ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
86
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.8
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

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

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User Reviews

An excellent sequel to an excellent game James Walter (242) unrated
A minor disappointment Rasmus Jelsgaard (2) unrated
A good game but not worthy of the name Railroad Tycoon 2 Heikki Sairanen (105) 3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars
The ultimate follow-up of the ultimate railroad simulation game. Baxter (39) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars
Just not quite good enough William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1153) 2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars2.5 Stars

The Press Says

GameSpot Dec 04, 1998 9.1 out of 10 91
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Dec 03, 1998 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
IGN Oct 27, 1998 8.9 out of 10 89
Game Over Online Nov, 1998 85 out of 100 85
Power Unlimited Nov, 1998 8.5 out of 10 85
GameStar (Germany) Nov, 1998 85 out of 100 85
Privat Computer PC 1999 84 out of 100 84
Gaming Entertainment Monthly Feb 07, 1999 83 out of 100 83
PC Player (Germany) Nov, 1998 81 out of 100 81
Thunderbolt Games Aug 09, 2008 8 out of 10 80

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
china scenario 2 chirinea (31386)
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 (69582), Droog (463), Grant McLellan (546) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (75620)
 

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