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Railfan Gets Another Installment, Featuring Taiwan

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Japanese developer Ongakukan, who released the train simulator Railfan last year for the PS3, is getting another installment due out in July - this time featuring the high-speed bullet train that opened recently in Taiwan, running from Taipei to Gaoxiong.

These are the sorts of games that perplex me. Apparently the sole point is to drive the train and make sure it gets to the station on time; I guess the main lure is realistic scenery and a camera that bobbles up and down like you were on the train (if you weren't, you know, sitting on your couch). I like riding high-speed trains as much as the next person, but I can't imagine coughing up $60 for the pleasure of simulating it on my couch.

Japanese firm to sell Taiwan bullet train video game [The China Post]

11:30 AM on Sat Jun 16 2007
By Maggie Greene
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