Train Town Reviews

Really disappointing. There are no switches, bridges, tunnels, stations. You can put many curves in your single closed loop of track if you are very very patient, but that's it. I had hoped that my preschooler could be more actively in control of this than when we play Sid Meier's Railroads together, but I'm not even going to show it to him because he'd find it so boring.

My son loved this game when he was 5 or 6. He loved putting the track together and placing buildings and trees by the track. Then he'd run the trains into one another, watching them fly into the sky. It's not a perfect game but the colors, music, and motion are fascinating for the younger kids.

Train Town is fun to play with a kid. I build the tracks with my nephew and he likes to crash the trains. big fun! there are diffent types of trains to pick from. theres steam trains to rocket trains. its not one i would play but its a blast to play with a child to see them laugh.

[h1]Great value and fun for kids[/h1] [b]Pros[/b] [list] [*] Lots of items for little ones to explore [*] Characters, cars, and roads are nice extras [*] Controls are semi-kid friendly [*] Smooth animation [*] Ability to save game [/list] [b]Cons/Possible improvements[/b] [list] [*] My four year old plays using a mouse and occasionally will have issues laying track. Sometimes portions of the track loops back on itself or disappears on him [*] Four year old thinks camera movement is backwards (He has other games you drag the way you would want to go), would be nice to have option of changing this. [*] Placing road is difficult for us, not sure how it is supposed to work. [*] No additional game modes other than free play. I'd make a game mode where the kids can collect coins by having the train pass over them - they would have to build the track out to that spot. You could then expand with the whole idea of levels and accomplishments. Or instead of coins you could do letters and have them spell words, educational is nice. I understand that to keep a product this price you can only expect so much and I don't usually spend much for kid games. [/list] [b]Other Thoughts[/b] My son has spent the most time running the train over the characters to make them splat, he finds this amusing.

I'd urge you not to buy this game. Whatever your expectation, you really won't get anything from it. It's like a baby simulation that doesnt really have any physical rules. There's really nothing to the game but an open (tiny) sandbox and an ability to lay a track and scenery items. The problem is there's no real logic to any of this, it's just about randomly plopping junk onto a small screen, and then .... watching in boredom. I have three sons, aged almost 2, 3.5 and 5.5 .. and they all were bored to tears by this non-game. It was clearly a dodgy little iPhone game, and they thought "maybe we can make some $$$ launching this on Steam". When porting for the PC, the developer didn't even bother to update basic text .. the controls all say "touch this", or "swipe your finger to the left". I wouldn't ordinarily write a review unless a game were truly superb or utterly utterly crap. .... save your money, if you want a nice learning train game for kids you can get Sid Meiers RAILROADS, or a bunch of simulators out there, some real world, some kiddy oriented. But this game is awful, a total fraud, ripoff, DO NOT BUY.

None of the downloadable maps work, no support. 8year old had about 10 minutes worth of play before they became bored I bought it while on special and feel like it was a waste of a dollar.

Hi, my litte brother is enjoying this game greatly, here is his gratitude to the auther by a cute message: it is great and i like blowing up the trains It's a shame there ismany negitive reviews.

Train Town is a nice experience. The game is very colorful and has fair graphics. It's not as much space as I was hoping for to build a world but it is enough to build a small city. You can blow the trains up once you get bored of watching them. The music is personally my favorite part. It is very cheerful and uplifting.

This could've been a decent little train game for kids...but as usual it's a cheap, poorly done mobile port. Laying track is easy, but you're limited to one loop on the entire map. Placing buildings and other props is also easy, but adjusting them can be a pain and in the case of fences literally impossible. Vehicles wander around on their own and cause things to explode, fine if you want that but it's not something you can turn off. There's a solid selection of locomotives but the rolling stock is lacking and numbers less than 10 cars. Actually driving the trains is impossible, all you can do is speed them up or slow them down with a slider button. To add to the mess, the included dozen pre-made layouts don't actually work and will lock up Train Town should you try and load one of them. Stick to [i]Train Frontier Classic[/i] or [i]Rolling Line[/i], although both are more complicated for the younger ones you'll at least not feel like the developer slapped you in the face.

All aboard! Bought this for my 4 year old. He had a great time, we'll play more I'm sure. You build train tracks, put down buildings, rocks, trees, people, and more. Lots of objects to choose from so you can be creative. The building controls are dead simple. Just a few menus that let you place objects, change their size and rotation, change the weather, all basic stuff that works well. Then you choose a train and drive it around the track. When the train hits anything it explodes, so there is lots of fun to be had creating some big destruction. The train controls are almost nonexistent - just pick your train and it starts to move, all you can do is change the speed. But that’s enough, it’s not as much of a game as it is a playset. You can download tracks that others have made, and that’s a good way to get into some instant action. You can share your tracks too. The visuals are nice. Bright and colourful, music and sound aren’t annoying. All in all a nice package. For $3, totally worth it if you have a kiddo who likes trains.