Railroad Tycoon 3

Railroad Tycoon 3

“As much play as “tycoon” has had in PC game titles over the last few years, it can be easy to forget that the term had another life before defining a game genre led by mass-market bestsellers like RollerCoaster Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon. Railroad Tycoon 3 can claim an older and more authentic tycoon heritage as much because of the series’ more than decade-long history as the fact that it deals directly with the cutthroat business practices of 19th-century industrialists like Cornelius Vanderbilt and his ilk. While it builds on nostalgia for powerful steam locomotives and for earlier days when the business landscape was wide open and ripe with opportunities, it’s even more than that, with missions that span two centuries of railroading. Even though the impressive new 3D engine makes the trains plenty interesting to watch as they roar by, this isn’t a strict simulation for train lovers so much as a strategy game of business and building challenges. But as such, Railroad Tycoon 3 is a breeze to get into and will offer anyone hours of enjoyment.”

   Railroad Tycoon 3 will feature 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate

magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players will

be able to lay track (this time with tunnels and overpasses), pick from over

40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35

types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in an advanced stock

market.