If you've played previous Roller-coaster Tycoon games, you might know that the old format was a 2D design, and limited ways of viewing your park. Well, (some how I found it) I bought it a few days ago, and was anxious to try out the new CoasterCam and see the 3D graphics. But, it took a long time to load a park, and it's really hard to control at first, even if you've played the other installments. It took me 10 minutes to get to CoasterCam, and even longer to discover how to create a roller-coaster. It is the only game I had to use a Tutorial for! (on PC, that is)
Your first idea will maybe be to start with Vanilla Hills, and ride the Tumbler, but I say start with sandbox. In Sandbox, you get unlimited funds, so you can build everything, but not everything is available. You can also start the Tutorial, cause finding stuff like Pre-Made coasters is hard. Remember those tabs when you picked the park you wanted that told you difficulty? That's gone, you pick out of a small 18 parks, but you can do each one (except 17 and 18) with different difficulties. Once you beat Beginner, you go up a level, and finally to Tycoon. It's a good idea, and will keep you focused on one park for a while.
The CoasterCam is really cool! You can ride rides, coasters, and...rides! But, it's hard to change your view around, and sometimes while on it, you'll be warped into someones head, and you turn around to realize your sitting on someone. And your coasters are not smooth at all! It's a bumpy ride! And...after a while, you really don't care anymore.
The game works like the last one, and themes are easy to follow, for you can get specific rides for themes. But a lot is lagging, and maybe a expansion will fix that up.
Grade: *** (of 5)
Your first idea will maybe be to start with Vanilla Hills, and ride the Tumbler, but I say start with sandbox. In Sandbox, you get unlimited funds, so you can build everything, but not everything is available. You can also start the Tutorial, cause finding stuff like Pre-Made coasters is hard. Remember those tabs when you picked the park you wanted that told you difficulty? That's gone, you pick out of a small 18 parks, but you can do each one (except 17 and 18) with different difficulties. Once you beat Beginner, you go up a level, and finally to Tycoon. It's a good idea, and will keep you focused on one park for a while.
The CoasterCam is really cool! You can ride rides, coasters, and...rides! But, it's hard to change your view around, and sometimes while on it, you'll be warped into someones head, and you turn around to realize your sitting on someone. And your coasters are not smooth at all! It's a bumpy ride! And...after a while, you really don't care anymore.
The game works like the last one, and themes are easy to follow, for you can get specific rides for themes. But a lot is lagging, and maybe a expansion will fix that up.
Grade: *** (of 5)
