Railroad Tycoon 3

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Description

Five years after its predecessor, Railroad Tycoon 3 offers you the opportunity to build your own railroad empire, this time in full 3D. The most adventurous tycoons may even try to become wealthier than their competitors online. The game still revolves around the three key aspects that were featured in the previous game:

• Railroad building - Plot new routes, play with supply and demand, buy new locomotives in order to amass money.
• Economy - Buy up businesses and industries or open restaurants and hotels near your stations to become richer earlier.
• Stock Market - Invest in other rail companies, manipulate the market - the stock market may well make or break you.

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Alternate Titles

• "铁路大亨3" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Железнодорожный магнат 3" -- Russian spelling
• "Tielu Daheng 3" -- Chinese title
• "RT3" -- Abbreviated title

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Simulation - Traffic network
• Railroad Tycoon series
• Theme: Stock Exchange

User Reviews

A robust railroad management sim that improves on the previous games in the series.	Windows	Afterburner (477)
Another proof that better graphics don't always equal a better game	Windows	Cadorna (190)

Critic Reviews

Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Feb, 2004		90
4Players.de	Windows	Nov 20, 2003	90 out of 100	90
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Nov 11, 2003	87 out of 100	87
JeuxVideoPC.com	Windows	Nov 22, 2006	17 out of 20	85
Game Captain	Windows	Nov 12, 2003	85 out of 100	85
Armchair Empire, The	Windows	Mar 07, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
MacLife	Macintosh	Apr 01, 2006		80
Factornews	Windows	Nov 19, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Dec, 2003	76 out of 100	76
Joystick (French)	Windows	Dec, 2003	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Railroad Tycoon 3 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Board game

In 2005 a tie-in boardgame (featuring the same cover artwork) was released, simply entitled Railroad Tycoon.

Awards

• Game Industry Awards
  • 2004 - Simulation of the Year
• GameSpy
  • 2003 – #10 PC Game of the Year
  • 2003 - PC Empire Builder of the Year
  • 2004 - The Green Banana Award (PC)

Information also contributed by Pseudo_Intellectual.

Related Web Sites

• Build Your Own Iron Horse Empire (An Apple Games article about the Macintosh version of Railroad Tycoon 3 (September, 2004).)
• Official Site (News, Game Art, Downloads)