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extremely addictive!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

i have owned this game for a short while but have played it as often as possible.its dang hard to put down!you get to run a theme park as you probably gathered already.ive read a lot of reviews from various sources and its not really as complicated as everyone says.it does have its obnoxious parts though.basicly,you get a loan and then must build a amusement park bottem up.every decision that could possibly be made is yours!you build rides from a few genres including water,roller coasters,kid rides,and transportation.theyre really simple in most cases but sometimes the computer wont just tell you what it wants you to do.thats aggrevating.then you must put in a bunch of shops to keep the money flowing.i like to put them at the top of hills so when the people get there,theyre all hot and are more likely to pay ridiculous prices for drinks.yes,it that in depth!then theres another menu for construction type stuff.this includes buying up land,intensive excavation,building sidewalks and more.then theres a less important thing where you can "create atmosphere".but its not really that exiting.just flowers,trees,trash cans and junk like that.theres a few nice statues and some fountains though.lastly,you will also have to hire boocoo security,mechanics and handy men.stuffs always breaking down and for some reason the people always litter no matter how many trash cans you put out.ive got a bunch of roller coasters,a train,tons of kid rides,water rides and even massive mazes for people to navigate.you can make money in many devious ways.here are 2 examples.1-wait until a bunch of people are walking up to your park thats advertised as free.then hike the price up to 50 bucks.wait till theyve all paid then drop the price to free until youve got another flock coming.for some reason they only turn back unless if you go over 50.2-you can read thier thoughts.so when someone is lost and wants to leave,direct them to the info stand so they buy a map.if they leave you dont get rich.its loads of fun especialy if you have a lot of time on your hands,because it will devour your life!

Great Rollercoaster Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I think Rollercoaster Tycoon is a great PC game. If I were you I would buy It at any cost. This Riview is copywright!

Gamer drat

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: December 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Does anyone know if Roller Coaster Tycoon comes out on any other game system like PS2 or Gamecube??

C'mon Atari

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think Atari should make this game for the other systems like PS2 and Gamecube. Whenever I try to play this game on my PC it says you can't play this game and returns me to my desktop.

I Wasted my $$ buying this game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big fan of theme park simulations, and these can be fun even on consoles. I have played Theme park Roller Coaster for Ps2, Jurrassic Park: Operation Genesis, and this game.

This game, which includes the 1998 PC game is the most detailed park game on a console. However, the graphics just aren't up to date, and it is especially frustrating to manuver the camera to see what is going on in certain angles. Also the controls are rough to use, because there is no keyboard. Between the squinting and the tough controls, this game just isn't much fun.

I did not have these problems with graphics and controls with the other two console theme park games. Theme park roller coaster, in particular was fun and had an easy to use interface. Unfortunately, that game was easy and kind of limited.

I'd probably recommend Jurrassic Park: Operation Genesis among existing console theme park games, although that game is also easy.

Maybe we can hope for Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 to be ported to Xbox.

Should make it for gamecube

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: August 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It not fair for me because I don't have an Xbox and when my pc version plays it restarts my computer. Come on Atari make Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 for 5 systems. PC, XBOX, Gamecube, PS2, and I'll even settle for GBA if I'm that desperate. I only want this because my computer doesn't like me and never lets me play my games.

its not the best game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

the pc one is way better.its hard and i really dont understand it .when i played it at my friend's house i thought it would be fun.boy was i disapointed!

Its ok, but better on PC...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I really like roller coaster tycoon. I've been playing it for a long time. When I found out it was on X box I got it and played it. But I was kind of disappointed. I recommend getting the PC version of it first in order to respect the game. Because it's frustrating to use the controller stick as the mouse, and renaming your rides take a lot of time because you don't get to use a key board. Also the graphics are not X box quality. I mean, don't get me wrong or anything, roller coaster tycoon in general is a great game. It's just because I recommend it on computer more and I'd give that version a 5.

AWESOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: December 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

a great game
the best part is killeng 90 people in a freak crash

A let down.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A great concept, poor execution. The graphics are mediocre, but that is not really what ruins the game. What ruins the game is the confusing/complicated controls. It takes a lot of practice to do even the simplest things in this game. Also, it gets to be border line impossible to build the larger, more elaborate models of roller coasters. This game is fun for a day or two, than it becomes too difficult and annoying. A sequel with more simplified controls might be the solution, because the concept of a simulation theme park is not a bad one.

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