This game has it all for those who like to build up cities, towns, metro, etc. In the system requirements it says NOT Win 7!!! but I knew if a game can be played on older versions of windows I could get it to work with 7 also. Too easy. Updated the TAGES drivers and all was fine.

Great game based upon the classic A-train game (which i have also played). You start off with a small amount of cash and a location, plus some resources and your job is to help get passengers and resources to the various locations, helping the city develop.

You have allot of options available to you, but you need to constantly look at your budget and the economy to make the right decisions. Some time you need to offload unprofitable businesses to make sure you stay in the profit.

I would say this is a game similar to Cities XL and Sim City with less options but a stronger focus on the business side to the game which is something i prefer anyway. If you like economic simulators i highly suggest this one, i got a few weeks worth of gameplay out of it, so it is worth the price tag.

I played the original version of A-Train many years ago, but didn't think it had changed enough to merit the £25 price tag. However, I did buy it in the sale and I am enjoying the nostalgia and the improvements to the graphics and interface. To be honest, I think it is probably even worth the full price to be able to play it on a modern PC.

If you don't know the game, it is perhaps best described as a city builder ... but with a twist! You build the city by building and operating a railway. The railway both attracts people to the area and delivers the construction materials required for them to build with. You can place your own buildings, once you have the construction materials in place, but they will be on the loss side of the balance sheet unless your railways attract enough people to make them profitable before you go broke.

While the game is fun, it can also be frustrating until you get the hang of it. The game guide teaches you the mechanics of play, but leaves you to sort out your own stratigies. Build underground, overground or elevated ? What is the best station to use here ? Which is the best train for the route, in terms of speed and passenger capacity and what is the best schedule for it ? .. a lot of people travel to work in the morning and home at night.

The learning curve is steep and it can be frustrating when you start out. The game comes with 10 scenarios, but there is a map construction option as well. So a good way to learn is to set up a few simple sandbox games to play around with. Also, think ahead and save often, things don't always work out the way you intended them to :)

I haven't been able to figure out how to enjoy this game, yet. Everyone I know likes it, but I just can find the fun factor in it. I used to play the original A-train with great enjoyment, but I cannot enjoy this game. The graphics are top notch. The sounds are good. The game play just seems to suffer from not being fun.

I bought A-Train (3) in 1991 before I even had an IBM-compatible PC. I have been following the development of the A-Train series since then, but not knowing any Japanese, I had to give them all a miss, even though A-Train 7 looked pretty good, until now.

Basically, the game is still exactly the same. You can even buy the same train sets as in 1991. The difference is that you can build your railway networks on many many different levels, on above and below ground. The game is still enormously enjoyable, and still just as hard.

There are some translation errors from Japanese to English, but nothing game-breaking. A few exploits are apparent after a few hours of playing.

The real downsides are that the game is simply not very different from the original A-Train in its options and scope and that it is quite expensive with that in mind.

I just bought this game today, and i must say its great to play the game again just like back in the 1990's ?? when it was just named A-Train.

The cocempt of the game is the same, and the game feel very much like the old classic game, but with some improvements, and the graphic is the most notisable. But also the game menu systems have become better and now you can for exampel choose inbetween 4 different supermarkt types and many other buildings. The game is much like the old game just seriously updated..

In general the game is really good and the graphic is good.

The bad things.

Well it would be nice if there were some kind of ingame tuturial rather than the text one it took me some time go get the hang of the game even though i know it pretty well.

The price of 29 euro is to much for this game.