A-Train Video Game Series
A-Train Series Evolution
2019
A-Train Express
2016
A-Train Classic
2012
The Train Giant
2008
A-Train 8
1992
Take the A-Train III
A-Train Express
Strategy
June 7, 2019
Published on PlayStation 4, another installment of the A-Train series by Japanese developer ARTDINK. The production is based on The Train Giant (A-Train 9) for PC, but it can be easily controlled with a DualShock 4, and additionally, it supports PlayStation VR. During the game, you assume the role of a manager of a transportation company. The objective is to build and maintain a network of urban transportation and expand the metropolis. Therefore, the player puts up stops, constructs railways, builds roads, and more. The game offers two new game modes – Map Construction Mode and Driving Mode. The first one consists of creating a map for a new metropolis, and in the second, the player drives cars, small boats, and – naturally – trains. There are over 200 models of them, including the bullet train Shinkansen. A-Train Express features tutorial videos for those less experienced.
A-Train Classic
Strategy
December 14, 2016
Another installment in a popular Japanese economic strategy game series created by ARTDINK. A-Train Classic returns to the roots of the series. In the game, the player assumes the role of a president of a train company that deals with municipal transport. Among one’s duties, there are train and bus construction, planning routes and connections, as well as purchasing real estates like hotels, stadiums, and factories. Players’ actions affect the development of the city and surrounding villages, while the inhabitants react to players’ decisions in different ways, often causing us some additional troubles that need to be solved. The key to success lies in finding the balance between investments and incomes. Additional aspects, proving the depth of A-Train Classic, are the realistic stock exchange and the flow of time systems, requiring players to maintain their business and renovate their assets. In the game, one can easily find references to the older installments of the A-Train series, both in terms of mechanics and visuals.
The Train Giant
Strategy
March 15, 2012
Real-time economic strategy. As president of a railway company, we must ensure the social and economic development of a large virtual city. For this purpose, we create a communication network and build housing estates, office buildings and factories. The money earned on this activity can be invested on the stock exchange.
A-Train 8
Strategy
March 21, 2008
The next installment of an interesting and complex strategy, in which we can build our own city and lead the railway company. The title offers a very reliable approach to the subject of creating public transport infrastructure.
A-Train HX
Strategy
December 21, 2006
Production combining a train for locomotives and wagons with a strong strategic thread. The title is a continuation of the series, the first edition of which was created as early as in the mid 1980s.
Take the A-Train III
Strategy
June 1, 1992
An economic strategy in which we take the position of head of the urban railway network and our task is to contribute to the development of the metropolis. The game is the third installment of a series of games developed since 1985, known in Japan as Take the A-Train.