RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 | 
| From: Atari
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $3.25
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Seller: Starlight Digital
Rating:  257 reviews
Sales Rank: 3544
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Genre: Strategy Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 23796
UPC: 742725237964
EAN: 0742725237964
ASIN: B0000695GX
Release Date: October 14, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Run the ultimate amusement park, by setting up a preexisting park or creating one from scratch | | • | Work with the all-new Roller Coaster Designer to create the ultimate ride - All-new coaster designs, including a few famous coasters from around the world | | • | Include themes to make your park more interesting & draw new customers - Giant Garden, Wild West, Pirates, Haunted House and Children's Town | | • | Comes with 25 Six Flags roller coasters from 5 different Six Flags locations -- including Magic Mountain and Great Adventure |
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Product Description
Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 offers you a world where the only limit is your imagination -- use it to create incredible theme parks with the most amazing roller coasters! Expand the fun and excitement with new rides, features, and gameplay.
Amazon.com Review
Nobody could have predicted the phenomenal success of humble, little Roller Coaster Tycoon. Such simple, addictive games had been tried before; even the whole amusement park idea had been done in Theme Park, but RCT exploded with unmatched success. Legions of gamers enjoyed the colorful graphics, the simple but ever-so-opinionated patrons, the easy-to-master financial model, and the thrill of building, testing, and then watching customers enjoy your own roller coaster--or watching with glee as they got sick after their first ride! Roller Coaster Tycoon had the winning combination of fun and mainstream appeal that catapulted it to the top of the charts and spawned two expansion packs, as well as a horde of imitators. (Just conduct a search here at Amazon.com for games with the word "tycoon" in them.) Ironically, Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 itself is an imitator of RCT. Perhaps in an effort not to spoil a good thing, or perhaps to guarantee success with low-system-spec mainstream fans, Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 plays almost exactly like the original game--maybe too much like it. The graphics are still 2-D, and if you didn't know better you'd swear you were looking at the first game. This isn't good considering that the first game came out in 2000 and looked dated even then. But the ability to play the game at a much higher resolution does alleviate some of this disappointment, and a closer look reveals a greater variety of animation, more people, and a smoother overall look. The audio is, again, fantastic. It's that perfect mix of screams, giggles, grumbles, retches, and carnival music that brings the scent of cotton candy to your nose every time. New structures are available as well as some new rides, but the biggest change is the addition of themes. Want a Haunted Park? They've given you the artwork to create one. You'll also find a Wild West theme, a children's theme, and more. The scenarios are grouped more logically by difficulty, and fans will be delighted with a sand box mode that allows limitless free play. RCT2 has a wide variety of new coaster designs, including a few famous coasters from around the world--mostly from Six Flags theme parks. A welcome addition is the ability to open a separate screen where you can test and build a custom coaster, without worrying about space or money, before buying and placing it in the game. Perhaps the best new addition is the ability to raise and lower ground en masse, removing one of the most annoying features of the first game. Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 isn't a ground-breaking sequel, but it is an excellent game for fans of the series. We wish they'd done more with the concept, brought it into 3-D, or used higher-resolution artwork, but the gameplay remains the same. And that's a thrill ride on its own. --Andrew S. Bub Pros: - Same addictive gameplay
- New coaster-builder tool
- Improved graphics resolution
Cons: - The meager improvements don't really help already-dated graphics
- They could have done so much more
Amazon.com Product Description
The bestselling game that started the tycoon game craze ramps up the fun with all-new rides, features, and gameplay that allow you to create and run the ultimate amusement park. You can now add any of 25 different Six Flags roller coasters from five different Six Flags locations, including Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Great Adventure. Break ground and start from scratch, open the gates to existing parks, or just create the most gut-wrenching roller coaster ride ever--now you can play your way. In Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 there are no limits but your imagination.
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Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 August 16, 2009
E. Pohl
A great reality game if you have a computer without alot of memory dedicated to video/graphics card. Most computers on Windows XP about 5 years or older will handle this game just fine. However, if you have enough graphics power I would go w/ Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 to get the same excitement and the ability to get a coaster camera views.
Relaxing FUN! August 16, 2009
C. Shiroky (Las Vegas, NV)
I am over 60 years old and first played this video game with my granddaughters. I ordered my own game and find it to be alot of fun and a relaxing way to unwind in the evenings. I'm thinking of buying more "Tycoon" games. I'm happy with it!
Roller Coaster Tycoon II June 5, 2009
Tom- Cleveland
Big improvement over Roller Coaster Tycoon I but scenarios (except for the "beginner Parks") are MUCH tougher to beat. You can drop to a ZERO rating and have no clue as to why your park is that bad. I was told my shipment would arrive in two weeks and it only took two days which was VERY impressive!!
Best game about making a roller coaster park. If anything. May 16, 2009
Kevin Tsai (CA)
IT'S SO HARD! I remember when i was younger I was so much better at it but now i'm just awful. Great fun if you're bored! It's a very deep game that will requir ea lot of planning and management, but it's definitely a great feeling when you achieve the goals.
 This is a fun and easy game February 12, 2009
Mary S. Shewan (Montgomery Village, MD)
I got this game for my 7-year old son and 10 year old daughter. They love it. It's easy to learn and to use. They use it a lot and haven't gotten bored yet. I'd recommend it.
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