Railroad Pioneer
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The year is 1830 on the new American frontier and people are starting to realize just how big the country really is. In an effort to bring people together, something must be built to trade goods and carry people. This something is the railroad.
As the owner of a railway line, it will be up to you to place the tracks, maintain the trains and overall turn a profit so that you can expand. The eventual goal is to create a trans-continental railroad that links New York to California. But beware, natural obstacles, rugged highwaymen and competing companies will all get in your way and try to stop you. You'll also have to keep an eye on supply and demand to make sure the train is picking up the goods it needs in each station and which are the most profitable. Successful expansion will result in upgrades to locomotives, train cars, areas of production and skills.
The game itself is an isometric construction and managerial game. Your only controls are where to lay track, where to direct & supply locomotives with and where to direct your geographers (people on foot) to. Different buildings allow you to build more pieces of your train, tweak the production of certain facilities and take on special missions that occasionally pop up. Getting goods to where they are needed most will reward you with a steady bankflow and allow your empire to expand.
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- Магнаты железных дорог - Russian spelling
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Average score: 57% (based on 8 ratings)
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Average score: 2.7 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
A good blend of exploration and management, you need to explore the environment before being able to build tracks or buy things.
Graphics are nice and the learning slope quite gentle. The amount of money you earn is never too much, so you enjoy the challenge of developing your business.
The Bad
When you have enough money to buy a cook for your exploring team, you'll have already explored the whole map.
The game is broken - during the fourth mission an "Out of memory" message appears and the game is terminated. Even if you start the mission again you'll never be able to go past the middle of the mission. JoWood didn't make a patch.
The Bottom Line
Could have been one of the best train games out there, on pair with Railroad Tycoon 2, but it is just a broken game.
Windows · by Lhetre (227) · 2012
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Game added by Shoddyan.
Additional contributors: Klaster_1.
Game added May 14, 2004. Last modified July 16, 2023.