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8.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29

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  1. JohnS
    Jun 9, 2009
    10
    A wonderfully thorough strategy sim with good enough graphics, and addictive gameplay. I come back to it years later for an occasional scenario.
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. TomV.
    Sep 12, 2007
    8
    Quite a lot of fun to while away an afternoon with on a scenario. The campaign is good, but can get a bit repetative- basically building a railway from here to there, inevitably across all kinds of harsh terrain.
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. DanielS.
    Dec 29, 2007
    9
    An altogether delightful refinement of all the wonderful concepts that made the original RRT such an addictive hit. Scenarios are sufficiently challenging to test the mettle of experienced players while being available to newer tycoon wannabees.
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  4. SebastienL.
    Mar 27, 2009
    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
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  5. femmefatal
    Jul 11, 2011
    9
    Well, it's not a 10 and a little better than an 8 but it's definitely NOT BETTER than the origional. The ai is paultry to the ai of the origional game in which I lost and have never lost a game of this. But, the game is colorful and I give it credit for EYE CANDY (boy am I sick of games getting good ratings because of eye candy RTW are you listening?) What makes this game too easy is that the ai just ignores the businesses and I can pick them up for a song easily and plow right ahead into the lead and never look back. It also doesn't build far and wide like the origional either. It basically is just there to "block" you if it can otherwise it has no strategy about it at all. Nothing to me will ever match the origional Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon game. I still play it to this day more than these other eye candy games. I love the "cutthroat" competition and the fluxuating unpredictable economy and the music. ;)… Expand
  6. okamimiyazaki
    Jun 29, 2011
    9
    Good strategy game. Fun and challenging even if you don't like trains. Even if you don't like trains it's fun. Trainssssssssssssss..................trains.....
  7. AndrewE.
    Oct 18, 2005
    10
    I thought this game is brilliant i completed it within a week. i ran my trails through europe.
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  8. JohnS.
    Jun 11, 2007
    0
    This game is rubbish. Extremely boring, ugly interface. I don't recommend it, unless you really REALLY love trains.
    • 1 of 5 users said yes
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Metascore
89 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Game Over Online
    85
    This game requires an extensive amount of time to understand as its realism is unsurpassed by any other strategy game in the same genre.
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  2. GameSpot
    91
    Playing Railroad Tycoon II is an emotional experience bringing back memories of Lionel trains and Christmas mornings long past and staring at Lionel catalogs and dreaming.
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  3. 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.
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