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MSTS is the greatest game ever!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User
MSTS is the greatest computer game I have ever played. If you are a railfan, then you will love this game. I highly recommend it. And I can't wait for MSTS 2 next year!
Drive a Train?
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User
This is a quite realistic video game though some activities lack imagination and interest. Overall the scenery is good but the locale is quite limited. all of the activities are concentrated in western Montana and on one 200-mile section of BNSF track. Becomes rather borrrring after a while. Fortunately, add-ons are available elsewhere, which provide a broader railroad gaming experience.
Train Simulator... Fun to learn but not to play
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User
It's really fun to take all the tutorials that are short, loke 5-25 mins. but some last as long as 2 hours and that is too long! It's stressful to have all these windows popping up, whistles going off when you are trying to go down a steep grade on icy rails at midnight!! That's too much for me! That's why I'm selling my copy .... As long as I can play it at minimal stress times.
Much better than I thought
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User
I wrote the nasty review below when the sim first appeared. 2 years later... Boy was I wrong. Simply a must have for any sim person.
What changed?
The Sim is more a learning tool. It has become a focus for learning about railroad operation and in turn, railroad history - itself an important component of American history.
In short, I was wrong, wrong, wrong. I have since bought all the expansion packs and even upgraded to a better computer so that it would run better. Oh, and the kid is older now and plays it for hours.
ORIGINAL (WRONG) REVIEW BELOW:
Wanna spend a few hours driving a train? If so, this is the sim for you. Love MS Flight Simulator and wanna drive a train? Buy this immediately.
However if you want to be entertained by something other than pretending to drive thousands of tons through the mountains, than forget this sim and go back to Railroad Tycoon2. My 4.5 year old is a steam train fanatic, but this sim bores him in less than ten minutes compared to the 30 mins+ he gets from RT2.
The graphics are great, though I am having problems with tiles appearing when they shouldn't and with the changes to the controls not sticking when made by the mouse. But how long can you look at neat stuff on your monitor?
So far I have only driven the Acela and the Flying Scotsman; maybe there's more exciting scenarios elsewhere. Then again, I have always preferred combat sims over the flight sim so maybe MS sims are not for me.
Bought train simulator for my Dad, he LOVES iT!!!! TYVM
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User
I bought the train simulator for my Dad for Christmas and he LOVES it!!! I would recommend this product for anybody who likes and enjoys trains!!!
MS Train Simulator
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User
No one else has mentioned the enormous amount of fun one can have with this (or any other rail simulation for that matter)by simply exploring at your own pace all the little highways and byways of this new and fascinating track world.
Select an engine with which you feel the most comfortable and then get off the main track and enjoy a gentle run along the back "lanes" of the different countryside areas. In some cases you may only go a few hundred yards while in others you can travel for miles just idling away as you see fit.
For long journeys I use a "Class 50" on its own while for the really little known places something like the "Nene Valley NV8" really fits the bill.
Have fun - that's what these games are for!!
Train Simulator
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User
The software presents a realistic feeling of driving a train. The secenery is good. Train options are somewhat limited although the entire range of trains(Electric,Diesel and Steam) are available. Tutorials and training guides are excellent. This is a good starter software and in discussing other software available, is preferred.
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