RAILS
ACROSS AMERICA RELEASES A NEW PATCH
Montreal, Quebec. July 24th,
2002. Strategy First and Flying Labs announced today that they have released
a patch for their award winning strategy game,
Rails Across
America. The patch allows players to navigate the map and view
financial reports even while the game is paused, giving them more time to make
decisions and to explore the Rails Across America environment. The patch also
includes a new map editor that allows players to create their own maps (for
single player mode only), as well as some minor bug fixes and tweaks to
gameplay.
Released in 2001, Rails
Across America won several Editor’s Choice awards
and has received widespread support from rail enthusiasts and casual gamers
alike.
About Rails Across America
Rails
Across America
depicts a network of hundreds of tracks with thousands of trains crossing the
entire continent. Players focus on strategic decisions, such as where to
expand, where to compete, and when to engage in a well-timed price war.
Rather than simply operating individual trains, players must build and monitor
the rail network, moving cargo from one destination to another. Similar to
the “SimCity” model, the level of direct control is limited, but the
subtleties that arise are immense, which makes it possible to control large
numbers of trains. While freeing players from managing the "train dispatcher"
functions that are common in games such as Railroad Tycoon 2,
Rails Across
America allows them to focus on higher-level decisions. While many
games use money as their sole victory condition,
Rails Across
America players will compete for ‘prestige’, which is earned by
good railroad management and specific goals for different eras. Multifaceted
victory points will mean players will be less likely to find economic
loopholes by which to dominate the game. Multiplayer mode allows up to eight
players to interact with one another both cooperatively and competitively.
They must react to competitive pressures and strike deals with their
competitors to play one off against another.
For more information about
the game and to download the patch, log onto
www.flyinglab.com
