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Evening Star (video game)

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commended the game's attention to detail in its recreation of the rail line and the range of gameplay options and engine controls, but noted the game was "less than startling" in its monochrome graphical presentation.
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The idea of the game is to successfully get the "Evening Star" from
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praised the game's "fine-tuned" improvements on its predecessor,
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found the game's merits and flaws to be largely identical to
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received positive reviews from critics. Bob Hillyer of
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Index

Publisher(s)
Hewson Consultants
Designer(s)
Platform(s)
Acorn Electron
Amstrad CPC
BBC Micro
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
1987
Genre(s)
Vehicle simulation
Single-player
vector graphics
ZX Spectrum
Commodore 64
BBC Micro
Acorn Electron
Amstrad CPC
Hewson Consultants
sequel
Southern Belle
Bath
Bournemouth
Somerset and Dorset line
Computer and Video Games
Your Sinclair
Southern Belle
Southern Belle

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