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Not the best from Chris Sawyer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Please don't let the title of my review fool you. It's just my opinion.
Although I like strategy/tycoon simulators overall, this one has it's flaws, including tech support from Atari.
The main flaws I found annoying are the terrain management - it's a bit limited, though playable.
Or, when connecting 2 town(or whatever else), it's impossible to start a rail connection(or whatever connection you want) ABOVE the ground/town. It's ok to end the station above the town(you have the possibility to raise/lower a track, but not start). The Atari/Locomotion support team were kinda sucky about this and replied in an completly unprofessional manner.
Works on Vista Ultimate & XP, kind of processor consuming(like 50%; I have a P4HT) but that's ok, maybe it's Vista's fault.

Takes some tinkering, but it's worth it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game as I was looking for a fun railroad game and, after trying out demos of Rail Tycoon, etc, I purchased Locomotion. If you've played any of the RCT games then you'll feel instantly at home, but whereas RCT was pretty simple right out of the box, Locomotion takes much more trial and error to get the basics down.

That being said a couple of hours of fiddling around will bring you up to speed quickly and that's when the fun begins. This is a game that will suck you in and keep you on the computer for 3 hours when your intention was to play for a half hour or so.

When you factor in the dirt cheap price it's a slam dunk as this game will pay you back many times over!

I like locomotion

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun and good,but i hate it that you have to fix the trains,buses,truck,and others.when the years go by all the working vehicles get old and break down then you have to put new vehicles,it is very disapointing while playing the game.

why have you failed us, chris?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Unfortunately, this game isn't at all original, and is actually a backwards step in some regards, compared to Transport Tycoon. I can't believe so little changed in 10 years.

Locomotion is a great blast from the past.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Locomotion is a 'spiritual sequel' to Transport Tycoon, although this DOES NOT MEAN it is exactly the same, simply with a graphics update. Loco holds its own as its own game. I've seen a number of reviews giving 5/5 and a number giving 1/5 - I strongly advise you try the demo prior to purchasing (Google it), as most players either love or hate Locomotion.

A good game, delivers what it promised

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am writing my first Amazon review because I want people to know this is a good game for anyone looking to buy Railroads by Sid Meier and after reading the reviews deciding not to. Locomotion is now an old game designed on even older technology however it lets you 'play' at building and running your railroad. It is not a perfect step up from TT or TTD but it works great. Some of the bad reviews appear to have been written by people who played for an hour and then reviewed. Laying track is easy and intuative, you can rotate your screen view through 4 positions 360 degrees to see most angles necessary to build and play. The game has a huge scenario builder where you can design a whole game choose which locomotives, trucks, houses, buses, trams boats airplanes trees hills water etc you want to come available by year-set goals on how you can win and how long it will take to play. Anyone who complains they cannot succeed at this game is a fool, any game like this is going to be difficult for a week or 2 and usually easy after that although there are still a few scenarios i have not succeeded in. The game zooms in and out well does not have stunning 3d effects or great sound but both are adequate and the game is fun. PS I hated Railroad Tycoon 3 because they ruined the track laying and took away the detail game play, Locomotion gives you both without the fancy graphics.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My son is in love with this game, if you like the rct games, this is for you!! Highly recommend for boys who are train enthusiast!!

Colin's Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: June 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game was very fun. I gave it five stars because I could make alot of money.

Don't bother

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was a Transport Tycoon addict. I used to play the game for more than 10 hours a weekday, and even more in weekends. This game is by no means a sequel to TT. I didn't take the 1 star advices posted here before I buy this game and now I realize I wasted my money. Just don't waste your money and keep away. Buy something better or save it.

A Disappointment, sadly.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this because I was a long-time fan of Transport Tycoon and Transport Tycoon Deluxe, and I was thrilled to see an updated version of these classic games. Unfortunately, Locomotion fails to live up to the high standard of gameplay set by TTD. Granted, the graphics are much better, and the road and rail networks can be more complex, but the game still disappoints on a few levels.
1. I have trouble laying railroads that work. Somehow, I'll put track together that looks like it matches, but the trains can't negotiate it. If I want that kind of frustration, I'll go back to my HO trains.
2. The low-point of the original Transport Tycoon, and TTD, was the seriously brain-damaged Artificial Intelligence. The Computer players would level mountains and lay hundreds of squares of track to connect stations 5 squares apart. The computer players in Locomotion are nearly as bad.
3. The game does not have a sandbox mode. I still regularly play TTD because it allows you to generate a new, random scenario every time. This freedom means that the game always has something new to try. Locomotion locks you into certain pre-made worlds, with pre-determined goals to fulfill. I got bored with it very quickly.
So, in conclusion, I suggest that you dust off your old TTD cd, and get a copy of the TTDpatch to allow it to run on Windows 2000 or XP, and play that, rather than buying Locomotion.

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