User Reviews

1. Review Date: 2006-07-09

   This game is just awesome! The graphics are high quality and realistic, the gameplay is good and it is overall very fun! I enjoy playing in Sandbox mode where I can make train tracks all over the US. The downside is...you have to tell each train what cargo to tow and it takes some effort to find 2 cities that have demands for each other...
   Also your trains can break down, there can be robbers, the cities grow and you can build your own map! The fun is endless!
   
   User: Baked Potato
   Rating:
   Summary: Awesome game!
   Helpful Votes: 1
   Total Votes: 2
   

2. Review Date: 2006-05-04

   I write this after owning and playing Railroad Tycoon II and Railroad Tycoon III extensively. To be honest, I like RRT II better because it has a certain charm to it graphically. It is very well presented and works fine. The only thing that would make me recommend RRT III over II is the micromanagement can be a bit overwhelming in RRT II. The third game takes care of a lot of this, but at the same time, takes away some of your abitlity to manage your railroads effectively. All in all, I would say if you are playing on a laptop, go for RRT II and if you are on a desktop with a decent graphics card, then go for RRT III. Railroad Tycoon III is a very beautiful game in its own right, I just prefer the art style of Railroad Tycoon 2 :)
   
   User: BrodyManStereo
   Rating:
   Summary: So much charm and fun....
   Helpful Votes: 3
   Total Votes: 4
   

3. Review Date: 2005-10-28

   I think that this game is the ultimate for tycooners. I have sevral tycoons (mall, roller caoster,school,airport and railroad)and this one is my favourite. Not just can you make a railroad, you can make citys and stores!! This game is great.
   
   User: $review.reviewer.Names
   Rating:
   Summary: Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum Review
   Helpful Votes: 3
   Total Votes: 4
   

4. Review Date: 2005-08-16

   I thought this game was a great tycoon game. The best in fact. Except...there is so much you need to micro-manage in this game. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong - I might not have figured out how to do it automatically - but you need to set certain cars to each train each time. So if you have a passenger car set to go from Washington to Baltimore, and there is some lumber that can go as well, it won't get ship unless you click on it. I prefer RT3 because it will ship this automatically, yet you can still chose what you want to ship if you need to get certain supplies to a factory you own. I just found that to be a little frustrating. But overall, its a fun game.
   
   User: Will
   Rating:
   Summary: Fun but...
   Helpful Votes: 3
   Total Votes: 4
   

5. Review Date: 2005-05-24

   This is a classic version of an even more classic release, Railroad Tycoon 1. If you like more sophisticated 3D graphics, though, then try RRT3. The graphics are just amazing and the play even more variegated and fun.
   
   User: John P Bernat
   Rating:
   Summary: Try RRT3
   Helpful Votes: 3
   Total Votes: 4
   

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Railroad Tycoon 2 puts players in control of 34 types of cargo cars and 51 train engines from around the world. Players can span the ages from 1804 to beyond 2000 while establishing transportation empires and outmaneuvering robber barons. Scenarios allow for worldwide exploration and expansion. A sophisticated economy and stock market let players test their entrepreneurial prowess.

Railroad Tycoon 2 is based upon PopTop's proprietary S3D engine, which allows for highly detailed 3-D graphics and renderings. The game was developed exclusively for 1024 x 768 resolution in either 16-bit or 8-bit color.

Product Details

1. Become a railroad mogul by working your way up the ranks of the railroad industry
2. Build the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, or the Orient Express
3. Run steam trains through African jungles
4. Includes Railroad Tycoon II, RT Second Century, RT Gold, plus 50 new scenarios
5. 2 - 8 players

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