Railfan
The first PS3 installment of Ongakukan's Train Simulator series. It features three different rail lines - JR East's Chuo Line between Mitaka and Tokyo, the Keihan Electric Railway's Main Line between…
Railfan is a simulator developed by ONGAKUKAN, released 20 December 2006 on PlayStation 3.
What Railfan is
Railfan is a simulator game developed by ONGAKUKAN and released in 2006. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The first PS3 installment of Ongakukan's Train Simulator series. It features three different rail lines - JR East's Chuo Line between Mitaka and Tokyo, the Keihan Electric Railway's Main Line between Demachiyanagi and Yodoyabashi, and the Chicago Transit Authority's Brown Line between Fullerton and the Loop. In a first for the series, it features full HD video, as well as the ability to view the train from an external viewpoint. In addition, the game also features a "Densha de Go!" mode emulating the gameplay of that series.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Railfan launched on 20 December 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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