

The latter, unlocked when you reach 1000 completed trips on a specific map, gives you unique challenges for that map. This is helped by the very simple controls (it can be played using the touchscreen completely) and a bundle of different maps, challenges and scenarios. However it is fun to play, each and every time. It might sound like a frustrating experience. The randomisation of buildings means any well-planned build inevitably crumbles as the game puts a commercial building in such an awkward place, you have no choice but to upend your road system just to reach it. It’s sounds really simple but, and this can’t be stressed enough, Mini Motorways gets deceptively tricky. Bear in mind, the houses and commercial buildings are randomly generated, so no two plays will ever be the same. Then it’s game over, your high score is recorded (leader boards and all) and you can try to better it.

Failure comes when your commercial buildings have too many incomplete requests. There’s no completing a level per se, instead you just build and grow until inevitably, things become too chaotic. Each allowing you to manage the traffic situation that little bit better. Where you can select from things like bridges, motorways, roundabouts and traffic lights. Get through a week without the traffic grinding to a halt and you’ll be rewarded with a perk. Now things start to get more difficult as you have to connect everything up, matching the right coloured houses to the right coloured commercial builds, using your limited road tiles. As the days tick by (the game’s counter can be sped up and slowed down with the simple press of a button), more houses and more commercial buildings will appear randomly on the map. Connect the two and watch as cars automatically leave the house to go and pick up requests from the commercial building. It all begins so simply, one colour-coded house and one colour-coded commercial building. However, get behind the wheel and take a good look under the hood and what you’ll find is an addictive and fun game that is perfect for the Switch UI. Now, on first glance, many may not be sold on the look of Mini Motorways, so minimal are the visuals.
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Gameplay remains unchanged, for the most part, but this new update includes all new maps, Night Lights mode and more highly-requested features. Now, Dinosaur Polo Club has updated and released Mini Motorways on Nintendo Switch. While not quite hitting the addictive high of Mini Metro, we still thoroughly enjoyed it and you can read the review of the mobile version here. All while keeping the cars on the road moving. Create roads, connect houses to buildings and expand your city until it is a bustling metropolis. Kind of how Theme Hospital was a spiritual sequel to Theme Park.Ī minimalistic puzzle/strategy game, the goal of Mini Motorways is simple. It came from Dinosaur Polo Club and was a spiritual sequel to Mini Metro. Way back in December of 2019, we reviewed a mobile game called Mini Motorways.
