Cities in Motion

 PC
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 114 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 114
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 114
  3. Negative: 12 out of 114
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  1. steevm
    Nov 23, 2012
    5
    Cities in Motion could be a great game. Unfortunately there are numerous glaring flaws in the game which even after a couple of years have not been fixed. The most glaring issue is the bizarre way that implementing a mass transit system in your city is a recipe for gridlock. Yes, that's right - getting people to ditch their cars for public transport results in massive traffic jams. VeryCities in Motion could be a great game. Unfortunately there are numerous glaring flaws in the game which even after a couple of years have not been fixed. The most glaring issue is the bizarre way that implementing a mass transit system in your city is a recipe for gridlock. Yes, that's right - getting people to ditch their cars for public transport results in massive traffic jams. Very counter-intuitive. The reason for this is quite simply incompetence on the part of the programmers, as there are several issues that conspire to create this situation: poor AI (cars never overtake even when there are two lanes), incredibly slow loading and unloading of passengers at stops and the inability to build stops that don't block traffic. One of the "solutions" to this problem on the official forums include the gem of suggesting you do not build lines where there's high traffic (which defeats the point). What you can do is build metro systems instead - but that kind of defeats the point of the game if the other modes of transport are rendered obsolete. So CiM is a nice try, but quite simply not good enough. Traffic Giant didn't have these glaring issues and is a much older game. It's a pity that the devs don't seem to care, because a little bit of effort on their part would turn this game from mediocre to enjoyable if they could just fix these issues instead of charging an arm and a leg for unnecessary DLC when the core game has such fundamental issues.… Expand
  2. ChoicestGames
    Mar 3, 2012
    7
    Not a bad 20 hour distraction if you like transport management games although it doesn't have as grand a scale as the classics (e.g. Transport Tycoon)
  3. prof
    Feb 25, 2011
    5
    after consulting various forums: unfortunately the traffic jam's make playing practially impossible at this time... i hope the developers will soon react to this...
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    Apr 26, 2022
    5
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  5. keefbaker
    Oct 27, 2013
    7
    If all you've ever wanted is to run bus routes... well, I guess first check yourself and second get a job for First or something but anyway.. If it is, then this is the perfect game for you. My cynical mind was really not sure if I wanted to spend any of my ill gotten time on this but it actually ends up being quite a fun old school management sim.

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Apr 18, 2011
    70
    Difficult, nerdy, tedious but satisfying. What more could you want in a lover? [May 2011, p.70]
  2. PC Games (Russia)
    Apr 8, 2011
    80
    Cities in Motion isn't as polished as it could be, but it's still very deep and engaging. And – at times – quite meditative. [May 2011, p.107]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 6, 2011
    40
    Cities in Motion is a good example of what a young Finnish game studio is capable of: 3D graphics and programming. Good games remain beyond their reach so far. [Mar 2011]
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