


They’re not necessary since successfully completing challenges helps you unlock even more, and there are almost 100 included in the base game. Upside: digital vomit from guests who got sick on your rides is still plenty pixelated and thus not that gross.Īvoiding in-app purchases was a real point of emphasis for Atari given its previous experience, and the only thing you’ll need to pay for after the initial download price are a pair of optional expansions and a scenario editor. On the other, it’s fair to say that the RCT PC games were simply dealing with the constraints of their time, and expecting that what you see would be a tad nicer looking after a few decades (the original computer game came out in 1999) doesn’t seem like too much to ask. On one hand, retro visuals continue to be popular. The graphics are just as you remember them, which is something of a mixed bag. Designing longer rides from scratch is a tad trickier, and sometimes placing large pre-fabricated attractions is hard to do with precision, but those are minor annoyances at worst. It’s simple to zoom in and out, rotate the park and inspect just about anything with a simple tap or gesture. While a little bit more hand-holding for newcomers would be welcome, particularly when it comes to things like lowering and raising land, anyone who has previous experience with an RCT game will be building away in no time. Sims of this type tend to translate well to touchscreens, and this one is no exception. You also need to hire employees to keep your park clean, ensure angry guests don’t turn to vandalism and keep the rides inspected or fix them when they break.

As the boss, it’s your job to construct the right mix of rides, food outlets and other amenities to keep guests happy while having revenue roll in. RCT Classic challenges you with dozens of scenarios that test your amusement park building and management skills. If you’re a gamer of a certain age, you already know what that entails. While not an exact port of either the RollerCoaster Tycoon or RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 PC games - indeed, it’s a Frankenstein’s monster-esque amalgamation of the two - it is faithful to both and delivers on its vow to combine “the best elements of both classic titles.” Happily, the company went all the way back to the originals with RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic.
