PC Zone Review: Railworks

Courtesy of CVG

As you’ve probably heard PC Zone is closing. September 2010 is the last issue and I wish the boys the best of luck, especially Steve Hogarty and David Brown. I was honoured David asked me to write a final review of rail simulator, Railworks. It’s Future Publishing so I can’t afford the PDF reprint rights, but here’s a sample from my .doc copy anyway.

R.I.P PC Zone, you’ve touched a generation of gamers and I’m thrilled to have been part of such a prestigious publication.

Don’t get me wrong, I like trains as much as the next guy. I’ll happily spend hours building the perfect layout in Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe before switching to Railroad Tycoon 3 to watch the money roll in. But a train simulator? I’ve never delved that deep into the world of steam power. Railworks is essentially a skeleton, ready to be built upon with overpriced DLC providing the meat. The core game gives you a limited selection of train routes from around the world.

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