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The world-famous number 9 train "Mystery Express", is a 9-car long luxury locomotive designed by none other than a genius puzzlemaker, whose penchant for the number 9 led to the affectionate nickname of "9 Train". Crafted with the concept of a "wacky and whimsical adventure" in mind, each compartment is packed with a plethora of puzzles. You have been invited to a private viewing to commemorate the completion of this luxury liner. You step aboard Car No. 9 when suddenly a shrill alarm sounds. But wait! Why is the train starting to move? You didn't hear anything about this! As the train rapidly picks up speed, you realize that at this rate it's going to crash straight into the city of the terminal station in about 50 minutes! If, by some miracle, you can reach Car No. 1 and pull the Emergency Break, it's possible to stop the train. But, in order to reach that final car, you need to solve all of the puzzles in all 9 of the cars on this loopy locomotive! 9 rooms, 1 way out - can you conquer them all and stop the "9 Train"?
- 1-4
- 50 mins
- Not scary
All ratings (33)
Mixed
Gameplay
Mostly positive
Atmosphere
Mostly positive
Customer service
Mostly positive
Reviews
Nessren
203 escape rooms
I disliked immensely that you had to wait such a long time to ask for help in each room. It means if you get stuck right away you just stand around burning time and losing time available for later rooms.
Gameplay
Overall enjoyed the gameplay but it’s very rushed and chaotic. Plus if the people in the “car” next to you are loud you can hear them talking about the puzzle you are about to do.
carolili
105 escape rooms
We played it in english without any issues. The GMs are helpful and you play with a tablet in english. I liked the game as a whole, like many others mention, to solve the last wagon you should be prepared to pay 1000 yen for a replay card that gives you 10m and the hints. Either that or you need to be an expert who pays attention to everything. The props were nice and i saw a few unique puzzles that i havent seen before or thought of. In this sense it was a great room and i recommend it for anyone passing by in Tokyo :)
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Medium hard until the last wagon that was very difficult.
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
Katta
107 escape rooms
Good Points: Some puzzles are nice and semi-novel and the pace is fast. Bad Points: They employ predatory tactics to make you pay more than the base price. In particular the last room could be an escape room (an easy and fast one ok) in itself. There are at least 3 times the number of puzzles of the other rooms. You have only 10 mins and, the first time, without hints. If you pay extra you can get additional time and retry, with hints, the last room.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
PixelM
17 escape rooms
This should only be undertaken if you are okay with missing out some of the end. It only has about a 10% completion rate and the final room has a ridiculous number of steps involved.
Gameplay
Was good until the final car. A bit rushed.
Customer service
Staff were great but this is a business model that is designed to get you paying for extra time or repeated visits.
Was anything broken?
Yes
One of the 9 rooms has a puzzle description that can easily be incorrectly understood to mean the opposite of what the solution requires.
Lostonarock
297 escape rooms
Can be done in English but we personally found a bit frustrating and would recommend Escape from the Witches House in the woods first.
mmmmmlllll
22 escape rooms
It’s quite a unique experience where you’re expected to solve puzzles every 3 to 5 minutes, as the tablet will remind you whenever you take longer than average. You would also hear other players approaching your room, so it adds to the urgency you’ll feel. The puzzles were mostly not hard. A few of them were more like intuitive than problem solving though. It’s quite intense overall.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
shadowlilxin
107 escape rooms
An English friendly escape game in Tokyo Japan. Only for a few members but they do provide hints. You have 50 minutes to escape the train. You put the answer into an iPad that’ll tell you if you can advance into the next room. Meant for small groups-perfect for tourists.
JamesEscapes
206 escape rooms
The gameplay is incredibly unique making your way from train car to train car. I have some issues with the policy of buying 10 mins for 1000 yen per person. The room seems designed to encourage people to buy the extra time being only 50 mins and with the sheer number of puzzles. Also, there was something that confused me about the ending that made me think they want you to play (and pay) the game twice to complete it.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
Alphred
197 escape rooms
Unconventional puzzles. Multiple train car theme rooms is unique. 12% escape rate.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
16
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
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