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Metascore
89 out of 100

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User Score
8.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: Ride the Iron Horse. It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire. It can take you from a normal, well-adjusted, well-rounded person to an obsessed, singled-minded, one-tracked trainhead. This is a real railroad game, not just a strategy game that happens to involve railroads. If you want to hop on a plane, car or ship, hop on another game. This game is about trains for people who love trains. Everything about the game is centered around an authentic look and feeling of the railways. Period video and pictures are interlaced with the game. The design and interface are true to the character of the fabled late 1800's railroads. A.I. opponents are based on real people. And all maps are real (based on satellite photography from US Geological Service and other sources). [Gathering of Developers]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. PC Gameworld
    97
    One of the few instances where the sequel outperforms the original. If you are even remotely interested in strategy games, you owe it to yourself to give this one a stab.
  2. TotalGames.net
    92
    Fans of the original will love RT2 and anyone with even the slightest strategical bent will love the challenge it poses.
  3. All Game Guide
    50
    This game is worryingly addictive; it's not just a business simulation, nor just a power game, but an educational competition where only the forward thinker survives and thrives.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. JohnS
    10
    A wonderfully thorough strategy sim with good enough graphics, and addictive gameplay. I come back to it years later for an occasional scenario.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. SebastienL.
    10
    This game was made some time ago, nonetheless considering everything with newer games, this is really a fun game, especially more so playing on the expert setting for a more realistic game play. Graphics are still very good and everybody enjoying management kind of game will have a blast playing this. It is more than a game about train though unless you like train, maybe something else would be better.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JohnS.
    0
    This game is rubbish. Extremely boring, ugly interface. I don't recommend it, unless you really REALLY love trains.
    • 0 of 3 users said yes

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