang out roads and rail as quickly as in some other
simulations. However, that level of detail is welcome in the vehicle window.
While worrying about maintenance and stops of a single bus might seem
cumbersome, it really allows you the ability to maximize the efficiency of your
lines in an easy to read format.
In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated:
85%. Locomotion hits on all cylinders as a transportation business
simulator. If you are not stuck on the other areas of city simulation, you are
sure to be satisfied.
System Requirements: Pentium III 500; 128 MB RAM;
32 MB
Video RAM; 8x CD-ROM; 85 MB Hard Drive
Space; Mouse.
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