A-Train HX

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A-Train HX
European boxcover
Developer(s)	Artdink
Publisher(s)	^JP Artdink ^EU 505 Games
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Release date	^JP December 21, 2006 ^EU March 7, 2008
Genre(s)	Railroad simulation
Mode(s)	single player
Rating(s)	CERO: A (Free) PEGI: 3+
Media	DVD

A-Train HX is a railroad simulation for the Xbox 360. It is the latest installment of the A-Train series, supporting high definition graphics and Xbox Live support for uploading and downloading maps and leaderboards. It is also the first title published by Artdink under the A-Train name on the Japanese market.

[edit] Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to A-Train 7, but it has a full 3D view. However, it comes with map editor as a standard feature. Custom maps can be shared through Xbox Live. Additional Xbox Live features includes leaderboards which contain "Total Capital", "Population" and "Time to 1 Trillion Yen" categories for each map. The Xbox Live features can be used with an Xbox Live Silver account.

Artdink offered over 150 types of trains for sale in Xbox Live Marketplace, based on real-life Japanese trains. The game itself comes with the following trains designed by Artdink: AR3 (Commuter), AR4 (Express), AR5 (LimitedExpress), AR7 (LimitedExpress), ARX (LimitedExpress), U-Shape (Subway), DC4 (Cargo), EC6 (CargoExpress), 186Exp (SuperExpress), Linear (SuperExpress). Each additional train costs 50 Microsoft Points.