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Hornby Virtual Railway 2 (PC)
 
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Hornby Virtual Railway 2 (PC)

by Hornby
Platform:   Windows 2000 / 98 / XP / Me / NT
3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Game Information

  • Platform:   Windows 2000 / 98 / XP / Me / NT
  • ELSPA Minimum Age: 3
  • Media: Video Game
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Technical Details

  • Choose the trains from a wide selection of locomotives and rolling stock
  • Control individually up to 8 trains at any one time
  • Dynamic Graphics
  • Choose to construct your layout in one of five locations
  • Select one of six preset layouts or create one of your own
  • All major Hornby track sections available including flexible track!
  • Create hills, lakes and tunnels
  • Add bridges, houses, stations and trees.

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  • ASIN: B0000A03N8
  • Item Weight: 150 g
  • Release Date: 4 Jul 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,682 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

Product Description

Product Description
Select a room, decide the size of the baseboard, design the layout, create hills, lakes, mountains, tunnels, then enhance the landscape with buildings, stations, trees, people and finally choose the trains - then operate the virtual layout before building the real thing! The long awaited sequel to Hornby Virtual Railway is finally here, with lots of new features, including more locations, bigger layouts, more rolling stock, more landscaping - the list is endless! System Requirements; Minimum: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP, DirectX 8.1 (included) or higher graphics, 500MHz Pentium, 128MB Ram, CDRom, 16MB 3D graphics card. Recommended: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP, DirectX 8.1 (included) or higher graphics, 800 MHz Pentium III, 256MB Ram, CDRom, 32MB 3D Geforce Graphics Card, 100% Soundblaster certified sound card. Some features require GeForce 3 or higher, or Radeon 8500 or higher graphics card.

Product Description
The Hornby Virtual Railway 2 CD-ROM has been developed in close collaboration with Hornby's model railway experts. The secret of a successful design program is to combine ease of use with high quality interactive output. Hornby Virtual Railway achieves this and much more. Implementing the latest Virtual Reality programming technology it's intuitive interface allows even the novice user to build virtual railway layouts that are superbly realistic. HVR2 allows you to select a room decide the size of the baseboard design the layout create hills lakes mountains tunnels then enhance the landscape with buildings stations trees people and finally choose the trains - then operate the virtual layout before building the real thing! The long awaited sequel to Hornby Virtual Railway is finally here with lots of new features including more locations bigger layouts more rolling stock more landscaping - the list is endless!

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3.1 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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148 of 148 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Should I buy this product?, 2 Dec 2003
I have read the other reviews and disagreed with most. This is not a game, it is a simulation of a model railway. It represents all the best Hornby products in virtual form and allows you to build dream layouts that you could not otherwise afford. The simulation is a real step up from the first version allowing the trains to be driven independently and the contruction of 3D scenery around your tracks. I have used the software without experiencing a single crash or other technical problem and recommend it very highly. If you enjoy contructing model railways, have big ideas about dream layouts or just enjoy watching the trains go by then this is for you.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but Hornby could do better, 22 Jan 2007
By Rockfordman "JKL" (Redditch, Worcs.) - See all my reviews
Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 
This, as other reviewers have said, is not a game and should not be compared to other train simulation software. It is basically a useful planning tool for layout design. Having said that, the graphics on VR2 are average to poor, as is the menu system and various control elements. The whole software design has a Nineties feel to it and, as such, I would have no complaint if it had been priced accordingly, say at £5-£6. The designers of VR2 have missed several tricks, and could have made layout design a bit less frustrating and, at times, laborious. But, on second thoughts, maybe that's what we enthusiasts like  the sheer challenge! If so, VR2 certainly has that.
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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brill Game, 5 Jun 2005
By A Customer
This game is brilliant for anybody wanting to design there own model railway. You get a real feel for how to design model railways. Ignore the bad reviews. It's brill!! A must buy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work
HVR2 is a far superior piece of software than its predecessor. The graphics are vastly superior, as is track-laying and other functions. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2006 by Jonathon Staples

1.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing / Excellent game
This game is an excellent idea it has brilliant graphics, far better than the first Virtual Railway, the options available are again far superior to the first so why am i saying a... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars A video card is definitely needed
I wasn't over impressed with this game, it is however a massive improvement on the original. My first problem was installing the game. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2003 by Anthony

2.0 out of 5 stars Train times are normally a disaster, but this tops it!
this is one of the worst games i have ever played, and i have played a few in my time. This game is un-imaginative and boring. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2003 by kev_2002uk

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