| Westward IV: All Aboard continues the excellent | | | | you progress into it, as you learn the blueprints |
| gaming tradition that is the best-selling Westward | | | | for more buildings and are required to skillfully |
| game series. This fourth outing features the same | | | | manage your limited building resources, money |
| great resource management, time management | | | | and labor. The buildings you can construct range |
| and adventure elements that made the | | | | from the simple farm and house that are available |
| Westward games such great hits in this genre. | | | | to you from the start, to the more complicated |
| The story of Westward 4 focuses on the | | | | salon and smithy that require blueprints and more |
| railroad, the mighty engine that connected the wild | | | | resources to build. The resource management |
| wild west to the prosperous cities of the east. | | | | involves making sure you have enough gold and |
| There are many great stories and adventures | | | | lumber to construct the various buildings you |
| connected with the railroad; from the tales of | | | | need, as well as enough coal to power your |
| exploration of a dangerous land, to the daring | | | | railroad network. The labor is also important: you |
| raids of robber barons and hostile Indians, to the | | | | will need to make sure all your workers are |
| inspirational stories of pioneers trying to make | | | | properly housed, fed and employed. |
| their fortunes in the new frontier. | | | | You will also need to contend with bandits and |
| Westward 4 tells the story of the Turner | | | | rescue damsels in distress. No game set in the |
| Railroad, a small family business that is trying to | | | | wild west is complete without some gun-slinging |
| prosper in the wild west. You play the part of | | | | and rescuing hostages from railroad tracks in the |
| either the spunky and rough-and-tumble Anne | | | | nick of time! In addition, the game doesn't just |
| Turner, or the inventive gearhead Henry Turner, | | | | revolve around the growing township of Turner |
| both children of the Turner Railroad's founder. The | | | | Railroad. There are plenty of other locations (all |
| adventure begins when the siblings return home | | | | connected via railroad of course) for you to |
| after a few months away, only to find out that | | | | explore and expand to. |
| their father has gone missing and their homestead | | | | The mechanics in this game are very similar to its |
| has suffered from lack of proper care. You then | | | | predecessors in the Westward series. The simple |
| embark on your great adventure to find your | | | | interfacing primarily using the mouse has an |
| father and transform the family business into the | | | | elegance that keeps the game from becoming |
| most prosperous outpost in the west! | | | | overly complicated. The graphics and music are |
| The game starts off fairly slowly, teaching you | | | | top-notch like before, giving the game a polished |
| the basics of the game while introducing the | | | | feel and making you feel like you are part of a |
| setting and story. The first few quests/missions | | | | movie western. |
| will teach you the basics such as gathering | | | | Westward 4 is a very engaging and immersive |
| resources, looking for buried treasure, building | | | | game that is guaranteed to take you away to |
| farms and homes, and assigning workers to | | | | the wild wild west for hours on end. So come help |
| various jobs around town. All of this happens while | | | | the Turners find their father and transform their |
| you are introduced to the story involving the | | | | homestead into a bustling town. And when you're |
| current condition of Turner Railroad and the | | | | done, you can check out the other games in the |
| mystery of your missing father. | | | | Westward series. |
| The gameplay gets more complicated the further | | | | Rating: 4.0/5. |