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| Sid Meier's Railroads! | |
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| Developer(s) | Firaxis Games Feral Interactive(Mac OS X)[1] |
| Publisher(s) | 2K Games Feral Interactive(Mac OS X) |
| Designer(s) | Sid Meier |
| Series | Railroad Tycoon |
| Engine | Gamebryo |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Mac OS X |
| Release | Microsoft Windows
November 1, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Business simulation game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Sid Meier's Railroads! is a business simulation game developed by Firaxis Games on the Gamebryo game engine that was released in October 2006 and is the sequel to Railroad Tycoon 3. Although Sid Meier created the original Railroad Tycoon, subsequent versions were developed by PopTop Software. Railroads! was the first game in the series since the original to have direct input from Sid Meier himself. After a visit to Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, Meier was inspired to reinvent his original creation.[2] A version for the MacOS X was published by Feral Interactive on November 1, 2012, under the latter's Feral Legends label.[1]
Overview[edit]
Railroads! is fully three-dimensional and geared more toward head-to-head real-time strategy than the previous versions,[3] resulting in it being less suited to single player play, and a less realistic simulation of railway operation. The terrain is more compressed in this game; there are few areas where players are allowed a long, straight run of track without earthworks or a bridge, meaning that terrain (such as hills, mountains, rivers and inlets) plays a more important role, at least in the early stages of a game.
The game is heavily focused on economics – players have to build and sustain entire industries using the railroads they develop. Gameplay changes from previous editions of Railroad Tycoon include a system where new technology is first auctioned to the highest bidder. This gives the player a ten-year exclusive use of that technology. Similarly, individual industries are also put up for auction amongst players.[4] However, the game does not have the dynamic pricing of goods across the entire map or cargo that can find alternate means of transportation if no train service is provided that were features of Railroad Tycoon III, and other simplifications compared to previous Railroad Tycoon games are that there is no separation of individual money from company money, nor the ability to raise money on an in-game bond market. Tracklaying is automated and much easier than other editions of Railroad Tycoon.[5] When combined with the more 'compressed' terrain, it allows for tactical placement of track to obstruct and frustrate opponents. However, players are limited to laying track in a contiguous system, which in turn reduces the impact of there being no network effects in the economics of the game. Another limitation is that trains do not keep to the right on a stretch of double track, meaning unrealistic blocking of the track by one's own trains is common if more than one train is allowed on a stretch of track.
Industries vary depending on the location and timeframe. European scenarios include Wine, Beer, and Dairy Products while Western United States scenarios focus on Oil and Gold.
The game also allows head-to-head play over a LAN, and prior to 2013 when GameSpy ceased online hosting services for multiplayer games, the Internet, supporting up to four players per game, either human or artificial intelligence.[6]
Scenarios[edit]
Like the previous versions, Railroads! offers various historical scenarios, in regions such as the Southwestern United States, the Pacific Northwest, the United Kingdom, France, Eastern Europe, and Germany. In these scenarios (fifteen in all), the game allows the user to take on the role of various famous railway tycoons and robber barons from the past, such as Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan.[7]
Custom scenarios[edit]
With the introduction of patch 1.1 a map editor could be enabled by editing one of the game's .ini files,[8] allowing for the creation of custom maps by users.[9][10]
Critical reception[edit]
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Metacritic reports an average score of 77 out of 100 or 'Generally Favorable' in published reviews.[13]IGN gave the game an '8.0' or 'impressive.'[14]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Feral Interactive: Sid Meier's Railroads! release announcement'. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^'Interview with Sid Meier'(Video). YouTube. 2006. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^'Sid Meier's Railroads!'. Firaxis Games. 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^'Sid Meier's Railroads!'. GameSpot. 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^'Sid Meier's Railroads!'. IGN. 2006.
- ^'Sid Meier's Railroads!'. Game Informer. 2006. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-24.
- ^'Full Barons List'(Flash). 2K Games. 2006. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^Sid Meier's Railroads! Patch 1.1 Release Notes
- ^List of custom maps at Sid Meier's Railroads! Simple!
- ^List of custom maps at 'Bobby's Railroads'
- ^PC Zone Staff (November 16, 2006). 'Choo Choo Strategy'. PC Zone. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008.
- ^Juba, Joe; Reeves, Ben. 'Non-Stop Training'. Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007.
- ^'Sid Meier's Railroads!'. Metacritic.
- ^'Sid Meier's Railroads! Review'. IGN. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
External links[edit]
- Sid Meier's Railroads! at MobyGames
- Michel Bohbot Illustration at www.mbohbot.com
Available Platforms: Amiga, DOS
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (or, simply, Railroad Tycoon) is a trains management and business sim created by MPS Labs and released by Microprose in 1990 for MS-DOS and Amiga.
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| Year | 1990 |
| Genre | Simulation |
| Rating | 93/100 based on 8 editorial reviews. Add your vote |
| Publisher | MicroProse |
| Developer | MPS Labs |
| OS supported | Win7 64bit, Win8.1, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+ |
| Updated | 22 October 2019 |
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Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (or, simply, Railroad Tycoon) is a trains management and business sim created by MPS Labs and released by Microprose in 1990 for MS-DOS and Amiga. In 1991 it was ported to Atari ST and Macintosh.
The game was conceived by legendary designer Sid Meier with Bruce Shelley, the duo that would create, one year later, the famous turn-based strategy masterpiece: Civilization.
In Railroad Tycoon you are the boss of a new company, during the Golden Age of Railroads, with the goal of building an efficient and profitable trains network. You will have to construct stations, buy the locomotives, decide what kind of wagons attach to the trains (passengers, mail or freight). You can also build industries to maximize profits, and even invest in the stock market, a lovely touch to the game. When the technology advances, you need to update the engines and retire the old ones, keeping your network fast and efficient.
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Since good entrepreneurs are always successful in politics, if you bring excellent results, you can become President or Prime Minister.
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Railroad Tycoon was a considered by many the best games released in 1990. It got several 100% and 5 stars reviews. PC Gamer voted it the 4th best computer game ever. Three years later a Deluxe version was released for PC only. In 2006, when the remake was released, the original title was declared freeware.
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Review by: Manu
Published: 2 June 2018 6:13 pm