The game itself comes with the following trains designed by Artdink: AR3 (Commuter), AR4 (Express), AR5 (LimitedExpress), AR7 (LimitedExpress), ARX (LimitedExpress), U-Shape (Subway), DC4 (Cargo), EC6 (CargoExpress), 186Exp (SuperExpress), Linear (SuperExpress). Before the release of Taiwan version, publisher TTIME Technology held a paper train model contest for winning the game. Eurogamer reported that they liked the music in "A-Train HX", but concluded that ""A-Train HX" is badly designed, poorly presented, overcomplicated and utterly tedious", giving it a score of just 2/10. "Official Xbox 360 Magazine" gave it a slightly better score of 3/10. However, they still called it "The most confusing train wreck of a game ever". Released on March 21, 2008 in Japan for Windows. The game was also released in Europe. The game was released on Steam worldwide on September 18, 2013. "A-Train DS"' was released on April 23, 2009 in Japan for the Nintendo DS for 5500 yen. The game featuring touch screen controls and became the first handheld title in the series to have the 3D train view. A-Train 9 was released on February 11, 2010 in Japan, and on March 15, 2012 worldwide by UIG Entertainment under the names The Train Giant in English and Der Bahn Gigant in German. It is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7, and is also compatible with the said 64-bit versions. Two Japan-only building kits were released, the first on October 8, 2010 and the second on December 23, 2010. The Japan version also includes a 3D patch costing ¥1050 that can be played using 3D glasses, and the German version includes an unofficial patch that adds 200 trains to the game on top of the existing 11 trains. A-Train 9 includes buses and trucks, grouped by distances they travel and the work they manage (e.g. intercity, local, heavy goods, etc.), power plants, Japanese castles and more authentic-looking Japanese buildings. On December 7, 2012, "A-Train 9 Version 2.0: Professional Edition" was released in Japan, supporting Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. It is available in DVD format as well as a software patch which users of the original A-Train 9 can upgrade to. Version 2.0 includes all content from the two expansion packs intended for the original A-Train 9 plus several new buildings and trains, as well as several bug fixes.