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Train Empire – Strategy Game Review
Train Empire is a Strategy/Education game from Playtend Apps LLP, first launched in 23rd January 2013.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 59+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Train Empire Stand Out
From the makers of Build A Train (downloaded by millions of train lovers worldwide) comes an epic adventure: Train Empire!
Master the rails and grow your train empire across time periods: 1850-1900, 1900-1950, 1950-2000 and 2000-2050.
Your mission is to pick up and drop off passengers and cargo. Complete your mission on each level and you'll earn credits to unlock faster, stronger engines or new train cars with added capacity for cargo or passengers.
But be quick! You'll have to guide your train wisely to deliver everything you need to unlock new levels.
Features include:
• 21 engines, 25 freight cars and 20 passenger cars
• Four eras of train fun, each with unique soundtracks
• 20 illustrated map scenes
• zoom mode that moves the scene with your train
• night mode at the end of each level
• tutorial mode on the first level of the game to assist beginners
• Game Center integration with leaderboards and achievements
All aboard!
This Strategy game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Train Empire is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 28th December 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Updated for iOS 11
Download & Availability
Train Empire is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE DEVELOPER.WHAT IS THE SONG CALLED ?BECAUSE we CAN'T STAND IT ITS CATCHY AND THAT'S WHAT we WONDER.
Great game! Especially for the intended target age… Kids love this game – it has catchy music, ability to upgrade, and a great layout.
Loving it so far. Fun to see the progress of the trains and maps unfold as you get better at picking up passengers and cargo! Could use some polish on a couple things, but we're sure the developers will have plenty of updates for us in the future.
The concept is good, but needs a little more depth on the strategy. No way to control/improve generation of passengers/cargo, so there are times you simply are unable to win a round, since the mats simply don't appear.
It's a fun game, but there are some issues to be worked out. First, some levels are not winnable every time due to not enough items showing up. We.e., we will be 20 passengers away from winning and there won't be more than 5 on the map, and time will run out. Other issue is the start/stop button. It doesn't always work for us. The train will miss the stop no matter how many times we press the button. Then it will suddenly work again. This has caused us to lose a number of levels when we should have won… If the kinks are worked out, we'd gladly re-rate it much higher.
Got tired of this in 2 minutes. Train just goes in a circle picking up unseen passengers.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.01
- Size: 32.87 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Playtend Apps LLP
Last updated: 28th December 2017 | Genre: Strategy, Education | Developer: Playtend Apps LLP