<s>
Chris	B-Application
Sawyer	I-Application
's	I-Application
Locomotion	I-Application
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
Locomotion	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
independent	O
game	O
developer	O
Chris	O
Sawyer	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
independently	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
nine	O
years	O
from	O
the	O
1990s	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
"	O
fundamentally	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
gameplay	O
but	O
with	O
"	O
differences	O
in	O
detail	O
,	O
scale	O
and	O
presentation	O
"	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
refine	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
Sawyer	O
"	O
wanted	O
to	O
get	O
right	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locomotion	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
observing	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
dated	O
presentation	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
was	O
less	O
user-friendly	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
extended	O
hiatus	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Sawyer	O
in	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	O
iteration	O
of	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locomotion	B-Application
has	O
also	O
since	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
open-source	B-Application
redevelopment	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locomotion	B-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
transport	O
simulation	O
game	O
using	O
a	O
refined	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
engine	O
first	O
used	O
for	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locomotion	B-Application
contains	O
over	O
40	O
scenarios	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
compete	O
with	O
rival	O
companies	O
to	O
create	O
successful	O
networks	O
and	O
meet	O
various	O
objectives	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
finishing	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
ranking	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
companies	O
,	O
or	O
transporting	O
a	O
specific	O
amount	O
of	O
cargo	O
of	O
a	O
resource	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scenarios	O
in	O
Locomotion	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
identically	O
to	O
single	O
player	O
scenarios	O
except	O
with	O
minor	O
restrictions	O
to	O
speed	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locomotion	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
game	O
developer	O
Chris	O
Sawyer	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
simulation	O
game	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
intended	O
Locomotion	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
"	O
to	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
worked	O
to	O
complete	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
a	O
serious	O
effort	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
successor	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
also	O
cited	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
modernise	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
to	O
harness	O
the	O
increased	O
technical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
computers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
greater	O
processing	O
power	O
and	O
memory	O
,	O
that	O
allowed	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
could	O
handle	O
many	O
more	O
more	O
transport	O
vehicles	O
,	O
larger	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
multiple-level	O
bridges	O
and	O
tunnels	O
instead	O
of	O
just	O
land-based	O
construction	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
more	O
detailed	O
and	O
smoother	O
animation	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
multi-level	O
three-dimensional	O
transport	O
routes	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
in	O
previous	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
reflected	O
that	O
Locomotion	B-Application
was	O
created	O
using	O
"	O
large	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
programming	O
"	O
for	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locomotion	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
preview	O
by	O
Atari	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
May	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
his	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Locomotion	B-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
address	O
"	O
possible	O
legal	O
issues	O
with	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
...	O
which	O
also	O
suited	O
the	O
PR	O
people	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
it	O
might	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
my	O
name	O
prominently	O
displayed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
stated	O
that	O
Locomotion	B-Application
was	O
the	O
game	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
most	O
proud	O
of	O
"	O
creating	O
,	O
assessing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best-written	O
piece	O
of	O
programming	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
done	O
,	O
"	O
citing	O
the	O
plug-in	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
extended	O
hiatus	O
from	O
development	O
,	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Sawyer	O
released	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
primarily	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Locomotion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Locomotion	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
gog.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Locomotion	B-Application
were	O
generally	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
stating	O
reviews	O
were	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
59%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Rollercoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
and	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
with	O
minimal	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indicative	O
of	O
this	O
reception	O
was	O
Dan	O
Adams	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
"	O
Chris	O
Sawyer	O
released	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
back	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
expressed	O
that	O
Locomotion	B-Application
's	O
visual	O
presentation	O
was	O
dated	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
presentation	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
with	O
PC	O
Zone	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
look	O
and	O
identical	O
interface	O
to	O
that	O
from	O
Rollercoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
but	O
here	O
the	O
colours	O
appear	O
drab	O
,	O
the	O
maps	O
flatter	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
tiles	O
do	O
n't	O
appear	O
to	O
connect	O
all	O
that	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
assessments	O
of	O
Locomotion	B-Application
have	O
been	O
more	O
forgiving	O
than	O
contemporary	O
reviews	O
,	O
whilst	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
disappointment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
complete	O
version	O
of	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
named	O
as	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
of	O
the	O
Tycoon	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Sawyer	O
,	O
Connor	O
Christie	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Tactics	O
stated	O
"	O
Locomotion	B-Application
did	O
n't	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
reinvigoration	O
of	O
the	O
Travel	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
Sawyer	O
was	O
hoping	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
open-source	B-Application
project	O
OpenLoco	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Locomotion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
aimed	O
to	O
fixing	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
translating	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
more	O
languages	O
,	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
natively	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
minimise	O
limitations	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
greater	O
options	O
for	O
gameplay	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
to	O
disable	O
vehicle	O
breakdowns	O
,	O
unlocked	O
building	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
custom	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
