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Cole's Review age 7

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: August 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It's really fun and there's lots of choices of roller coasters. Unlike Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, if you work in the sandbox mode you have unlimited amounts of money to build with. In 'Soaked' you can make pools, waterslides and new amusement rides. When you make pools the Peeps crowd into them. You do need a newer computer with lots of memory or it plays too slow. Cole

Slow frame rate severely detracts from game experience.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: March 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoyed the roller coaster tycoons of versions past, however this one really is a let down. While the addition of 3D graphics is a nice touch, the game runs INCREADBLY SLOW! I have a decent system (2.5Ghz with Ati x800 and 1 Gig Ram) well over the recommended specs, and after building a small roller coaster or two the game simply grinds to a halt running at about 2 frames per second. It's almost excruciating to play which is really to bad because the game over all would be pretty fun. I like the addition of the ability to `ride the rides' but it is ultimately useless you are on the only ride in the whole park. The frame rate is so bad that it makes the whole experience un-enjoyable.
Part of what I enjoyed about past versions was building huge coasters and parks, but that simply can't be done in this version with out a CRAY supercomputer / video card. Even after patching the game I only got a slight boost in frame rate. The second my park grew an additional 100 or so people or "peeps" I was right back to snail speed where I was.

Overall the idea was great, but the execution is very poor. The slow play makes it impossible to recommend this game.

Great game, but never perfect performance.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've had this game since it came out and I've played it on the 3 different computers I've had since then...daytime play improves with each computer, but night play is horrible. The game is very choppy and very slow. This game is an extreme strain on your computer. My computer has a 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor, 1GB RAM and a 512MB Video Card and I still cannot get great night play. The game was very poorly made...but it is extremely fun when it's not slow and choppy (daytime play). So, unfortunately, while I enjoy the game, I can only play it in day-mode.

Resource Hog

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My kids say they like the original better. This one has a remarkably steep learning curve, even for those who are good at the original RC Tycoon. It also taxes your PC's resources.

Not "Wild" about the Gold Pack

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: August 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Despite what was written in the description this pack does not contaill all the expansion packs for RCT, just the water park. That being said, it is a good game and for under $20 you can't go wrong. (I had a pirated version of this game when it came out, but couldn't run it on my PC. Once I upgraded my system and played it a few times, I went ahead and bought it ... it's that good!)

Boys love this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

All of the Tycoon games are superstars in our house - but Tycoon 3 is well worth the investment. It challenges our boys to use their minds far more than a video game does and if we let them play with this game non-stop - they'd be on it 24/7. Zoo Tycoon is also a big hit in our house - but this one's their hands down favorite.

My Daughter loves it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

After going through a lot to just getting it and finally got it my Daughter loves this game she plays it all the time and she 27 yrs. old Thank you very much.

answer to whats included

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 13
Date: June 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

"This compilation pack includes the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 game, as well as the RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! expansion pack, all in one bundle and on one CD. The Gold! version also includes a few minor features from the RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild! expansion pack, such as custom stalls and custom billboards."

Have NOT PLAYED GAME YET MYSELF

An Advancement

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game is pretty good. I like the first-person viewing system so that you can ride the ride. It is an advancement from 2, and I recommend it.

Bugs Galore

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 20
Date: December 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Game slows down on all computers, unplayable. I have a 2.8 P4, radeon ATI 9800, 512M ram but I get 2 Frames per second in the games night time mode. Check the roller coaster tycoon website forums on Ataris own webpage. No patch, how can they release a product that is so buggy. Last time I buy a game without doing my research. Can I give this 0 stars?

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