Pocket Trains
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| Developer(s) | NimbleBit |
| Publisher(s) | NimbleBit |
| Platforms | iOS, Android |
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| Genre(s) | Train simulator |
| Mode(s) | single-player |
Pocket Trains is a business simulation video game developed by NimbleBit for iOS and Android. It was published into the App Store on 15 September 2013 for iOS.
Gameplay
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Similarly to Pocket Planes, the game is focused on running a transportation network system. The player starts with simple trains of limited fuel and speed that can carry a small amount of cargo. Earning coins from trains, the player slowly expands his or her rail network to include more cities and better trains.[1]
"Jobs" are single delivery tasks offered to trains. They are priced based on the distance from the originating station to the destination. Although multiple jobs may be headed to the same destination, different types of jobs may be more profitable than others. Jobs can be held at stations for transfer between trains or for later transport.
Certain jobs involve the delivery of "Crates". Upon delivery they are placed into the player's inventory. Crates can be opened using the second currency 'Bux' and contain parts for trains that can be built once all the necessary components are achieved.
There are also special jobs that earn the player a secondary in-game currency called "Bux". This currency can be used to buy coins, allow more jobs to be held at stations, speed up trains, and open crates. Bux can also be purchased with money.
Like Pocket Planes, Pocket Trains uses real cities around the world and has quasi-realistic costs to purchase tracks and cities relative to the real world.[2]
However, this game is only compatible with iOS 6 or higher for Apple devices, unlike Pocket Planes which requires iOS 5 or higher.
Reception
Pocket Trains has been received well by critics. Toucharcade rated it 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying it was "yet another fun title" when comparing it to Pocket Planes.[2] Gamezebo also rated it 4.5/5 stating it was a "charming, highly addictive" game.[1] Metacritic described it as a "fun ride", giving it 76/100.[3] However, Edge Online rated it 5/10, complaining "expansion is painfully slow".[4]
