The general idea is to imagine,design and run a theme park-complete with rides, layout, scenery, animals, trees, and customers. For you parents, there is absolutely no violence,profanity or adult situations. She was up and running within moments of getting it installed. However, she had been doing great in school, so after some research, I okayed this. When my 8 year old first asked for this game I was skeptical as we dont normally let her play any PC game that is not educational. The Cambridge, England-based studio has demonstrated its qualifications for the task with its expansions for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, Wacky Worlds and Time Twister, as well as with its family-friendly console games Dog's Life and Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was created by Frontier Developments in conjunction with Chris Sawyer, the creator of the franchise. Virtual tycoons are challenged to manage staffing, pricing, and the design of the park's layout and new attractions, in order to bring in as many paying guests as possible and keep them happy and spending their money. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is designed to make good use of its new technology with numerous gameplay improvements and aesthetic additions, such as gradual day and night cycles, customizable fireworks displays, weather effects, and the chance for players to finally experience the rides they create from a first-hand perspective - a longtime desire among fans of the series.Īs in earlier RollerCoaster Tycoon games, players take on all the authority and responsibility of an amusement park manager, directing the day-to-day operations and ongoing development. This third full RollerCoaster Tycoon game runs on a graphics engine that moves the series from 2D to 3D.

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