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
The Press Says
| GameSpot |
Dec 04, 1998 |
9.1 out of 10 |
91 |
| Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) |
Dec 03, 1998 |
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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 |
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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.