3-D Ultra Lionel Train Town Deluxe

by Sierra On-Line, Inc.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004Y2MU
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 8, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,318 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

With 3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown Deluxe, you can build the ultimate railroad system without cluttering up the entire basement. Construct a maze of rail lines for freight and passenger trains to ship goods and people from place to place, become the engineer of a steam engine, or even manage several trains at once as they pick up and deliver needed goods to the factories near the track.

The game begins with a series of tutorials that outline the basic functions of play--driving trains, moving from track to track, and managing loads--before presenting a series of timed puzzle scenarios. Younger players may find even the simplest of these scenarios too challenging, and may prefer the options that allow them (or their parents) to lay out train routes on their own. The electronic element also allows for some creative settings, such as scenarios set on the moon or the North Pole, or ones that include dinosaur farms.

Despite these fictional elements, the program's best feature is the level of realistic detail it provides on the nuts and bolts of train systems. Each train car has a specific function, prohibiting players from loading inappropriate cargo. Track repairs, coupling and decoupling cars, refueling, track switching--all of the basic concepts that rule the railroads are covered in 3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown Deluxe.

Though its approach is low-key, it's also very educational, developing in young players an appreciation for how trains and railroads work--not to mention how food gets from the farm to the local grocery store. 3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown Deluxe may well be everything both a parent and a child could want. It's engaging, well designed, and informative. Best of all, playing it is a lot of fun. (Ages 7 and older) --Alyx Dellamonica

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, May 28, 2001

By 

choklit4me "choklit4me" (Corona, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3-D Ultra Lionel Train Town Deluxe (CD-ROM)

This is an awesome game for train lovers of all ages. It starts of with simple tasks, memory games, and thinking puzzles. The difficulty increases and becomes more challenging, even for adults. There are jobs to build your own train yard, deliver freight to their destinations, or to keep the train from crashing. There's math puzzles, sorting skills, and even some alien invaders. This is MUCH better than Lego's Loco.

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Train Town Deluxe, October 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 3-D Ultra Lionel Train Town Deluxe (CD-ROM)

Bulid your own railroad through mountain country,tunnels and rivers. Steam trains with real sound and whistle sound effects, also diedels with carriages and differnt rolling stock. You control your railway and manage it move your trains around and maintain your tracks and rolling stock.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, March 3, 2001

By 

Dan Stocker (Lansing, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3-D Ultra Lionel Train Town Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I haven't seen a program that's more fun for a train buff than this one. I haven't hit the big time with it yet, but I can't get over the simplicity of use and the graphics it has. I'm amazed at how complete it is and find new things to enjoy each time I start it up.