Posted on: March 16, 2020
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The Monopolistic Utopia—Simulated!
In this title we have to organize the logistic network in an area with a few cities and a bunch of industrial facilities: some extract natural resources, the others process them and produce goods. Whenever there is supply at one end of the transportation chain and demand on the other—a shipping line forms (IF you provide the transport). A well-stocked city grows (up to several times the initial size). Pros: — Immense attention to details: nameplates at stations and docks, line and stop names on buses. Clocks show real time, trains and boats give a hoot at departure, cars use brakes and turn signals, planes use rudders and thrust controls. The world is a pleasure to watch. Great care has been taken to reproduce the authentic interior and exterior of vehicles; — Almost seamlessly zoom in to see a woman in a passenger car near a heater or zoom out several kilometres away from the surface; — The train scheduling and supply chain planning automatics handle everything I throw on them; — I liked the music a lot. Cons: — Not a hint of balance: the land transport is the most flexible, accessible and cost-effective (an outrage!). Then goes sea, air and—only then!—railroad (4 times as expensive). "Still shipping wood by rail? — Consider a jet!"; — Time is measured in two ways: "real" time and "calendar time". The latter is only used for technological advances and quarterly income/expense reports. As some lines take months or even years to yield once, *most financial indicators display unreliable values*! — You have no competition; industries have no alternatives! A monopolistic utopia! — The music is memorable, not monotonous, so it definitely needs more tracks. Also, there are "historical" remixes, but they are not in the free play (why?). Rating justification: — Met expectations; pleasant to play; — Exceptionally well engineered; — Game design level very low; Recommended to: all managerial game lovers; Not recommended to: competitive gamers; lovers of fast action.
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