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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)

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.

COOL

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Very easy game to play. Build your own rides or use the ones available.

still no coaster cam

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Its fun and all but STILL NO COASTER CAM!!!! i wonder why? but the game is still fun. I like the gameplay and i like the fact that it is NOT HARD!!! and the game is not boring. Graphics are goooood and not blockey if you are a roller coaster tycoon fan ther is a web site calld roller coaster tycoon . com and you can look at stuff for the game. And i like the way you make rides the game makes makeing roller coasters fun and makeing your park fun . So by thes fun and NOT hard game now you will love it!!!.

One of the best games ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

One of the best and most addictive games ever! My son learned to play videogames with this one about 7 years ago and we are still loving it.

Requested as a Christmas present.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My niece wanted this for Christmas and is very happy with 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!!

An awesome theme park experience!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Roller Coaster tycoon is the best tycoon game i have played so far! It has great features and you can play it for hours and hours on end without getting bored of it...

There are many themeparks each with is objective you must meet...the first ones are simple, the year goes form March through October in which you must earn money from the entrance fee and the ride fees...

You can click on each of the people in your theme park and it will tell you how happy they are, what they are thinking, what they are carrying, etc...

Your rides can be built from a set ride or you can create it from scratch...build it as long as you want, as high as you want, as intense and fun as you want, and it will even tell you how nauseating it will be...

You can fix up your theme parks with fountains, statues, trees, bushes, pavement, etc...many different options that unlock as you go along....rides and stalls are also unlocked the more you play...you can build the theme park exactly how you want it...

Overall this game is extremely exciting, very managable, you pass the time very fast, and you never get bored!!

Roller Coaster Tycoon

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: July 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The only weird thing about this game is when a ride crashes on the water it explodes instead of sinking, but the pieces that fall off (if they land in the water) make a splash.

Great Fun From Atari Games!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

In what other game can you build a 10 mile go kart track, hire security guards, and clean up puke?

Roller Coaster Tycoon an extremely fun amusement park simulator. You can design your own parks and rides, set your prices, and attend to your guests needs.

This game is appealing to children and to adults, particularly because things can get pretty complicated. This game will teach you manage many things at once quickly!

The disasters that strike are awesome, and the graphics are good, 2-d or not. I recommend this game to anyone. It may get a little tedious in expert levels, but it's a blast to play.

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