- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try $49.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: November 06, 2003
- Total Downloads: 150,602
- Downloads last week: 490
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 23 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Although riding the rails seems antiquated these days, railroads were a huge factor in the rise of industrial civilization. Railroad Tycoon 3 brings back those heady days of rail construction and development with a simulation game designed to replicate some of the most impressive transportation achievements throughout history.Although much of the gameplay involves laying track, building stations, buying trains, and scheduling routes, the tycoon aspects of the game also are important. Issuing bonds and stocks, improving trade efficiency, and expanding company holdings all are important in building your empire. The game's interface is intuitive and flexible. Several options for controlling the camera and navigating the playing field are easy to learn, and a detailed tutorial leads you through the basic and advanced features of the game. Graphics are impressive, from satellite images to close-ups of individual towns, but the demo suffers from some slight program hangs and interminable loading times. The full game may appeal mostly to railroad aficionados and hard-core sim fans, but the demo provides a great taste of the action. One full scenario and unlimited gameplay should be enough to help any gamers on the fence make up their minds.
Publisher's description
From Take-Two Interactive :The third game in this multimillion-selling series is building a full head of steam. PopTop raises the bar once again with a fully realized 3D gaming world scaling from eye-in-the-sky views of entire continents down to incredibly detailed close-ups of beautifully modelled locomotives, buildings, and landscapes. Play 25 challenging scenarios to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history. Use the 40-plus locomotives, 35-plus cargoes, and more than 150 buildings to build your railroad empire. Railroad Tycoon 3 defines the essence of tycoon simulations with attention to detail in a living, breathing world built around a truly amazing game.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.6 stars out of 23 votes
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Railroad Tycoon 3 demo
Pros: If you have a good Computer I have a 2.6Ghz P4 768MB Ram 128 NVidia 5200...And it play fine...I notice a couple of times the sound would skip but, it only lasted a couple of seconds. I used cheat codes and lay as much track as I could to see if it would slow down or get choppy. Ran fine. Grahics are fair not the best but it's ok.
Cons: Well it's a pretty big download if you don't have DSL or Cable. If you have Modem I would recommed a downloader like DAP something that has a pause or a resume if you get disconnected. Other than that game runs good.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Railroad Tycoon 3 demo
"Time to Live out your Childhood fantasies with a little finacial aspect"
Pros: Watching the trains go by over mountains over lakes and all that nice stuff
Cons: Its a demo so not everything is included plus the fantasy of the choo choo is kinda ruined when you realize you need money to do so
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Railroad Tycoon 3 demo
Pros: The gameplay is awesome, giving you a 20 Mile view of the world as well as a tree-height view all with a simple scroll of the mouse. Laying tracks is by far the most challenging thing because track that's longer need not necessarily cost more.
Cons: It gets slow once you have a lot of trains and track, but I guess that may be due to my old machine.
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Version: Railroad Tycoon 3 demo
Pros: There's so much to explore to build and to to create your own railroad empire
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Version: Railroad Tycoon 3 demo
"wonderful game,realistic,just fun to play."
Pros: realistic time frame simulation,good graphics,easy to control,its just a good game to have.I play offten
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