I think this is the first timetable to break 1,000 services a day, let alone 4,000’, says Peddlesden.Īccording to Peddlesden London Commuter adds six scenarios to the game, putting you in particular situations in different trains on different parts of the line.
‘There are actually over 4,000 services in total, including all the AI non-drivable ones, which feeds into that busy timetable. The latter are the familiar Gatwick Express trains, while the former, although near-identical to the 387-Class locos visually, are apparently very different mechanically, and feel very different to operate.īecause Victoria is such a busy station, Peddlesden explained, just being able to drive those two trains, along with some others run by Southeastern (which is already present and fully licensed in Train Sim World 2) gives you the bewildering choice between 1,347 different services you can take the controls of in any given simulated 24-hour period. Peddlesden explained that in London Commuter there are two new trains that you can drive: the 377 and 387-Class locomotives. We started off on platform 18 at Victoria station, which extends further out from the station than any other, so is an ideal trainspotting vantage point. Train Sim World 2 is a first person game, in which you’re essentially cast as the train driver, so you can run around stations and platforms, and even switch to exotic external views that let you fly around your train while it’s moving.
According to Peddlesden the Boston Sprinter is, ‘A US route which runs between Boston and Providence, featuring Amtrak and MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) locos.’ Meanwhile, the Naverkehr Dresden is, ‘A German route featuring the biggest collection of Deutsche Bahn locomotives we’ve had so far, on a complex network with a mix of regional, intercity and express services.’ And it has challenging play: you’ll be fighting to keep to schedule.’Īs a whole, Rush Hour contains three contrasting new routes, two of which were released in the past two months. Every station feels alive with rolling stock, passengers, ambient audio all coming together to create that hectic feeling. Rush Hour also means packed services, with a 24-hour simulation of locos moving around each route. The big features here are the enhanced passenger system: this increases the volume and the variety of passengers. Peddlesden explained what it is all about: ‘Rush Hour is all about that time of day when controlled chaos seems to take over the railways. As such, Dovetail Games has just augmented it with a major add-on pack called Rush Hour, and we had a good look at it via a hands-off demo provided by Train Sim World 2 producer Matt Peddlesden. It’s a game that will get any real-life trainspotter uncommonly hot under the collar but if driving trains is your thing, it’s also the most rigorous and true-to-life game on the market. There’s no getting around the fact that its best-known offering, Train Sim World 2, is as geeky as you can get. Within the genre, Dovetail Games is carving out a reputation as the UK’s heaviest hitter. But not every gamer wants to go around shooting zombies in the face and the reality is that sim games, which often have the most apparently humdrum of themes, are hugely popular and, these days, amount to big business. Simulator games often receive a certain amount of derision from action-oriented hardcore gamers.
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Train Sim World 2: Rush Hour – a complex simulation (pic: Dovetail Games)įancy experiencing the hectic rush of commuter rail services on a PC or console? You’ll be needing a copy of Train Sim World 2: Rush Hour.