Sid Meier’s RailRoads!
Trains, everyone loves them. Right? Firaxis Studios is hard at work on their newest game, Sid Meier’s RailRoads!. I am sure you’ve heard of them. They are the people that brought us the excellent Civilization games. According to an IGN article about this game Firaxis wants Sid Meier’s RailRoads! to look like a “bright and welcoming” world. We could use such a game with all the gritty looking games out there these days. A nice change. The maps on which you build and run your railing empire will be bustling with life, and neat little animations ensure you don’t get bored quickly. You are up against other potential railroad tycoons, including some historic figures. If everything goes to plan you’ll see Sid Meier’s RailRoads! in stores this October.
Railroads! takes place from the early days of the railroad systems up to the 1970s to capture both classic and more modern machinery. Ten designed maps will ship with the game centered around different parts of the US and Europe, each with different challenges and resources. Maps will also have a randomization option to make sure players have plenty of play options.
The game itself puts players in the roll of an up and coming tycoon having to compete against other large tycoons and robber barons of history like J.P. Morgan. All of these characters when under the control of the computer will have fully functional artificial personalities that make them behave in different ways as well as implement different special abilities.
Scenarios will put players in competition with these other personalities (or other actual live people in multiplayer if that’s what you’re into) to create the most profitable railroad company. Each tycoon will begin with a number of stock. Players will be able to purchase stock from the other tycoons throughout the game using their available funds. The last person standing with stock wins the game so this amount basically serves as a hit point meter for all player companies.
CLICK HERE to read the full article at IGN.
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