The roller coaster building mechanics are some of the most in-depth that has been featured in a video game. Challenge mode gives you a blank area to build a theme park, but you’ll have limited starting cash, guest happiness drops quicker, breakdowns occur more often and new guests are harder to attract. You have no money limitations, you have everything unlocked and can go your hardest at realising your dream of becoming the next Walt Disney. Sandbox mode is where you are given a blank canvas and can let your imagination run wild. But you’ll quickly start learning how to create custom-built roller coasters, the importance of having rest areas for staff and patrons alike, and making theme parks profitable. Early scenarios focus on the basics such as how to hire new staff and the general controls. These generally get you to flex your creativity and management skills. Career mode introduces players to the game’s mechanics through different scenarios. There are three gameplay modes Career, Sandbox and Challenge.

It can get a bit confusing moving between the menus given all the customisation options, but it works well and is in line with similar games on consoles including Jurassic World Evolution and Tropico. For those sticking to the standard Xbox controller, menus are navigated by pressing the D-pad and shoulder buttons, and placing objects is handled with the control stick and face buttons. You can even plug in a wireless mouse and keyboard into the Xbox Series X, though this does somewhat negate the purpose of owning the console version. Apart from some premium DLC packs (which we assume will be released at a later date) and some customisation options such as using your own music for rides, everything that is available on the PC version has been brought over to the console version. If you have played older RollerCoaster Tycoon games then that’s exactly what Planet Coaster offers, except on a bigger and grander scale. Everything including the rides, walkways, toilets, staff, vendors and ticket prices are at your control. Planet Coaster is all about designing, maintaining and tweaking your very own theme park. Now, finally, console gamers can see what they have been missing out on.

Since then, Frontier has added various features and DLC packs for the game. Ultimately, theme park simulator fans agreed that Planet Coaster was the better game of the two, and it proved a huge success for Frontier. Planet Coaster was coincidentally released only a few weeks apart from RollerCoaster Tycoon World, which was handled by a separate studio. The game was always highly anticipated, largely due to it being developed by Frontier Developments, the same company behind the first three RollerCoaster Tycoon games. Planet Coaster was originally released on PC in 2016.

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