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MICROSOFT TRAIN SIMULATOR 2

This upcoming simulator is Microsoft's second train sim, but this time being developed by the ACES Studio team of 'Flight Simulator X' fame. Currently there is not much known but I will try to keep this page updated as and when any information is released.

OFFICIAL FACT SHEET

Title: "Train Simulator 2"
Publisher: Microsoft® Game Studios
Developer: ACES Studio
Format: DVD-ROM for Windows Vista operating systems
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending

Product Overview: "Train Simulator 2" introduces the entire world on rail, allowing users to explore rail anywhere in the world, or use tools to build their own highly detailed routes in a deeply immersive world. From the roar of the locomotive engine to the realistic signal switches on the track, down to the individual rivets, "Train Simulator 2" offers realism yet to be seen.

Key Features:

• World of Rails (WoR) - "Train Simulator 2" will deliver an entire world of railroad experiences, along with tools to customize, extend and share user created content. "Train Simulator 2" uses world wide data processing to model nearly all routes in the world and a toolset to build your own routes providing endless options to customize and share content.
• Most realistic train simulation experience ever - TS2 will offer the truest simulation experience to those who love trains, with highly accurate locomotives and rolling stock from its look to the roar of its engine, hand-authored high accuracy routes from present and past, and core track, signal and physics systems.
• Hi-Definition Living World - "Train Simulator 2" brings users closer to the world around them with greater detail and greater interaction. Terrain is highly detailed, passengers and train crews can be seen interacting with their environment, and sophisticated dispatching and train AI creates a depth of realism. Users will be able to share their experience or their hand authored routes with others via Games for Windows Live.
• Simulation Legacy - Designed and developed by Microsoft’s Aces Studio, with over 25 Years of expertise developing best-in-class simulations.
• Games for Windows franchise - "Train Simulator 2" will ship as a Games for Windows title with easier installation, reliability standards and support for key features of Windows Vista®, including the Games Explorer and Parental Controls.

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