An assortment of colored charts and overlays play an important factor when deciding where to place the various mass transit options. Roads can be completely demolished and rebuilt as you please, although an upgrade option would have been a nice addition instead of having to demolish everything first. It’s a real treat to see how the once empty city begins to evolve and thrive with cars and people filling the streets. The cities evolve dynamically depending on what areas have adequate mass transit options, as well as excellent traffic flow. Featuring a complete day and night cycle, expect to see heavier traffic during the morning and evening rush hours and lighter traffic throughout midday.

At the start of a scenario, cities are devoid of life with a minimum amount of cims roaming around and cars driving through the streets. Things won’t be as easy as plopping down a bus depot or subway station, leaning back in your office chair and watching your “cims” (clever) go on with their lives. Individual buildings can be clicked on, informing you on whether or not it is covered by any transit lines, as well as given you information about the establishment. As you zoom in closer – and you can literally zoom in between two buildings, you will hear the rustling sounds of being in the heart of a city. The city would essentially shut down and it would cease to be “The City That Never Sleeps.” Your job in Cities in Motion 2 is to develop and implement a complete urban mass transit system for a multitude of cities in desperate need of improvement in order to grow and flourish.ĭitching the colorful visual style and alternating timeline from the original, Cities in Motion 2 features realistic looking cityscapes packed with small details, such as swaying trees, waves crashing along the shoreline and reflective building windows that look beautiful during sunset. Imagine the 8.3 million residents living in New York City trying to get around the city without the extensive bus and subway systems in place. Without proper mass transportation options, cities would be unable to grow in size and population.

Cities in motion 2 maps