Lionel Trains: On Track | |
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Developer(s) | Black Lantern Studios |
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Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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Genre(s) | Business simulation |
Mode(s) | Single player |
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Lionel Trains received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to Metacritic . [1]
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