RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold Edition
by Atari
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Video Game Reviews of RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold Edition
Customer Review: Great fun, but unstable on XP...
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a great little title for anyone after an involving and detailed Sim game. As the title suggests, the object here is to design, develop and construct roller-coasters, and whole theme parks in which to place them. You can design your own custom-coasters with an easy to use point-and-click interface, or else pick from the predesigned models. Indeed, this game can be as fluid or involving as you see fit; newbies will be able to dive right in and create a great instant-park, whilst the long term gamer can while away many an hour designing from scratch and testing their own custom rides (right down to the paint job). In addition , you can flesh out your park with food and drink stalls, balloon shops, decorative fountains and landscaping etc...there's tons to do, and its a very pleasant surprise when the AI customers start bestowing bonus awards on your carefully crafted park.
The only niggles I have stem from the age of the game. Its not fully 3D, so you can't freely rotate your park (only 4 way isometric views), which means things can get a bit difficult to see at times, especially when trying to build underground rides or landscaping. I've also had problems installing anything but the basic game on my XP system - the expansions claim my system is incompatible. Maybe there are some new drivers to take care of this, but just be warned.
On the plus side the game runs smooth as silk on my modern machine, even with the resolution cranked way up, and 1000+ guests in the park. This is a lovingly designed game thats suitable for all the family, and great for kids to learn about finiancing and economics in a fun way. Recommended!
Customer Review: Windows XP Compatability
Summary: 5 Stars
There is a patch you can download at Atari's web site to make the expansion pack Loopy Landscapes work on a PC running Windows XP. The Roller Coaster Tycoon CD itself already runs fine under Windows XP, but the expansion packs Corkscrew Follies and Loopy Landscapes do not run under Windows XP even if you change the compatibility mode on your PC for Windows 95/98. The patch will make Loopy Landscapes run fine using Windows XP, and since it already includes Corkscrew Follies, you do not need to worry about trying to get that CD to work.Also, the RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold Edition pack that we just purhased from Amazon already has the downloadable patch applied to the Loopy Landscapes expansion pack CD, so we didn't even need to download the patch.
So, those of you running Windows XP on your PC and can't get Loopy Landscapes to work, go download that patch and have fun using your expansion pack.
Customer Review: YOU DO NOT HAVE A LIFE WITHOUT THIS GAME!
Summary: 5 Stars
I CAN NOT BEGIN TO EXPLAIN. IF YOU ARE INTO CHESS, CHECKERS, GAMES OF STRATAGIES, THIS IS YOUR GAME!YOU WILL HOOKED ON FOR HOURS. ONLY ONE PROBLEM: THIS GAME MAKES YOU EAT COLD DINNERS EVERYDAY BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT LEAVE THE MONITOR FOR ONE SECOND. THIS IS THE BEST SIMULATION GAME ON EARTH AND I CONGRADULATE CHRIS SAWYER ON A SUPERB PREFORMANCE. NOT ONLY CAN YOU PLAY THIS GAME BUT YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD MORE PRE BUILT TRACKS ONLINE AND UPLOAD YOURS FOR OTHERS TO DOWNLOAD @ WWW.ROLLERCOASTERTYCOON.COM
I HOPE TO SEE MORE GREAT GAMES FROM CHRIS SAWYER AND THE CREW
Customer Review: The best game ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this game.I get lost in it. You should definitly buy this game. Its not a waste of money.Customer Review: ONE OF THE GREATEST SIM GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I origionally had bought this game for my sister for her birthday, but I ended up playing this game more than her. The graphics are flawless, and it is a genius idea. I mean, c'mon,! you get to build your own theme park and rides and then you get to watch people ride on them and tell you about them, so you can modify it to their needs. I would give this game six stars if I could, but Five is the highest I could choose!