Platform: PC
Genre: puzzle
Publisher: Take 2 Interactive
Developer: Plastic Reality Technologies.
I do not know why, but lately I began to attend the following thoughts - something not very good is going on with his comrades in charge of entertainment common people. Turn on the TV and there every day of transfer, appealing to the basest of human feelings. Here and computer games, among other things, not so far from such a "show". In shooters appreciated not only a realistic display of the game environment, but also how many vrazhin juicy parting with certain parts of their body. As far as, you know, "zones of destruction" is divided every single bird ... It is interesting because to know where the best shot at that little animals suffered longer and louder, emphasizing the process of parting with life abundant streams of bright red krovischi! At the same strategies when to kill, then scale so as not otherwise vigorous bomb and subsequent radioactive contamination of the motherland, Mother of foreign invaders. And then their tanks, tanks! Certainly tracked! Ah, what awaits us next? ..
Fortunately, there are many wonderful ways to spend your time in front of the monitor resting on the sunken into the soul of the bloody scenes. A prime example - Loco Commotion, recently appeared on the market today the representative of a rare genre of puzzle. That's about it, then today we'll talk. I should note immediately that the developers completely failed to give their offspring pretty nice atmosphere, no doubt disposing player to thoughtful pastime. Stylish and simple menu with a light spring melody gently invite us into their possession. And, of course, do not forget the most important thing - the ubiquitous lokomotivchiki! It is them we will help out, detach hozraboty responsible for and to send to certain doom ... In common cause, of course.
Of course, to comprehend the basics of managing numerous compositions, arrows and other related rail business tinsel is not so simple. Should first undergo a brief educational program, enlisted the help of a fairly explanatory tutorial. But as you know, a theory without practice ... So with most of the subtleties of game we've known along the way. And they, most of these subtleties and zamorochek, oh how much!
The main goal local puzzles - lead a certain number of zhelezodorozhnyh convoys from point A to point B. And so life did not seem to us raspberries, leaf between these two points is a uniform disorder. Where does not fall look, everywhere found no tunnels and rail through the local mountains and valleys. In some places the rails were definitely deliberate sabotage by local residents, carrying the weight of the stone dam ... However, even though still in perfect order the bridges are used to maintain the composition of only a few times, then turn to dust. How glyanesh all this mess, so just do not believe that once a few of our trains and trains happily move along a calculated route is perfect! Route, of course, have to be us.
The aid will encourage not only their own intelligence, wit and stratagem, but some of "auxiliary" lokomotivchikov. The fact that no such obstacles, which would not be able to liquidate real railroad! The only thing required of us, it is proper to appoint such assistant "specialty" and cause no interference to the trouble spots. Number of "special" in every job is severely limited and requires a competent distribution. So one can be assigned to repair the canvas, to build a new bridge, to strengthen teleportator (there is here and is!), And someone send a stone to destroy the blockage. Complete the task, the locomotive disappears, providing operational freedom following machines. It would seem far too easy? And here and there! As the saying goes, the farther into the woods, the thicker the guerrillas. So here, each new level is striking in its complexity and thus further fueling interest in the further passage. But, with what indescribable pleasure then watching the fruit of a three-hour sitting on the next challenge! .. And, think about a solution to the task can be arbitrarily long time - sending locomotives in the way (someone and the last) only occurs after activation of the button "Go". I think it is important as the fact that the sequence of departure, we define precisely.
Graphically, everything is done at a very acceptable to the puzzle level. The local scenery is not too demanding on hardware and leave a good impression. Bizarre landscape paintings adorn the woods, clear waters certainly a long time chosen by trout (before the net they seem), and the first look at medieval castles to mind images used by manufacturers of paper puzzles. And the other churches, zagonchiki and timber houses are made in some detail. What was not liked, so this mechanism is the withdrawal of all these beauties on the screen. It appears that load the entire map of the area, together with objects is not possible. That creates the effect of "the appearance from nowhere" of trees, houses and other details. Rather weak effects of disappearance of obstacles and a game of shadows. But in general, pleased. Fortunately, the graphics in this kind of product is not the most important thing.
Managed with all the problems of good make helps control that allows to consider the terrain from any angle and any height. Help themselves, we will with the mouse and keyboard. And if you want to renounce wealth of graphic and sober look at the situation, we can always turn on a schematic map with the location on it all the arrows, trains and inconsistencies. In general, smart and practical.
Total, we got a good logical game. She made no visible flaws and mistakes, but because of its narrow audience of entertainment enthusiasts such, will not lead the top of the charts. Such is the specificity of genre ... However, those who know such things in the sense, the game definitely have to taste and is guaranteed for the long term is occupying your hard drive. And extinguished interest is always the enclosed resume task editor. So, you are making fresh and pleasant pastime!
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