The 200-page guide assists players through scenarios, providing several cost charts and helpful hints. In addition to the games, Railroad Tycoon II: Platinum offers an electronic version of the official Railroad Tycoon II strategy guide. Land elevations can be changed and landscape items added with a click of the mouse. The editor is easy to use and provides the tools needed to build any location, real or imagined.
Yet, for the casual gamer, the scenarios tend to become a bit repetitive after the first dozen or so.Īfter battling through the scenarios, you can try your hand at building one of your own - literally from the ground up. Fifty of the scenarios are new and tougher than what veterans of the series are used to and provide untold extra hours of entertainment. You can play through over 125 scenarios from the birth of the iron horse to the emergence of the futuristic Mag-Lev bullet train. The graphics are sharp the trains and terrain resemble a complex model train setup any HO scale aficionado would be proud to own. The landscape is filled with trees, hills, and rivers to circumvent for the least amount of money. There are more than 60 historic engines hauling a host of detailed cars to and from cities. Maps are accurate and provide real-world historical challenges to conquer. The three-year-old graphics engine still chugs along nicely. Despite the addition of 50 new scenarios and two hours of original blues music, there just isn't enough here to interest those who have played Railroad Tycoon II and set it aside. The collection will appeal mostly to diehard fans looking for fresh scenarios, or newcomers wanting a complete train simulation experience, but Railroad Tycoon II owners satisfied with the original helping of action may not want to come back for seconds. Random events as well as historical happenings help shape gameplay, and a realistic stock market model adds another facet to this jewel of a game as well. Owners focus on connecting cities by laying tracks and making a few dollars along the way by transporting everything from people and mail to raw materials and finished goods. Railroad Tycoon II: Platinum places you in the role of a railroad company owner bent on running the opposition out of town on a rail. It is an inexpensive opportunity to collect everything but the original title.
Railroad Tycoon II: Platinum represents the culmination of the series, containing Railroad Tycoon II, Railroad Tycoon II: The Second Century, and Railroad Tycoon II: Gold, as well as new scenarios, new music, and a strategy guide. Nine years before the avalanche of business simulations with the word "Tycoon" in the title (ranging from (A)irline to (Z)oo), legendary game designer Sid Meier introduced gamers to the rigors of running a railroad company in Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon, inspiring a sequel and add-on pack.
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