Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
MobyRank MobyScore
Windows
85
3.9
Dreamcast
...
2.5
Macintosh
...
...

Description

Establish yourself as a mogul to be reckoned with as you work your way up the ranks of the railway industry in this strategy game. Expand your domain across continents and a changing global marketplace.

Build the Transcontinental Railway or the Orient Express. Run Steam train through the jungles of Africa, or electric trains through the Swiss Alps. Run your competitors out of town on a rail.

An 18 scenario campaign lets you re-create history's greatest railroading feats and failures.

Your wealth can be built up with a sophisticated stock market with margin buying, short selling, and hostile takeovers.

Alternate Titles

  • "铁路大亨2" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Tielu Daheng 2" -- Chinese title

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Rail Road Tycoon II PlayStation $2.28  
ebay.com
Railroad Tycoon II    
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User Reviews

A minor disappointment Windows Rasmus Jelsgaard (2)
An excellent sequel to an excellent game Windows James Walter (249)
A good game but not worthy of the name Railroad Tycoon 2 Windows Heikki Sairanen (109)
The ultimate follow-up of the ultimate railroad simulation game. Windows Baxter (38)
Just not quite good enough Windows William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1163)

The Press Says

GameSpot Windows Dec 04, 1998 9.1 out of 10 91
Power Unlimited Windows Nov, 1998 8.5 out of 10 85
Gaming Entertainment Monthly Windows Feb 07, 1999 83 out of 100 83
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Windows Jan, 1999 83 out of 100 83
Absolute Playstation PlayStation Mar, 2000 81 out of 100 81
AppleLinks.Com Macintosh Jul 01, 1999 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Mac Gamer Macintosh 1999 80 out of 100 80
Jeuxvideo.com Dreamcast Nov 15, 2000 15 out of 20 75
GameSpot PlayStation Feb 23, 2000 7.4 out of 10 74
Jeuxvideo.com PlayStation May 16, 2000 13 out of 20 65

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
china scenario 2 chirinea (25505)
Jun 25, 2007

Trivia

Although the name suggests this is a sequel to the famous Railroad Tycoon from MicroProse, it is technically not a sequel. PopTop developed the game completely independent of the old game, and changed the title to Railroad Tycoon 2 when they obtained the rights to the name from MicroProse.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66156), Droog (468), Grant McLellan (554) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (60846)
 

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