Cities in Motion
- CPU: Dual Core 2 GHz or higher
- RAM: 2 GB RAM
- Operating system: Windows XP or later
- Hard disk space: 2 GB
- Graphics card: Nvidia Geforce 8800 GT or better, Radeon 3850 or better
Cities in Motion is a 2011 published economic simulation of computer games developer Colossal Order. The publisher Paradox Interactive. On April 2, 2013, the successor Cities was published in Motion 2.
General
The player assumes the construction of a transport company and follows a concept that is similar to the game Traffic Giant. In a period of 100 years, the player can in a total of seven available cities (Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Munich, Bucharest and the imagination Cities River City and Kapalla ) create a public transport network.
Contributions to game development contributed, among other things Will Wright, Chris Sawyer and Hans Schilcher (producer and game developer JoWooD ).
Gameplay
Players can choose from the four European capitals Berlin, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Vienna, and since version 1.0.21 Munich. From 1920 to 2020, it is responsible for the creation of local public transport. Besides the usual transportation bus, tram and metro is also the possibility of ship and helicopter routes. The player builds railways and metro rail, as well as metro stations. The construction of a subway is elevated here, at ground level or below ground possible, and under the earth, in turn, are three different depth levels. About 30 different vehicles available.
Cities in Motion also has a simulated economy. Fares are, depending on the economic phase to adapt. Ignoring the economy pulls revenue loss or passengers shrinkage and bad reputation with them.
For larger congestion problems ensure, among other firefighters extinguishing operations, traffic accidents, demonstrations and parades.
The game has a map editor, can be created with the custom maps. These are often posted to forums on this topic.
Extensions
- 5 new vehicles
- 5 new vehicles
- 7 new vehicles
- New vehicle category: Monorails
- New Buildings / Landmarks
- New time of day: night
- New map: Tokyo
- New campaign with four scenarios
- 5 new vehicles
- 2 new metro stations: Crossed & double station
- New Buildings / Landmarks
- 2 new maps: Cologne & Leipzig
- New campaign with four scenarios
- 5 new vehicles
- New Buildings / Landmarks
- 3 User Made Maps: Kapalla, River City and Bucharest
- New map: Munich
- New campaign with three scenarios
- 5 new vehicles
- New vehicle category: trolleybuses
- New Buildings / Landmarks
- 2 new maps: NewYork & SanFrancisco
- New campaign with four scenarios
- 5 new vehicles
- New map: Ulm
- New scenario
- 4 new vehicles
- New Buildings / Landmarks
- New map: Paris
- New campaign with three scenarios
- 5 new vehicles
- New vehicle category: trolleybuses
- New Buildings / Landmarks
- New map: St. Petersburg
- New campaign with three scenarios
- 5 new vehicles
- New Buildings / Landmarks
- New map: London
- New campaign with three scenarios
- 5 new vehicles
Reception
"Above all, players who like Transport Tycoon had ' great fun even in programs that find with " Cities in Motion "is a game that can deal with for months. "
" Overall, Cities in Motion plays like a big city model train: great build, great zuzugucken - and never finished. "
" If you like the genre will love Cities in Motion '. "
" Despite some minor flaws in the implementation and operation of a part hakeliger quite motivating long-term simulation with a twist. "
" No doubt about it: Cities in Motion you can many, invest many hours. "
Successor
On August 14, 2012 Paradox Interactive announced the successor title Cities in Motion 2. New features include a multiplayer mode, proper day / night cycle, a road-map mode and dynamic urban growth. The game was released on April 2, 2013.