RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
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Video Game Reviews of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Customer Review: Screaming Good Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this game for years and it's still my absolute favorite. Few computer games rival it for creativity and addictiveness. Playing it is an educational experience as well, since you have to pay attention to your finances in order to succeed. And those little clone-like guests are just so darn cute.
It definitely improves over RCT 1 (which I also loved). It plays more smoothly, is more detailed, and more importantly has LOADS more new rides, stalls, and--my personal favorite--scenery. The rollercoaster designer and sandbox mode are awesome additions, and the parks in the new scenarios are beautifully designed. The sound effects are also very good, and I really like how the rides have the option of playing their own theme music.
I've heard that some people were disappointed (!) that RCT 2 was still 2D and looked so similar to RCT 1. I think that is a completely ridiculous gripe. Much of the reason I loved RCT 1 was BECAUSE of those bright, cute graphics and the teeny guests. To have changed all that would have wrecked it's initial charm. No one complains that PacMan isn't in 3D.
Besides, RCT 3 is in 3D, and it's nowhere near as fun as RCT 1 and 2!
Customer Review: Good, but be careful
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved this game, but a couple of days ago, when I was installing it on my new computer, I heard a popping noise. I open the disc tray to find out that my disc had shattered into peices, with some of them IN my computer. Now my dad has to take my computer apart and take the peices out. If it did major dameges, I am going to have to get a totally new computer AND buy another copy and hope it dosen't break. It is a good game, just not good enough for a hammer. ( But then again, no game is.)Customer Review: I think this game's really fun!
Summary: 4 Stars
This game is so much fun! You can build rides, make shops, and try to be a tycoon. Also, to the guy who says you can't make your own coasters, you have to choose the first option. The only flaw I find with RCT2 is that the graphics stink. However, I think the little park guests are really cute and cartoony. There's a flaw that another reviewer mentioned. The rides are either too boring or too scary for the guests! For some reason I have a *special* talent for getting high intensity rides with low excitment. Well anyway, gotta run. Bye!Customer Review: Great Game
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a better Rollercoaster Tycoon than the origional. You don't have to delete the trees before you build something, and the set up of the game itself is better.Customer Review: Great Game -- RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 beats RCT 3
Summary: 5 Stars
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 is a great game to play again and again and even let your kids help our running the parks and building rides. We own both versions 2 and 3 and have gone back to playing version 2 because it is easier to manage and allows for more creative landscaping.
In any version these games are great at teaching problem solving. (The main problem being generating enough money to manage the parks.)
So far I've found the scenerios in version 2 worth going back to again and again. The ones in version 3 just aren't as much fun although the graphics and the addition of nighttime and fireworks are fun to watch.