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Not enough money

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: November 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun, but you never get enough money. And it is SO boring while you wait for your funds to accumulate!

I want a refund!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 20
Date: December 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game has a lot of problems. The track-laying tool is so unwieldy as to be almost useless in steep terrain. There is no help facility (you have to go to the manual), and no "undo" tool. You can only run 6 cars per train. If you want a car to stay with the train, you have to re-enter it at every station. The program emphasizes business/money aspects, not operations or engineering. To succeed, you have to deal with non-railroad aspects such as investing in other companies' stocks. Try Zoo Tycoon instead.

Awesome game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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!

Excellent Follow-on to Railroad Tycoon!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you had the privilege of playing the first version, you'll love the second. (Even if you didn't - I think newbies will like it as well). The graphics and gameplay are updated and look much more realistic. The strategy and simulation effects, while not perfect, are extremely well thought-out and implemented.

A nice feature is the "sand-box" mode for those that don't care for the excitement and complexity involved in the business side of things. It makes the game much more enjoyable for younger children. The scenarios with "medal rounds" are a nice added touch to fullfil those competitive urges.

Overall am excellent strategy and simulation game. My compliments to PopTop Software for an excellent sequel!

Fun but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

So much charm and fun....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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 :)

Excellent railroad enterprise simulator

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: July 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I remember my old 80486 DX2 66 Mhz and one my first games (with Civilization and Centurion) was Railroad Tycoon.
I really loved the idea of establishing a RR company from the beginning and laying the first tracks...
Well, this game perfected and adapted that old version while adding some new features and scenarios.
You can now play all over the world and on fantasy worlds as well.

My favorite scenario is the European where you have lots of territories and the scenery is complex (connecting Italy with Germany for instance).

You can play alone and accomplish a set of goals by a certain year or you can play against AI opponents.

I really like the game and the tutorial helps you get through most of the important things...

Great strategy & lots of fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

A thinking man's video game. Lots of strategy, good graphics, engrossing. No one dies, but there's plenty of violent business competition. My 10 year old loves it and is learning the principles of economics too.

Try RRT3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

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