Train Go X-Treme! Railway Simulator

Train Go X-Treme! Railway Simulator is a Wide-Open Sandbox Model Railway building game developed and published by Monois in collaboration with Artdink for Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, SEGA NEO Genesis X2880, Sony PlayStation 5, Microsoft XBox Series X, and the Nintendo Switch family (Switch Pro, Switch Pro-Ultra 2160, and Switch Pro-Ultra DS-X 2160). The game was released on March 17th 2022 and in Galaga Universe, is Monois Inc.'s first Console entry. The game received mixed-positive reviews and has an average rating of 7.5 <-> 9.0 out of 10.0.

# Gameplay

## Overall

Gameplay of Train Go X-Treme! Railway Simulator revolves around building a Real-Scale styled railway layout. Like the A-Train games starting from A-Train 6, the layout is based on squares, and can be expanded. The standard layout is 1 Giga-Square which is 100.000.000 squares large (10.000 squares long and 10.000 squares wide), and the layout is limited to 100 Giga-Squares large, as in 10 Giga-Squares Long and 10 Giga-Squares Wide, thus having a Gigantic Layout of 100.000 x 100.000 squares large, which is essentially near the infinity for a limited space.

Visuals of the game are an upgrade from previous titles like Monois' original Train Go! Railway Simulator and Artdink's A-Train 6 (Which has the most advanced graphics in terms of the trains). For example: Railway tracks in general have VISIBLE Overhead wires. In specific details with overhead wires, Curved tracks now have Overhead Catenary poles like the straight tracks, and when the tracks are Double/Triple/Quadruple lanes, the Catenary poles became joint Gantries. Railway signals have also been added in terms of visuals and with their proper functions.

## Trains

Train Go X-Treme! Railway Simulator's trains are different from the predecessors, they are an improvement of the A-Train 6 designs. Because the original Train Go! and future A-Train titles' electric trains lacked pantographs and are visually downgraded, it gave the wrong impression that the electric trains are actually diesels or Third-Rail electric or Battery electric from a visual standpoint. As a solution, the trains are given their pantographs back, and to make them even more looking better, they now have simple yet highly detailed interiors, complete with indoor lights.

In addition, the player can FINALLY use a new feature: On-Train Passenger view, where while riding a train, the camera can be inside the passenger coaches. This also works for Driver's Cabs too, without making a train car invisible which is a wrong type of camera POV in a train. In A-Train 6, the average longest train is 5 cars long, which is 13 squares long. In this game, the trains have an increased length limit of 10 cars long, equivalent to 26 squares long. To accommodate this, the train stations are also extended from 13 squares long to a double length of 26 squares long. However, there are a RARE amount of certain trains that have a limited length under 10 cars long, which can lead to unusually unrealistic consists but it's a game so whatever LOL.

A returning feature from A-Train 6 is the fact that the trains are categorized into 5 types of different top speeds. The slowest train speed (Which is usually designated for countryside trains) is 80 km/h, the slow speed (Which is usually designated for local commuter trains) is 100 km/h, the medium speed (Which is usually designated for rapid commuter trains) is 125 km/h, the high speed (Which is usually designated for limited express trains) is 170 km/h, and the highest speed (Which is usually designated for high speed rail trains) is 330 km/h.

### Standard Japanese Passenger Trains

#### High Speed Rail Trains (Japan Railways)

1. Japan Railways Shinkansen 0 series Hikari (Max. 10 cars)
2. Japan Railways Shinkansen 500 series Kodama (Max. 8 cars)
3. Japan Railways Shinkansen N500 series Nozomi (Max. 10 cars)
4. Japan Railways Shinkansen 700 series Hikari RailStar (Max. 8 cars)
5. Japan Railways Shinkansen N700A series Nozomi (Max. 10 cars)
6. Japan Railways Shinkansen N700S series Nozomi (Max. 10 cars)
7. Japan Railways Shinkansen 800 series Tsubame (Max. 6 cars)
8. Japan Railways Shinkansen E2 series Asama (Max. 10 cars)
9. Japan Railways Shinkansen E3 series Komachi (Max. 8 cars)
10. Japan Railways Shinkansen E4 series Max (Old Livery) (Max. 10 cars)
11. Japan Railways Shinkansen E4 series Max (New Livery) (Max. 10 cars)
12. Japan Railways Shinkansen E5 series Hayabusa (Max. 10 cars)
13. Japan Railways Shinkansen E6 series Komachi (Max. 7 cars)
14. Japan Railways Shinkansen E7 series Kagayaki (Max. 10 cars)
15. Japan Railways Shinkansen 923 Dr. Yellow (Max. 7 cars)

