<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
games	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Japanese	O
game	O
developer	O
Artdink	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
A-Train	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1985	O
for	O
the	O
FM-7	B-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
X1	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
,	O
MZ-2500	B-Operating_System
,	O
Famicom	O
,	O
and	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
followed	O
in	O
April	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
A-Train	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
and	O
X68000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
(	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1992	O
on	O
DOS	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
March	O
2000	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
98	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artdink	O
ported	O
the	O
A-Train	O
III	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
editor	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
and	O
published	O
both	O
titles	O
as	O
a	O
package	O
as	O
the	O
3rd	O
ARTDINK	O
BEST	O
CHOICE	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A-Train	O
III	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
near-isometric	B-Application
dimetric	O
projection	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Maxis	O
's	O
later	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
tremendously	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
thus	O
motivating	O
Maxis	O
to	O
license	O
it	O
for	O
US	O
distribution	O
as	O
A-Train	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
DOS	O
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A-Trains	O
isometric	O
,	O
tile-based	O
graphics	O
and	O
animated	O
elements	O
inspired	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
Maxis	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
adopt	O
for	O
Simcity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
December	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
98	B-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
A-Train	O
4	O
15th	O
Anniversary	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
A-Train	O
4	O
XP	B-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Related	O
versions	O
include	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
console	O
launch	O
title	O
release	O
AIV	O
:	O
Evolution	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
PS1	B-Device
and	O
AIV	O
:	O
Evolution	O
Global	O
(	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
A-Train	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
PS1	B-Device
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
AIV	O
Network$	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
C.E.O.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
A	O
Train	O
Evolution	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
AIV	O
:	O
Evolution	O
Global	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
,	O
an	O
A	O
Train	O
mousepad	B-Language
,	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
memory	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
PS	O
scored	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
AIV	O
:	O
Evolution	O
a	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40.PlayStation	O
Cross	O
Review	O
:	O
A	O
.	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Tsūshin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
's	O
Reader	O
Cross	O
Review	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
読者	O
クロスレビュー	O
:	O
A.IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
May	O
1995	O
.	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
Famitsu	O
scored	O
it	O
a	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40.PLAYSTATION	O
CROSS	O
REVIEW	O
:	O
A	O
.	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
were	O
divided	O
about	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
AIV	O
:	O
Evolution	O
Global	O
;	O
Andrew	O
Baran	O
and	O
Mark	O
Lefebvre	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
addictive	O
and	O
pleasantly	O
time-consuming	O
simulation	O
,	O
while	O
Mike	O
Desmond	O
and	O
Sushi-X	O
felt	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
dull	O
compared	O
to	O
most	O
simulation	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
other	O
Maxis	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
scored	O
it	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
(	O
average	O
7	B-Device
out	O
of	O
10	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
December	O
1996	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
A-Train	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
graphics	O
with	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
graphics	B-Architecture
accelerator	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
DirectX	B-Application
and	O
Direct3D	B-Application
APIs	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
release	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
saw	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
PS1	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS1	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
May	O
1999	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PS1	B-Device
,	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
re	O
imagining	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
and	O
objectives	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
3D	O
engine	O
of	O
A5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reworked	O
version	O
with	O
an	O
anime	O
aesthetic	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
March	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
A-Train	O
2001	O
is	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
A-Train	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
this	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
rebadged	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
A-Train	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
XP	B-Application
and	O
Vista	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
by	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
company	O
au	O
by	O
KDDI	O
on	O
the	O
BREW	B-Application
platform	O
in	O
January	O
2006	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
A-Train	O
EZ	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
A-Train	O
i	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
service	O
planning	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
railroad	B-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
supporting	O
high	O
definition	O
graphics	O
(	O
720p	O
resolution	O
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
support	O
for	O
uploading	O
and	O
downloading	O
maps	O
and	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
A-Train	O
7	B-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
full	O
3D	O
view	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
A-Train	O
The	O
21st	O
Century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
maps	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
includes	O
leaderboards	O
which	O
contain	O
"	O
Total	O
Capital	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Population	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Time	O
to	O
1	O
Trillion	O
Yen	O
"	O
categories	O
for	O
each	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artdink	O
offered	O
over	O
150	O
types	O
of	O
trains	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
real-life	O
Japanese	O
trains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
reported	O
that	O
they	O
liked	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
A-Train	O
HX	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
A-Train	O
HX	O
is	O
badly	O
designed	O
,	O
poorly	O
presented	O
,	O
overcomplicated	O
and	O
utterly	O
tedious	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
just	O
2/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
slightly	O
better	O
score	O
of	O
3/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A-Train	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
for	O
5500	O
yen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
7	B-Device
and	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
said	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Japan-only	O
building	O
kits	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
on	O
October	O
8	B-Application
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	B-Device
,	O
2012	O
,	O
A-Train	O
9	O
Version	O
2.0	O
:	O
Professional	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
supporting	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
7	B-Device
and	O
8	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Train	O
Giant	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
on	O
eBay	O
for	O
about	O
$10	O
–	O
$15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
entitled	O
A-Train	O
Version	O
3.0	O
:	O
Railway	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
was	O
later	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
2014	O
,	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
although	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
fewer	O
real	O
life	O
trains	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
A-Train	O
9	O
Version	O
4.0	O
:	O
Japan	O
Rail	B-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
supporting	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
7	B-Device
,	O
8.1	O
and	O
10	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
A-Train	O
Version	O
5.0	O
:	O
Final	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
supporting	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
8.1	O
and	O
10	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Natsume	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
pre-orders	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
A-Train	O
3D	O
,	O
A-Train	O
PC	O
Classic	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
8	B-Application
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A-Train	O
ExpressA-Train	O
Express	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
A-Train	O
9	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
support	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tourism'''	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Artdink	O
themselves	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
via	O
Artdink	O
's	O
Twitter	O
account	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
of	O
A-Train	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
systems	O
following	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artdink	O
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the	O
new	O
secretary	O
character	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Himukai	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
character	O
design	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
work	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
