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Today a Spanish developer called Undercoders have released "Densha Attack", a game in which you drive a Japanese suburban train and get it to do complex tricks for points, such as jumping, running with bogies on adjacent tracks, barrel rolls and other rotations.
The game is set in a post-apocalyptic Japan where people live in giant glass domes connected by train. It looks quite different to any existing train game, but is inspired by games like Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2, and Jet Set Radio 1 and 2, both from the early 2000s. It also seems to resemble the train parts of Zelda: Spirit Tracks from 2009.
It looks as if the game is fairly linear in structure which seems a shame to me- I think this sort of gameplay would suit an open world train game like Derail Valley really well. Part of Zelda: Spirit Track's fun was an interesting and complex map to drice the train around.
On the other hand, you can unlock different trains as you progress, and it's a good feature to start with a standard suburban train rather than a shinkansen- it shows the game designers are real enthusiasts for the type of train which most people use every day. I like to imagine a UK dlc with a Class 455 in South West Trains colours- you can probably imagine a local equivalent for your own part of the network.
A Rock Paper Shotgun review of the game is at: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/denshattack-review
The game's steam page is:
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The game is set in a post-apocalyptic Japan where people live in giant glass domes connected by train. It looks quite different to any existing train game, but is inspired by games like Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2, and Jet Set Radio 1 and 2, both from the early 2000s. It also seems to resemble the train parts of Zelda: Spirit Tracks from 2009.
It looks as if the game is fairly linear in structure which seems a shame to me- I think this sort of gameplay would suit an open world train game like Derail Valley really well. Part of Zelda: Spirit Track's fun was an interesting and complex map to drice the train around.
On the other hand, you can unlock different trains as you progress, and it's a good feature to start with a standard suburban train rather than a shinkansen- it shows the game designers are real enthusiasts for the type of train which most people use every day. I like to imagine a UK dlc with a Class 455 in South West Trains colours- you can probably imagine a local equivalent for your own part of the network.
A Rock Paper Shotgun review of the game is at: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/denshattack-review
The game's steam page is:
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Flip, trick and grind your train in a fast-paced, off-the-rails ride through a colourful Japanese dystopia. Outmatch rival gangs, wreck a shady megacorp, and take back the tracks with nothing but skill, speed, and style.