The 18th most popular simulation game on Windows
… More EditSid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads! comes home to its original creator, the legendary Sid Meier, who, together with his team at Firaxis Games, will take this game to a whole new level of fun!
The greatest railroad building game of all time is back in a vibrant 3D world delivering exciting multiplayer options, in-game customization tools, streamlined interface and unmatched gameplay, that's easy to learn yet challenging to master. Combining the best of real-world and model railroads, Sid Meier's Railroads! puts you in charge of building the greatest rail empire in the nation - managing trains, cargo and your bottom line - while engaging in all-out corporate warfare against rival tycoons, slick entrepreneurs, and robber barons!
Real-time action - lay track, route the trains, and the world comes to life. Cities and industries grow up around you as you service them, hauling raw materials to market and carrying manufactured goods away; Cargos are loaded onto train cars and passengers shuffle between cities.
Easy to get started - laying track is as easy as clicking and dragging. Bridges, tunnels, railroad stations and switches sprout up automatically where they're needed.
Challenging to master - with a new market system that tracks supply and demand and complex random events that can cause a boom or bust at any time, players must stay on their toes at all times or risk obsolescence, financial collapse, or hostile takeover.
It's all about the trains! - over 30 trains to use, from the primitive 0-4-0 Planet to the Super powerful 4-6-6-4 Challenger, from the classic diesels to ultra-modern bullet trains.
LocoBuilder - customize your train liveries, from color schemes to custom logos.
We've got the goods - over 20 different goods to harvest, produce, and sell, and 30 unique industries, from lumber mills to war factories, each with detailed, unique animations.
Scenario and map editor support - enables user-created maps and scenarios. Want to create a race to complete a transcontinental railroad in 30 years using only steam engines? No problem!
Something for everyone - build your dream train layout in train table mode, or challenge historical giants like Cornelius Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, and others in single-player scenarios.
Multiplayer - Ruthless real-time LAN and Internet play. Engage in economic warfare and buy out your rivals!
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Did you create this app?| Website: | 2kgames.com/railroads/... |
| Developer: | Firaxis Games |
| License: | Commercial |
| Version: | 1.1.0.0 |
| Rating: | Features: Interface: Performance: Price/value: Overall: |
| Usage: | 3 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours, 17 minutes and 40 seconds |
| Usage since: | 06 May 2007 |
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As some other reviews have noted, graphics are okay. I run it on Vista and get a crash a couple times (but I dont have a legit copy, so Im not sure if its the game). I got addicted ro RR Tycoon 2, and went to play RR Tycoon 3. If you want a heavily involved game, try those two, especially RRT3. This current version was a way step back to simpler game play and more fun. The previous version were very detailed in terms of action/gameplay.
Performance is like in Civ4, less sluggish in the begining, more as the game develops (more objects on the map, etc).
Plays pretty well on Windows 7, I've got maybe one crash in a few weeks, not sure.
Very enjoyable and re-playable game. A little unstable at times on Vista x64. I find myself quite addicted to it. Graphics give it an attractive feel, and certainly I feel I've gotten my moneys worth.
Very nice game. Bit of a childish look but very nice to play.
The worst thing about this game is the small amount of things you can do. Build tracks, buy trains, buy out you're opponents and you're done...
Perfomance could be better, i had some crashes on XP sometimes (even with patch)
not so stable on vista