Cities in Motion

Having tried it for a while now I gotta concur with the disappointment. You pick a city and pick a year to start playing. However, unlike TT/Locomotion!, the city doesnt develop; it remains exactly as big as it started ignoring any demolishions.

Other minor points of irritation; As EirikhO says, stations are limited to two tracks. You can't build one way track or platforms. You can't build roads, or zone areas for buildings. Haven't found a way of making a tram termination loop yet without building a two way loop around a road. Integration of transport modes seems to be impossible, unlike in Locomotion! where different modes catchment areas could piggy-back on each other. Traffic will block tram paths even when they cross roads at right angles (no hatched boxes where cars should keep clear). Also you must specify platforms for the metro lines to serve, not just stations.

Positive points though; the graphics are good and the people that use the systems are visable and followable. The people also have discrete paths that they wish to follow, so they'll wait for a specific service rather than the first to show up at a stop.

Its not bad, but could be a lot better. I'd really like a game that combines the graphics, people and traffic of this with the development, growth/decline and building ability of Locomotion!. Throw in the pathing algorithm from Railroads!, and that would be one hell of a distraction from life...