Railroad Tycoon 2, making the sequel to a game that easily falls into the "legend" category is, well... exciting! Of course, it's also a fertilizer carload of work. An intricate cargo web and a dynamic financial environment set the stage for your chance at showing the world what a true robber baron...
Railroad Tycoon 2, making the sequel to a game that easily falls into the "legend" category is, well... exciting! Of course, it's also a fertilizer carload of work. An intricate cargo web and a dynamic financial environment set the stage for your chance at showing the world what a true robber baron is capable of doing. This isn't your mother's old 0-4-0 Grasshopper! The ability to buy and sell stocks, schedule train routes, optimize operations, lay rail, build stations, and take over companies make Railroad Tycoon 2 a strategist's dream. Meanwhile, an intuitive interface, beautiful terrain, detailed rolling stock, and attractive buildings are sure to please the most dedicated train enthusiasts.
Is all this too much? Then let your manager take over, and just sweat the big stuff! Hire and fire managers, each with talents and abilities far beyond those of digital men, to help run your company. You can also invite 15 of your closest friends to contest your title as a railroad tycoon in a real-time struggle for power. Legends are made to be lived up to, and Railroad Tycoon 2 is all that and a head of steam.
It's the greatest of several successor to Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon has had. Doesn't diverge too much from the original, while spreading its wings the way the original couldn't.
Graphics still look good in 2024, the economy is well-balanced. There are drawbacks, sure (no tunnel building for one!), but the economy model, the lively worlds and quite enthralling campaigns (for a Tycoon game) all make up for them.
I've been returning to RRT2 at least once a year for the last 25 years. It means something.
This game throws a *lot* at you, and the menus/user experience are counter-intuitive several places. If you're willing to fight with it, you can figure out what works and what doesn't. And then it gets oddly captivating as a series of optimization challenges.
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