Railroad Tycoon 2

by Gathering of Developers

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00001SHON
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,050 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Get in on the good old days of cigar-chomping, market-cornering capitalism with Railroad Tycoon 2. The rich realism of this simulation will absorb you in the worlds of transportation and communication from 1804 to 2020--the early days of steam to tomorrow's bullet trains. Play any of 40 different chairmen at different times and places, hire managers with different skills and abilities, pay attention to the economy and stock market, and bully the competition into the history books as you keep the trains running on time. The graphics are splendid, and the details you must keep up with are realistic and challenging, creating an engaging game system that keeps you entertained for hours at a time.

Simple to learn, the game can be started moments after installation. The manual is designed to provide just the information you need, when you need it, though you'd be well advised to master the game on your own before taking on networked opponents from the next cubicle or over the Net. Enhancements over the first Railroad Tycoon include full-motion video and more engine and cargo types, campaigns, and "sandbox mode." Be warned: you will always spend more time than you thought you would playing Railroad Tycoon 2; time takes on a whole new meaning when you're building an empire. --Rob Lightner

Pros:

• Complete, realistic business model
• Fascinating historical simulation
• Plethora of cars, engines, and towns
• Great use of visuals and sounds

Cons:

• Track laying is needlessly tricky
• Manual is weak in some areas

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Customer Reviews

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent strategy game that you will find addictive!, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Railroad Tycoon 2 (CD-ROM)

What a game. For the rail enthusiast, this is a must have! This game combines railroading, geography, politics and high finance into an incredible game of strategy. Build an empire and meet geographic, financial or political goals.

3 hours passes like 30 minutes playing this game. Each new campaign is progressively more difficult and requires its own strategy to win. I've been playing the game for 6 months and havn't figured it all out yet...but it's held my interest all this time.

Hands down, the best strategy game I've ever played!

Railroad Tycoon...gotta buy it!

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend Railroad Tycoon II to anyone., November 10, 1999

By 

David Mathews (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Railroad Tycoon 2 (CD-ROM)

Railroad Tycoon is an excellent strategy game. Players design a railroad from the ground up. Where should you locate tracks? What engines should you buy? And just as importantly, what cargo should you carry and where will it fetch the highest price? The railroad genre should appeal to many and it is a refreshing break from military strategy. The user interface is intuitive and the graphics are nice. The game play is real-time. AI opponents are fairly challenging.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It takes a while to love it, but it's worth it., June 5, 2000

By 

Sergio Breton - See all my reviews

This review is from: Railroad Tycoon 2 (CD-ROM)

When I first started to play Railroad Tycoon II, I thought that it looked great (and it really does), but was extremely complex. But I soon realized that the problem wasn't with the game, but with me. Let me explain.

All I wanted to do was to build trains and track and stations until I ran out of room on the map. I wanted to whip out the European map, get three or four competitors and start playing. Much to my chagrin, you can't do that on the European map because it doesn't let you add other competitors. The game establishes certain goals that you are supposed to meet in certain scenarios. This, I did not like.

There is a wonderful scenario editor, but that really takes a lot of time and work and I just wanted to play with the trains. So finally I decided that, in order to enjoy the game, I would basically have to ignore the goals set up by the programmers and just play. Once I changed my mindset, the game absolutely blossomed. It was weeks before I even placed a different CD in the drive to play a different game.

I found myself coming back to this game time and time again. And in that, this game is exactly like it predecessor. If you liked the original, you'll love this one.