Basic entry · GBC

Densha de Go! 2

Also known as Let's go by Train! 2

Densha de Go! 2 is a 1999 GBC, NGPC, PC, PS1, WS game by Taito GM R&D Sect. #2.

This is a basic entry from public sources. It is not a written Codex page yet, so it lists facts without checking them against a second source.

About the game

The 1998 sequel of the popular Japanese train driving game by Taito has once again been ported to various home systems. For the first time on the PlayStation, it is possible to drive through the snow, and take a seat in the cockpit of a Shinkansen bullet train.

The gameplay is more arcade than simulation. The focus is on stopping at the stations at the perfect moment and position, keeping up with the schedule, obeying signals and speed limits, and ensuring the safety and comfort of the passengers. Mistakes result in points being deducted from a counter. If it reaches 0, the game is over.

The following routes are available:

Hokuhoku Line from Naoetsu to Uragawara

Tōhoku Shinkansen from Morioka to Shin-Hanamaki

Akita Shinkansen from Akita to Ōmagari

Keihin-Tohoku Line from Shinagawa to Ueno

Osaka Loop Line from Osaka to Tennōji (not in the Arcade original)

Kagoshima Main Line from Hakata to Kokura (only in PlayStation and Windows versions)

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Facts

Platforms: GBC, NGPC, PC, PS1, WS
First released: 1999
Developers: Taito GM R&D Sect. #2
Publishers: SNK Corporation, CyberFront Corporation
Genres: Simulation, 1st-person, Train

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

Front Cover (NGPC · Japan)
Front Cover (WS · Japan)
Back Cover (NGPC · Japan)
Back Cover (WS · Japan)
Media (NGPC · Japan)
Media (WS · Japan)
Manual (NGPC · Japan)
Manual (NGPC · Japan)
Advertisement (NGPC · Japan)
Advertisement (NGPC · Japan)
Extras (NGPC · Japan)
Extras (NGPC · Japan)
Extras (NGPC · Japan)
Extras (NGPC · Japan)

Screenshots

Title screen (NGPC)
Main menu - choose your mode of play. (NGPC)
Choose from various types of trains - green means easy difficulty. (NGPC)
We will pass a station in 1195 m without stopping. (NGPC)
The lower tight signal means no speed restriction ahead. (NGPC)
Arriving late and missing the stop... (NGPC)
Going from Akita to Ōmagari. (NGPC)
Off we go! (NGPC)
Going through a winter landscape. (NGPC)
Too fast, the emergency brake kicks in. (NGPC)
On this route there are only two stops, but many stations will be passed. (NGPC)
Starting point of another line (NGPC)
Lush and green Japanese landscape (NGPC)
Title screen (WS)
Options (WS)
Select a train. (WS)
A picture of a train (WS)
Timetable (WS)
In the train (WS)
Continue? (WS)