Densha de Go! 2 Kōsoku-hen (Japanese: 電車でGO!2 高速編, "Go by Train! 2: High Speed Volume") is a train simulator. It is part of the Densha de Go! series. It was released in the arcades in Japan in 1998. It was ported to PlayStation, Nintendo 64, WonderSwan, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Windows, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color. The Nintendo 64 version is titled Densha de Go! 64.
Gameplay
With 13 vehicles, on 16 missions, there are 7 main lines: Hokuhoku Line, Akita Shinkansen Line, Ōu Main Line, Tazawako Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Yamanote Line, and the Tōkaidō Main Line.
Unique to the Nintendo 64 version is a Beginner Mode, which allows 999 seconds for the player to complete either the Training Course or Practice Course. The player is given an allotted amount of time to bring their train to the next station as well as a fixed time that the train is expected to arrive. If the player goes around curves too fast, stops suddenly or incurs other such dangers of train operation a few seconds are taken away from the remaining time they have to complete their task.
As with most Densha de Go! games, the Nintendo 64 version has a special controller, which is plugged into controller outlet 3, while the voice mic is inserted into controller outlet 4, and a standard controller is in outlet 1. It consists of a switch on the left that goes up and down, and it controls the train's speed, all five of its drive speeds, and Neutral. The handle on the right controls the braking speeds 1–8, emergency brake, and doors opening. Between these two levers is a slot in which the player can place a pocket watch or stop watch (not included but designed to look more realistic) to keep the time as they drive. There are five buttons, A, B, C, Start, and Select. The select button acts as the Z button to show distance to the next stop, in some game variations.
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Trivia
- It's one of the Taito games to licensed by SNK.