Sid Meier: Railroads question

[Xandax]

Has anybody tried Sid Meier Railroads - and if so - how does it compare to the original Railroad Tycoon.
I feel the follow ups to RR:Tycoon never really compared to the original, and I'd wonder how good this one is before I go out and buy it

[fable]

I bought it several months back, and I frankly wish I hadn't. While it looks good, far from adding new strategic elements, it actually removes most of those found in the Railroad Tycoon series--such as all the station improvements you could make. And it comes with hardly any scenarios. In other words, it's for kiddies, whatever else the PR may say.

[BlueSky]

Same here, my nephew has it and for a 12 year, he thinks its good but not great.....out of the mouths of babes, as the saying goes...
He finally gave up playing it for KOTOR that I loaned him.

[Xandax]

Originally Posted by fable

I bought it several months back, and I frankly wish I hadn't. While it looks good, far from adding new strategic elements, it actually removes most of those found in the Railroad Tycoon series--such as all the station improvements you could make. And it comes with hardly any scenarios. In other words, it's for kiddies, whatever else the PR may say.

Hmm - guess, I'll just load up the original RR:T which was a free download from Firaxis. (can't find my disc, but still have my manual ... )
Just saved me 55 bucks