GameplayMore than 40 historic locomotives are available in the video game Railway Empire. Always searching for domination of the US rail market! You can choose from six different characters in the Railway Empire and you are going to compete against three AI-controlled players on every map. During regular campaign mode you have to be careful with your expenses and always keep an eye on your competition. In Sandbox mode, you always have an unlimited amount of money and you can let your railroad dreams run wild. The game, of course, comes packed with a sandbox mode, a must have for any decent simulation-game on the market today. A gigantic map which features the entire country is not available in the video game Railway Empire, instead, the country is divided into several different playable territories including regions like the East Coast, West Coast, the Midwest, etc. It manages to capture a timeframe which was in essential in transforming the US economy into an international powerhouse. Imitated to the point of audience fatigue by subsequent films (including its own sequels), it still seems fresh almost 20 years on.StoryThe story campaign of the video-game Railway Empire takes place in seven scenarios stretching from the 1830s to the 1930s. And the casting was also note perfect, transforming the public perception of Keanu Reeves overnight from dim-bulb stoner to deadpan killing machine (a role he continues to enjoy in the likes of Man Of Tai-Chi and John Wick).
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