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Rails Across America

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: October 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It's a really cool game...you get to destroy other railroad companies..but be careful that you don't go bankrupt; that's really bad and all. I recommend this game because you can go back in history.

Great multi-player too

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is a load of good railroading strategy & fun, but it gets even better with other players. It is one of the few real strategy games I have seen that is NOT a wargame, but has some cool way to interact with the other players.

RAA works well over the local networkand across the internet. I enjoyed playing with my friends, and with random folks up on Gamespy. I could never dedicate myself to a six-hour game online like some people can, but RAA lets me a play a full game in about ninety minutes.

A simulation strategy which exceeds expectations

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Rails Across America has more options than most other simutation games. There is a geat deal of subtle characteristics of the 'personalities' of the various railroad tycoons, the traffic changes of freight between resource and destination, and the fluctuation of passenger traffic that imitates the historical rail traffic. These subleties show me that the simulation is highly sophisticated.
I was able to complete all of the scenarios without modifying the default settings at all. The scenarios were challenging but not impossible.
I have much experience with strategy simulation genre games and I was hooked on this game for hours at a time. I would definitely reccomend Rails Across America to my family and friends.

Enjoyable Alternative To Other Railroad Games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Rails Across America is a Railroad mogul-style simulation game that plays like a cross between a table-top game and computer game. It is not for the graphics-hungry or "lets make it look really pretty" crowd (for that, you should try Railraod Tycoon or any of the other wonderful products in the genre; they just don't play as well or as fun as this title), but for those whose primary aim is a seriously good, solid strategy game. If you can get your head around the notion that a solid strategy game need not have cutting edge graphics (especially for a simulation/strategy game), then Rails Across America is well worth the investment.

This game's best features are its detailed accounting of rail lines and traffic, its ability to keep track of cargo & finances, the choices allowed to the player for engines and management, and its "wheel and deal" design so that you pave your own way to success or failure.

A few "random" elements (the cards system, for one) keeps the game competitive.

The object of the game, of course, is to strike it rich while leading your railroad company to success. There are various objectives to reach -- but which ones to reach and how to reach them is up to you. Difficulty levels will keep you on your toes.

Why the Four Stars? 1) If the company had invested a little more time in the graphics, I think it would have been an even better game all around, *visually*. 2) There are elements of the game that can be rather fast paced, and keeping up with everything takes a good deal of management of the screens. If you're looking for a micromanagement game, then 5 stars for this!

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