Cities in Motion

Cities in Motion
Studio	Colossal Order
Publisher	Paradox Interactive
Erstveröffent- lichung	February 23, 2011 February 25, 2011
platform	Mac OS X , Windows
genre	Economic simulation
Game mode	Single player
control	Mouse , keyboard
system advantages preconditions	CPU : Dual Core with 2 GHz or higher RAM : 2 GB of RAM Operating system : Windows XP or newer or OS X 10.6.3 or newer Hard disk space: 2 GB Graphics card : Nvidia Geforce 8800 GT or better, Radeon 3850 or better
medium	CD-ROM , download
language	English , German
Age rating	USK PEGI

Cities in Motion is an economic simulation published in 2011 by the computer game developer Colossal Order. The publisher is Paradox Interactive . On April 2, 2013, the successor Cities in Motion 2 was published.

Gameplay

The player takes on the construction of a transport company and follows a concept that is similar to the game Verkehrsgigant . Over a period of 100 years, the player can create a public transport network in a total of seven available cities ( Vienna , Berlin , Amsterdam , Helsinki , Munich , Bucharest and the fantasy cities of Rivercity and Kapalla).

Will Wright , Chris Sawyer and Hans Schilcher (producer and game developer at JoWooD ) made contributions to game development .

The four European capitals Berlin, Helsinki, Amsterdam and Vienna as well as from version 1.0.21 Munich are available to the player. From 1920 to 2020 he is responsible for creating local public transport . In addition to the usual bus , tram and underground transport options , there is also the option of boat and helicopter routes . The player builds tracks and subway rails as well as metro stations. The construction of a subway is elevated , at ground level or underground, whereby there are three different depth levels underground. Over 30 different vehicles are available.

Cities in Motion also has a simulated economy. The fares are to be adjusted depending on the economic phase. Failure to pay attention to the economy leads to a drop in revenue or passengers and a bad reputation .

Fire-fighting operations, traffic accidents, demonstrations and parades, among other things, cause major congestion problems.

The game has a map editor that can be used to create your own maps. These are often published in forums on this topic.

Extensions

DLC title	Release date	Contents / innovations in the game
Design classics	April 6, 2011	5 new vehicles
Design Marvels	May 21, 2011	5 new vehicles
Tokyo	June 1, 2011	7 new vehicles new vehicle category: monorails new buildings / sights new time of day: night new map: Tokyo new campaign with 4 scenarios
Design Now	June 14, 2011	5 new vehicles
Metro stations	July 23, 2011	2 new metro stations: crossed & double station
German Cities	September 14, 2011	new buildings / sights 2 new maps: Cologne & Leipzig new campaign with 4 scenarios
since patch 2.0.21	September 14, 2011	5 new vehicles new buildings / sights 3 Usermade Maps: Kapalla, Rivercity & Bucharest new map: Munich new campaign with 3 scenarios
US Cities	17th January 2012	5 new vehicles new vehicle category: trolleybuses new buildings / sights 2 new maps: New York & San Francisco new campaign with 4 scenarios
Design dreams	February 29, 2012	5 new vehicles
Ulm	April 12, 2012	new map: Ulm new scenario
Paris	May 15, 2012	4 new vehicles new buildings / sights new map: Paris new campaign with 3 scenarios
St. Petersburg	July 26, 2012	5 new vehicles new vehicle category: trolleybuses new buildings / sights new map: St. Petersburg new campaign with 3 scenarios
London	November 20, 2012	5 new vehicles new buildings / sights new map: London new campaign with 3 scenarios
Design quirks	5th February 2013	5 new vehicles

review

"Especially players who have had a lot of fun with programs like ' Transport Tycoon ' will find with" Cities in Motion "a game that can keep them busy for months."

- Focus

"Overall, Cities in Motion plays like a large city model train: great to build, great to watch - and never finished."

- Gamestar

"Those who like the genre will love 'Cities in Motion'."

- ComputerBase.de

"Despite minor deficiencies in the implementation and sometimes unstable operation, a long-term motivating simulation with that certain something."

- Computer picture

"No doubt about it: You can invest many, many hours in Cities in Motion."

- Games world

successor

On August 14, 2012 Paradox Interactive announced the successor Cities in Motion 2 . New functions include a multiplayer mode, correct day / night changes, a timetable mode and dynamic city growth. The game was released on April 2, 2013.

Web links

• Official website
• Cities in Motion at MobyGames (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CitiesinMotion2.de: Cities in Motion 2 published ( Memento from July 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Cities in Motion Handbook, page 47: Special thanks to: Will Wright, Chris Sawyer, and Hans Schilcher for their contributions
3. ↑ GamersGlobal.de: Cities in Motion: Design Classics. Retrieved May 26, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Cities in Motion: Patch 1.0.22 for download - 4Players. In: 4players.de. Retrieved November 8, 2013 .  
5. ↑ Focus.de: Coping with chaos in local public transport ( Memento from November 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Cities in Motion (PC) in the test - GameStar.de. In: gamestar.de. Retrieved November 8, 2013 .  
7. ↑ Test: Cities in Motion (page 3) - ComputerBase. In: computerbase.de. Retrieved November 8, 2013 .  
8. ↑ Cities in Motion (PC) - COMPUTER BILD GAMES. In: computerbild.de. Retrieved November 8, 2013 .  
9. ↑ Cities in Motion: Review - traffic is not the same as traffic - evaluation - PC - game world. In: gameswelt.de. Retrieved November 8, 2013 .  
10. ↑ 4Players.de Cities in Motion 2: Sequel revealed
11. ↑ ParadoxPlaza.com: Cities in Motion 2 ( Memento from November 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive )