Sid Meier's Railroads! Review
Railroads! is an addictive economic strategy game that you don't have to be a locomotive aficionado to enjoy.
While not a train enthusiast, I have always loved train simulation games. I was an avid player of Railroad Tycoon 2 (which I hold to be one of the landmark games of the genre) and I was moderately pleased with PopTop's s... Read Full Review
13 of 14 users found the following review helpfulAs much as I wanted to like this game, I found it completely unsatisfying. It's billed by Firaxis/2K Games as a strategy/simulation, but whatever it simulates, it's not a railroad, and build it faster is about the only s... Read Full Review
9 of 9 users found the following review helpfulI've probably sunk well over a thousand hours into all the iterations of Railroad Tycoon going back to the original DOS version of the first one. I've enjoyed them all immensely and was looking forward to Sid Meier's and... Read Full Review
0 of 2 users found the following review helpfulI have thousands of games of Railroad under my belt. Spent over a thousand on upgrades to better play it (Its intense on your system in late game play so have decent system) and read all the slings and arrows thrown at i... Read Full Review
1 of 3 users found the following review helpfulI'm a big business tycoon type of person. My job requires me to do extensive in depth knowledge in markets and money so building my own little rail road company to me is kinda neat and fun and it keeps you sharp in it's ... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulDisappointing. I played RT3 before this, so comparison is inevitable. First of all, it has no depth of RT3 (which is a couple years older game) especially in matters concerning economy and finance. You can buy factorie... Read Full Review
1 of 3 users found the following review helpfulThis is a simplified Railroad tycoon. Too simple if you ask me. It's still fun to play, but even when fully patched and on lower settings, this game just crashes WAY too much. Nothing spoils a good PC game more than non-... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulMy first game of this genre: strategy, and it's very cool, easy and of course fun. Information: 1.Trains: There are over 30 engines in the game from USA, Germany, France and UK. There are steam, diesels and electric en... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulIf you really enjoy the logistical challenges associated with multi-leveled railroad games like RT2 and RT3, you are in for a disappointment with the Railroads! endpoint of the brilliant series. Once again, Mr. Meier ha... Read Full Review
4 of 6 users found the following review helpfulMy experience with strategy games was limited to a couple of titles, until the day a trailer for Sid Meier's Railroads caught my attention. What impressed me the most was the sheer size and scope that Railroads contains,... Read Full Review
3 of 6 users found the following review helpfulI purchased Sid Meiers Railroad to replace a lost copy of Railroad Tycoon 2, a simulation I really enjoyed. Unfortunately, Railroad was disappointing compared to RT2. Most of the gameplay was familiar although the i... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulRailroads is the first rail game I have played I thaught it was really good and fun but wish all the citys where further apart some are 2cm away from one another on my screen! Two years later I baught Railroad Tycoon I... Read Full Review
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