Product Description

Railroad Tycoon 3 lets you build a railway empire that stretches across continents and centuries -- if you can survive the cutthroat railroad business, that is! Bankrupt your friends in the great multiplayer mode

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3440 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Global Star
• Released on: 2003-10-28
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Number of items: 1

Features

• Create a booming railroad industry, exploit the stock market
• 25 challenging scenarios with improved, streamlined UI
• 3D graphics
• Modify landscapes with World Editor
• For 1 player

From the Manufacturer
The original Railroad Tycoon, released in 1990, quickly became a tremendous critical and commercial success, and at the same time created the Tycoon genre of game play.

The sequel, Railroad Tycoon 2, released in 1998, marked the rebirth of Tycoon games and was the first Tycoon game of the modern era, with great graphics, dozens of scenarios and Internet multi-player.

The Railroad Tycoon series has received critical acclaim and won numerous awards, including the coveted 'Game Of The Year' from numerous publications. This successful franchise has sold in excess of two million copies and established a massive and passionate worldwide fan base.

Now, the King and creator of the Tycoon genre is returning to reclaim its throne!

The original Railroad Tycoon was created by world-renowned developer, Sid Meier. It was the first Tycoon game ever made, and successfully merged a well-crafted business model with a player friendly graphical presentation. Railroad Tycoon was a critical success, winning 'Game of the Year' from the major magazines of the day, and became a worldwide bestseller.

In 1997, Phil Steinmeyer, CEO of PopTop and a huge fan of the original Railroad Tycoon game, began work on a new railroad game, designed to be the spiritual successor to Railroad Tycoon. A year and a half later Railroad Tycoon 2 (published by Gathering), was released, and like it predecessor became a massive critical and commercial success, garnering many 'Strategy Game of the Year' and 'Game of the Year' type awards. With sales of over 1.5 million copies it was clear that Phil Steinmyer had accomplished his goal, in fact the game is still selling today five years later.

Six months after Railroad Tycoon 2 launched, the game Rollercoaster Tycoon was released and proved to be a huge success, holding the #1 slot in the PC sales charts for many weeks. The tycoon craze was on - dozens of games have launched over the years since, attempting to duplicate the formula that made the Railroad Tycoon series resonate so soundly within the gaming community

Now, in 2003, PopTop and Gathering stand ready to release Railroad Tycoon 3, a big budget, gorgeous 3D transformation of the classic and the game that will usher in the third era of Tycoon games.

Customer Reviews

Fun at first, but it just doesn't have it.
When I first played this game I loved it. It was fun and pretty easy. But after 2 days it put me to sleep. Booooooooooring.

BEST RRT EVER
It's fantastic.

Complex stock options. Buy short ect.
Issue shares, millions of them if you want to.

Buy out other companies. Innovative, and fun. Though I wish the A.I was about 10 times smarter. But still, the game is excellent.

Track layout, I love how it works.

The maps are huge. I love the graphics. So much better than Sid Meier's Railroads.

In RRT3 you can zoom in and out to incredible distances.

On the texas map, it can take a train 30 seconds to reach it's next stop. The map sizes are GREAT.

I like how the cargo assigns automatically.

The locomotives LOOK GREAT.

Love the economic model.

One of the greatest games...ever
Quite simply, this game is still replayable four years after my original purchase.

For those who love the Railroad Tycoon series, this is one of those rare sequels that simply do not disappoint. Railroad Tycoon 3 improves upon one of the greatest games ever in a way that is truly astounding.

My biggest dislike about Railroad Tycoon 2 was the amount of micromanagement that was necessary in order to keep a large railroad empire running. That micromanagement is gone in RRT3, but for those who liked specifying exactly which cargo to put on each train, that option is still available.

The graphics are greatly upgraded, as is the game engine. Quite simply, this game just never gets tiring. Four years later, it is still one of the greatest games on the market.