Product Description

Developed by Kuju Entertainment, Rail Simulator is the ultimate experience for train enthusiasts and gamers alike, allowing players to take the controls of historic and contemporary trains on more than 1,000 miles of real-life routes from around the world. New to the North American release is the highly popular Barstow to San Bernardino route alongside all-new Union Pacific locomotives and rolling stock. Rail Simulator puts players in control of every aspect of the train's operation and even gives players a track editor to create their own routes and share them with other gamers online. Varying difficulty levels, from Easy to Full Simulation, tailor the game to players of all skill levels. ESRB Rated E for Everyone

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1283 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2008-01-15
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platforms: Windows XP, Windows Vista
• Format: DVD-Video
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• Drive 8 great trains of today and yesteryear in this customizable railway simulation
• Travel over 1900 km of track on faithfully reproduced UK and continental routes
• Create and share new content with powerful, user-friendly editors
• Expand your rail world with a range of professional add-ons
• Simple, family-friendly interface delivers an authentic railway experience

From the Manufacturer
Drive a train through the legendary Cajon Pass and across the rolling expanses of scenic desert between Barstow and San Bernardino in Rail Simulator. In the Thorn Pack, available only in this pre-order campaign, you'll get seven unique locomotives and rolling stock, as well as the exclusive Thorn Reversal scenario. Deliver a rake of mixed freight to the sidings at Thorn, then stop off at East Victorville on the way to pick up a new set of wagons.

Features:

• The next evolution in railway simulation: enter the most authentic, customizable railway simulation, from the pioneering team that shaped the world of train simulation.
• Accurately re-created routes and rolling stock: travel over 1900 km of track on faithfully reproduced UK and continental routes, driving eight great trains of today and yesteryear.
• Your imagination is your only buffer: create and share new content with powerful, user-friendly editors; expand your rail world with a range of professional add-ons.
• Developed by enthusiasts for every simulation user: simple, family-friendly interface delivers an authentic railway experience; you'll drive and design in Rail Simulator for years to come.

Customer Reviews

A new raikway simulator
With Rail simulator we have a new player on a stage that was so far dominated by MSTS and by Trainz. And what a performance! Of course like in every debut there are some very small details to brush up but the overall apreciation is very very positive.

Rail Simulator Delivers on it's promise
I have had limited time to run the simulator...but it seems like a very nice simulator...just enough hand-holding to help novice rail sim users get going

New game has promise
This can be a very good game, the graphics are great, the scope is limited now, but hopefully add-ons will expand it. The directions are limited, but getting on the forum,you can learn a lot. The scenery for the Cajon Pass is quite accurate. I have watched train tapes of this area to see it in real life. There are set scenerios you can use, make your own or just make up a train and go where you want. New engine skins, freight cars etc. are coming up almost daily. If you like trains and want to see what its like to be an engineer, This is for you.