» The
date of the video footage shown in the game intro
is August 4, 2006. The video shows the work in
making a Momotaro Dentstsu float with designers,
artists, and craftsman building a magnificent
Momotaro statue for a parade. Cut to the actual
parade and watch the fully lit float as it travels
through the streets. People are dancing around it
and it's a spectacle.
» After the intro, assorted snowmen appear on
an icy area. After a few seconds, people burst out
of the snowmen and start twisting and shaking
around before the Momotaro train conductor appears
and fills up the entire screen.
» Start a new game and 9 player options appear
as follows
1 Player + 1 COM
1 Player + 2 COM
1 Player + 3 COM
2 Player + 0 COM
2 Player + 1 COM
2 Player + 2 COM
3 Player + 0 COM
3 Player + 1 COM
4 Player + 0 COM
» Eight characters may be chosen as your
protagonist including 2 humans and 6 monsters. If
you've opted to play with COM players, you can
choose their protagonists as well. After getting
all of the options set, a memory slot save menu
appears where you can create a save file. Each
memory card can store 10 saves.
» Once the game starts, every player controls a
train which moves according to the value of a die
toss. Each train toots with steam from its chimney
before motoring along the track. On the landscape
are bustling city buildings and flowers and
strawberries that animate with spot tics. Move
around the city earning money and picking up
bonuses. It's also possible to buy property to
build up your empire.
» Between each full round of turns is a full
screen animation of characters in action. There's
one where five explorers are hanging around a
tomato cage with brown and black beetles clowning
around with them and another that takes place on a
beach where animals and humans are enjoying the
surf and watermelon from the concession stand.
Another one checks out a pumpkin catch with a
cemetery in the background and ghosts flying
around while a purple garbed witch flies overhead
and a guy catches ghosts with his net. There's
also a Christmas theme animation with big parade
floats and a tree with shining lights.
» A helicopter shuttles trains to various
spots.
» Monsters appear on the track to torment the
railroad ops. Eight new gigantic beasts join the
other monsters from earlier games to challenge the
train operators.
» A black bird that flies around will take away
1000Y if it touches your train.
» When your train rolls into a station,
cheering crowd celebrates your success along with
a table of food and announcers. Stations in the
game include:
Mori St. - The food is fried squid with a bunch
of live squid around the cook
Tsuchiura St. - Sliced turnips
Fukaya St. - Green onions
Kamogawa St. - Orca and seals
Nakatsugawa St. - Steamed Buns
Gujyo St. - Dancing girls in kimono
Gifu St. - Fisherman and ducks
Hitoyoshi St. - Bottles of beverage
Tenegashima St. - Turtles and chaps in triangle
shaped hats
Takushima St. - Hokkaido area map.
Amamioshima St. - Bard with beverages and birds
Getsumen City St. - Bunnies on the moon.
» Landing on red squares deducts money. Yellow
Square - bonus selection. Blue garners money - all
selections are on a rolling list.
» After every few rounds, the announcers in the
game chart the progress of the players and checks
out who's leading. The opportunity to save your
progress to memory card is also offered.
» Momotaro games are highly addictive. Once you
sit down to play, hours may pass before you look
up and realize that you've been sitting there like
a potato for 3 hours instead of the 30 minutes you
thought had passed.
