Perhaps you have heard about the wonderful free economic strategy called OpenTTD, which has become during the life of "classics of the genre." I tried at the time to play it on your iPod touch and thanks to jailbreak and repository ZodTTD, however, the pleasure of the small screen does not work. And today I would like to tell readers about a similar, but more than a simple game, called Orient Express.
After the start of the game the user find himself in the magical 19th century when the steam locomotive and railways infancy. On money received after the start of the player is required to connect the city on the map and to carry passengers from one settlement to another - there may be a maximum of no more than six.
The goal - to spend 200 years as many trains and for which prizes are awarded points. To build the user will be useful to small sections of the railroad tracks of various shapes (their the kit is limited), which are automatically connected by arrows, intersections, and other simaforov elements. Used for the construction of a special panel that hides behind the button with the image of a hammer.
Of course, OpenTTD the transport economy has no equal, but in the Orient Express is present and an economic component: the way between the cities of it is desirable to build a minimum in order to pave the way through the rivers and lakes, will require more money, but for a simple player will train fined. In order to identify the developers have introduced the color of the route: for example, the yellow train to come to the city with a yellow flag.
In the game you will witness this technological progress: the rolling stock characteristics are constantly improving, the first Diesel locomotives give way and electric trains, and after some time the ruts in full sweep gas turbine locomotives.
Detailed help for the construction and management of railway components can be found under "Instructions" of the main menu. Unlike other games and applications, the developers have tried their best, it is all described in detail.
It has games and a few minuses. For example, I was at first very difficult to build a railway in such a limited number of rail-patterns, and on the graphics would not hurt to work. However, after a few hours, I stopped paying attention to the little things and proceeded to conquer the top and in the Game Center, which is also supported by this game.
Game page on the App Store:Orient Express: the train simulator
Developer website:AppMania
cost: 1.99$
Personal rating: 5-