#### Limited Express Trains (Japan Railways)

1. Japan Railways 787 series Tsubame (Max. 10 cars)
2. Japan Railways 485-300 series (Max. 10 cars)
3. Japan Railways 371 series (Max. 10 cars)
4. Japan Railways 289-287 series (Max. 10 cars)
5. Japan Railways E653 series (Max. 10 cars)
6. Japan Railways E657 series (Max. 10 cars)
7. Japan Railways KiHa 281 series (Max. 10 cars)
8. Japan Railways 489 series (Max. 10 cars)
9. Japan Railways E259 series Narita Express (Max. 10 cars (6+4)
10. Japan Railways 883 series (Max. 10 cars)

#### Limited Express Trains (Private Railways)

1. Meitetsu 1000 series Panorama Super (Old Livery) (Max. 10 cars)
2. Meitetsu 1600 series (Max. 9 cars (3+3+3)
3. Meitetsu 2000 series μSky (Max. 10 cars)
4. Tobu Railway 100 series (Max. 10 cars)
5. Tobu Railway 200 series (Max. 10 cars)
6. Tobu Railway 500 series Revaty (Max. 9 cars (3+3+3))
7. Odakyu Electric Railway 10000 series HiSE (Max. 10 cars)
8. Odakyu Electric Railway 50000 series VSE (Max. 10 cars)
9. Odakyu Electric Railway 70000 series GSE (Max. 10 cars)
10. Keikyu 2100 series (Max. 10 cars)
11. Keisei AE100 series (Max. 10 cars)
12. Kintetsu 50000 series (Max. 10 cars)
13. Kintetsu 80000 series (Max. 10 cars)

#### Rapid Commuter Trains (Japan Railways)

1. Japan Railways E233-3000 series (Max. 10 cars)
2. Japan Railways E217 series (Max. 10 cars)
3. Japan Railways 113 series (Max. 10 cars (6+4))
4. Japan Railways 323 series (Max. 10 cars)
5. Japan Railways 207 series (West) (Max. 8 cars (4+4))

#### Rapid Commuter Trains (Private Railways)

1. Meitetsu 3500 series (Max. 8 cars (4+4)
2. Meitetsu 7000 series Panorama Car (Max. 10 cars (6+4)
3. Meitetsu 1200-1380/1800 series (New Livery) (Max. 10 cars (6 (1000/1200)+4 ((1800: 2)/(1380: 4))
4. Keikyu 600 series (Max. 10 cars)
5. Odakyu 5000 series (2019) (Max. 10 cars)
6. Tokyo Metro 05-101 series (Max. 10 cars)
7. Tokyo Metro 16000 series (Max. 10 cars)
8. Tokyu Corporation 2020 series (Max. 10 cars)

#### Local Commuter Trains (Japan Railways)

1. Japan Railways 103 series (Max. 10 cars)
2. Japan Railways 205 series (Max. 10 cars)
3. Japan Railways E231-500 series (Max. 10 cars)
4. Japan Railways E235 series (Max. 10 cars)

### Local Commuter Trains (Private Railways)

1. Tokyo Metro 5000 series (Max. 10 cars)
2. Tokyu Corporation 8500 series (Max. 10 cars)

## Train Stations

Train Stations are places where trains make a stop, and in the game, there are 14 types of stations:

* Small country ground station (1 platform)
* Large country ground station (2 platforms)
* Small suburb ground station (2 platforms)
* Large suburb ground station (4 platforms)
* Small city ground station (4 platforms)
* Large city ground station (6 platforms)
* Small suburb elevated station (2 platforms)
* Large suburb elevated station (4 platforms)
* Small city elevated station (4 platforms)
* Large city elevated station (6 platforms)
* Giant metropolitan station (6 ground platforms + 6 elevated platforms)
* Small freight station (2 platforms + 5 freight load rows)
* Medium freight station (2 platforms + 8 freight load rows)
* Large freight station (4 platforms + 16 freight load rows (8 on each side))