<s>
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
PopTop	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
displayed	O
in	O
dimetric	O
view	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
top-down	O
view	O
of	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
railroad	B-General_Concept
simulation	I-General_Concept
that	O
covers	O
the	O
entire	O
history	O
of	O
railroads	O
from	O
inception	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
and	O
beyond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
many	O
single	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1997	O
,	O
Bruce	O
Shelley	O
said	O
of	O
his	O
chance	O
of	O
developing	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
be	O
happy	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
real	O
doubts	O
about	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
generate	O
sufficient	O
sales	O
in	O
this	O
blockbuster	O
market	O
where	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
make	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
money.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
consist	O
mostly	O
of	O
classical	O
"	O
railroad	O
"	O
blues	O
and	O
bluegrass	O
from	O
the	O
era	O
the	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
and	O
12	O
new	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Platinum	O
is	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
but	O
with	O
over	O
50	O
community-made	O
maps	O
,	O
enhanced	O
mouse-wheel	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
electronic	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
strategy	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
has	O
remade	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
scenarios	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
some	O
new	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tremor	O
Entertainment	O
developed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
 '	O
marketing	O
director	O
estimated	O
that	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
would	O
sell	O
250,000	O
units	O
during	O
the	O
1998	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Franz	O
J	O
.	O
Felsl	O
of	O
PopTop	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
success	O
came	O
from	O
European	O
markets	O
;	O
he	O
explained	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
did	O
better	O
in	O
Europe	O
than	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
way	O
things	O
usually	O
end	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
39	O
unique	O
SKUs	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
eight	O
Windows	O
versions	O
in	O
English	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PopTop	O
's	O
Phil	O
Steinmeyer	O
wrote	O
that	O
roughly	O
33%	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
were	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Gold	O
edition	O
and	O
Second	O
Century	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
"	O
sold	O
respectably	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Steinmeyer	O
remarked	O
that	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
sell	O
"	O
pretty	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
and	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
's	O
1998	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
magazine	O
's	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"capture[d]	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
gamers	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
love	O
about	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1998	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
"	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
editors	O
lauded	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
brilliant	O
update	O
of	O
a	O
gaming	O
classic	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
did	O
a	O
terrific	O
job	O
of	O
immersing	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
richly	O
detailed	O
world	O
of	O
empire-building	O
,	O
commerce	O
and	O
micro-management.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
"	O
prize	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
to	O
sell	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
Geoff	O
Keighley	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
few	O
"	O
certified	O
hits.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
combined	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
reached	O
1.3	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
Railroad	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
staff	O
training	O
by	O
a	O
major	O
Turkish	O
railroad	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
