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"Roller Coaster Tycoon" is the Best Sim. Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is wonderful! I couldn't believe the amount of physics in this game. You have a lot of rides to choose from, and endless opportunities! One really good thing about this game is that there's a lot of levels, which is really suprising for a sim. game. The game has a nice learning curve, although it's pretty difficult to make a good roller coaster when you're inexperienced. The graphics are really good, considering it doesn't take much to run the game. It's really fun watching roller coaster cars going fifty miles per hour through loops, corkscrews, helixes, and many more special track designs. Sound is great also. You hear people laughing, screaming when you overlook your park masterpiece. The conversation sounds even get louder when you get to more crowded areas. This is a great game; I suggest every sim. lover should buy it.

Don't Buy it if You Want a Life!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

We bought this game for my nine year old son who loves roller coasters. He absolutely loves it. We hav a race to the computer every morning to see who gets to play it first. It is completely absorbing, so don't start playing it if you want to get anything else done that day! My son is really good at designing the rollercoasters himself (his mother unfortunately is not!). We also bought the expansion pack to go with it, which gives you some fun options. I highly recommend this game (just be careful, or you may forget to eat!)

A thrilling game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I definately give this game two thumbs up, its fun and you can play it for hours and hours. The high level of detail is what makes the game so enjoyable, you don't even have to do anything but simply watch your theme park run and you would still enjoy the game.
This is a game that anyone can play and enjoy, you don't need to be an extreme gamist to enjoy Roller Coaster Tycoon. I highly reccommend it

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My brother had this game when it first came out, and I became addicted QUICKLY! Now I find myself moving on to other Tycoons, but this one will always remain my all time favorite!!

Another Addictive Game From the Tycoon Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Before purchasing RollerCoaster Tycoon for myself I decided to borrow it from a friend - just to be sure it was something I would enjoy. I personally enjoy games that provide a challenge without being over-the-top/insanely difficult. And, I have to say that this game fit the bill, and from day one I just couldn't get enough of it!

In RollerCoaster Tycoon your job is to create the "ultimate" theme park - a place where everyone wants to go to have fun, relax, and spend all that money that's been burning a hole in their pocket (smile). You do this by:

*Choosing (or creating for yourself) which rides, eating establishments, & souveneir stalls to purchase, as well as where to place them & how much to charge your customers for each.

*Determining how much to charge for entry into your park. This will increase over time, as you build more rides & such for your customers to enjoy.

*Ensuring that you hire enough workers (handymen & maintenance crews) to keep your park clean & provide quick maintenance on your rides. If your park becomes dirty & rides are down too long, you lose lots of current as well as potential customers until you get the problem fixed.

*Determining the "right" amount of money to spend on research & marketing - as the more you spend on research, the faster new rides & stalls become available to you.

*Paying attention to what customers are thinking & how happy (or unhappy) they are. They'll let you know if prices are too high or the park is getting dirty, so be sure to check-in with them regularly.

*Making the surroundings nice to look at by purchasing & placing such things as benches, fountains, statues, etc... Also, you want to be sure to purchase plenty of trash cans so your customers have somewhere to dump their trash other than on the ground.

*Checking-in to see the popularity of your rides, as this will change over time. If something is no longer popular you can always lower to the price to see if that helps, or get rid of it so that you can put something better in its place.

In this game there are several different levels (or parks) to play, each with its' own challenges. Although I tend to play until I beat the challenge & then move on, I have friends who continue to play, making up their own increasing challenges along the way. If you do the latter, this game could last you a VERY LONG time indeed!

Overall, I think RollerCoaster Tycoon is a great game for older children & adults alike! Not only is it great fun to play, but it teaches you (and/or your child) some of the most important factors of business, such as always paying attention to customer wants & needs & the types of products you're offering; the importance of marketing & research, how interest builds up when you borrow money, etc...

If you're new to "Tycoon"-type games (or even if you're not), you might want to try something like "Fairy Godmother Tycoon" first. This is another awesome game & I found that helped me to get my feet wet with this genre of games.

Very Cool!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun. Being able to design roller coasters, to go-karts to a monorail this game is awesome!! The only bad thing about this game is one, its hard to make money allot of the time and, its hard to build an awesome roller coaster without it being to extreme. (because if it's too extreme no one will go on it)

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