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The Train: Episode 1 arrives at the App Store

iPhone games are great for playing on the go, and players will be doing just that in a new episodic series called The Train, whose debut episode is now available at the App Store.

The Train takes place in the not-too-distant future, but it's a future quite unlike our own. A cataclysmic inter-dimensional event merged Earth with an alternate version of itself, a world full of magic. Out of the resulting chaos rose a mage who called himself the Great Emperor and ruled through tyranny and oppression. Fearing other magic users, he sought to stamp out any magic use. Amidst this bleak urban fantasy world is a young man named Martin, a secret wizard who can cast spells on paintings. Martin has fallen in love with Isabell, a former chronicler for the Great Emperor who now lives in the ironically-named city of Hope under State Secret Service supervision. If Martin wants to meet up with Isabell, he'll first need to find himself a rare train permission.

According to the developers, who liken the format to the TV show Lost, three episodes are planned in total, with each picking up where the one before it concluded, then ending with a dramatic moment of its own. Players will control Martin throughout Episode 1, but further playable characters will be available in future, as players must deal with a resistance group called the "Brotherhood of the Phoenix" and determine what to believe in a world of no black and white, only shades of grey.

The Train: Episode 1 for iPhone/iPod Touch is now available for purchase at the App Store for $2.99. The current version of the game is compatible with iPads as well, though a distinct iPad version is expected to follow next month. The final two episodes of the series are currently projected for release in the spring and fall of 2011.

WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD The Train: Episode 1

The Train: Episode 1 is available at:

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