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RailWorks
File:Railworks BoxArt.jpg
UK RailWorks box cover
Developer(s)RailSimulator.com
Publisher(s)RailSimulator.com
EngineProprietary game engine, PhysX (physics)
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows XP, Vista & 7
Genre(s)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-Player

RailWorks is a train simulation game. Developed by Rail Simulator Developments. It is a successor to Rail Simulator, and was released online on 12 June 2009 and in stores on 3 July 2009.[3]

RailWorks 2 was released on Steam on 24 Sep 2010. It was released on DVD later that year. Owners of the original Railworks were automatically upgraded to Railworks 2 via the Steam platform.[4]

Since the game's release, Steam has been used to deliver additional routes, locomotives, updated Rail Simulator content and fixes in the form of DLC. Examples include the fictional Rascal & Cottonwood route from All Aboard and packs of the LMS Jubilees and the GWR 4900 Class locomotives. A number of third party developers are building addons which are published by Railsimulator.com and distributed on Steam.[5][6][7]

Critical reception

Metacritic reports an average score of 70 out of 100 or "Mixed or Average Reviews".[8] IGN gave the game an "7.0" or "decent" citing that the game doesn't "bring a lot of new stuff to the genre" and graphically lacks the "flair" of a normally developed game.[9]

Sequel

A new version of RailWorks, which is called RailWork 3: Train Simulator 2012 has been annonced. The release date given is September 23, 2011. Owners of RailWorks 2 are automatically upgraded to RailWork 3: Train Simulator 2012 via the Steam platform.[10] The new version contain a number of improvments and new features.[11]

References

  1. ^ railsimulator.com
  2. ^ RailDriver Software
  3. ^ http://www.railsimulator.com/en/node/5938
  4. ^ http://store.steampowered.com/news/4505/
  5. ^ http://www.digitaltraction.co.uk/
  6. ^ http://3dtrains.com/
  7. ^ http://www.justtrains.net/
  8. ^ "Railworks Review!". Metacritic.
  9. ^ "Rail Works IGN Review". IGN. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  10. ^ http://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1
  11. ^ Train Simulator 2012 FAQ