Railroad Tycoon 3 is one of those games you start playing and you have little interest in the subject matter, then as time goes on you fall in love with it, Much like WW2 games sparked my interest in WW2 movies and history, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 got me watching golf, Railroad Tycoon 3 sparked my interest in trains. The game itself is more of a economic game based on railroads than a railroad game however, and it does this great, it takes quite a bit of game-play before you can fully understand it, but once you do, you realize, sure you can just make a bunch of trains, and not worry about industry buildings, but once you find out that you can double - or even triple your income by using them, you'll really start to appreciate the economic system. An example: you buy a logging camp in the hills, transport the logs to a lumber yard, and then transport the lumber to a furniture shop, you can then ship the furniture to the city with the highest demand, the higher the demand at a city, naturally the more money you make, there are many more examples, maybe too many to list even. The Graphics look great, Water reflects land, bridges, clouds, and trains, the train textures are sharp, the lush forests add to the atmosphere, buildings and trains have realistic shadows. The sound is great as well, the trains sound realistic, and the music has a folk sound, which adds to the game too. There are, however some problems with track laying, quite a few really, laying tracks in mountains is often troublesome, the undo button however really helps make it easier. Overall this game is great, minor problems aside, you should not miss it if you are a fan of trains, or deep strategy games. -Daniel
It's the longevity that says it all. I keep coming back for more. It may be a game for simple minds who like playing with train sets but you can step it up by playing with stocks as well. Now we are into Wall Street s... Read Full Review
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