Cities in Motion 2: Offline, and You Get Trains!

Paradox Interactive has released Cities in Motion 2, a mass transit simulator that -unlike other city management sims I've heard about recently- is offline and doesn't charge you cash to download things like trains.

Well that would be silly since Cities in Motion 2 is all about trains, buses and roads...

Cities in Motion 2, which is available today at digital retailers worldwide, will challenge players with the task of designing, building, and maintaining an efficient and affordable mass transit network for a variety of growing, dynamic cities. A new launch trailer has also been released, offering a glimpse at new features in the sequel such as vivid day/night cycles, new vehicles and transit hubs, and more.

Although it seems to lack the overall meta-game of complete city management there's a lot to focus on in these micro-aspects and, honestly, it might be pretty easy to lose yourself in the details of day-to-day transit maintenance. Hell, if Farming Simulator Pro can be fun, this can certainly be a blast. I might even play it to attempt and create the worst transit system ever to be designed on the face of the earth. Or as we like to call it in the States, the LA Transit system. 

The main game is offline but there is a multiplayer component too, illustrated in the trailer as two boats speeding toward each other in a game of hell-bent chicken that will surely lead to the firey revenge filled death of one of the participants. Actually, it's probably more of the "make your city run smoother than this other city" variety. But a man can dream. Coop multiplayer is also an option for the less aggressive among you.