Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum Edition

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Product Features

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

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NBR0
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 25, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,974 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

Product Description

Establish yourself as a mogul to be reckoned with as you work your way up the ranks of the railroad industry!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still number 1!, November 4, 2001

By A Customer

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

If you have Railroad Tycoon Gold, there is no need to buy this one. There isn't anything new except for a few new maps. That was disapointing to me. But if you have neither of the previous Railroad Tycoons, this game is by far the most entertaining game I own.

If you like economic type games, one that tests your skills in owning your own business, then this is the game for you.

Also, the stock market effect in this game is awesome. Very good game and one that is addictive.

The graphics are excellent and the levels of difficulty are fairly easy to down right impossible.

If you do not have this game, I highly reccomend it!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum Edition... Something for All!, February 18, 2002

By 

Robert D. Shull "shullrd" (Fairfield, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum Edition (CD-ROM)

This game has everything! In this business simulation, you will become a tycoon. You will use all of your wits to outplay your opponents, and in the end you will (hopefully) outwit them all! In order to succeed, you will be required to make key decisions that will force you to evaluate the importance of particular items to particular places. You will not have enough money for everything so you will be forced to evaluate the importance of each city. Do not be fooled, the big ones are not always the best. And, you will need to invest and play the stock market.

I found this game to be addicting! Once you begin, you will fight to stay in control of your company. The games have levels that are really easy, and as you become more and more of a tycoon, there are more challenging levels ahead.

I also play Roller Coaster Tycoon, and this game is a MUCH better business simulation game, because you actually play the stock market! Lots of fun, you will play for hours and never bore...

All aboard!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definite must buy!, December 28, 2001

By 

Person from USA (Miami, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

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

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This game is about almost all of the aspects of running a railroad empire, you build stations and lay track that connects them, then you buy a locomotive and decide(depending on circumstances) what cargo to haul. You have a LOT of locomotives to choose from(steam,diesel,electric) and about 28 cargo cars, a diner and a caboose. However, this game does not neglect the financial aspects of running a business. There is what we can call the second part of the game- the stock market. It can make or brake you and your company. You can buy out a company or be taken over, or you can earn cash from dividends. For those people who are not entirely excited about stock market, the game gives you an option to turn OFF most of the aspects of the stock market.

A definite plus for parents concerned about the violence in today's video games, I can say with confidence that YOU CANNOT KILL anyone in this game. Nobody can die or be killed, no cussing occurs and blood is ever spilled. For some people it is a plus. For me it is a great relaxant to see trains chugging from station to station. ...things.