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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (or RCT2 for short) is the second installment in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series. Like in its predecessor, the player must build successful theme parks to fulfill a set of objectives in various scenarios. It had two expansion packs, Wacky Worlds and Time Twister, which only brought more themes and theme-inspired derivatives of existing rides and were not worked on by Chris Sawyer.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 uses the same game engine as the first game, but somewhat optimized to sport more polished graphics, higher resolutions and a more intelligent guest AI.

New features

Scenario editor and ability to create a new scenario from a saved game
Coaster editor
Ride track manager
Ability to use the Shift key to change the elevation of rides, paths and scenery
Automatic scenery removal during ride and path construction
Custom scenery and rides support.
General scenery removal function

Release dates

North America: October 14, 2002
Europe: October 24, 2002
Australia: October 18, 2002

Attractions

Transport rides

Gentle rides

Car Ride
Dodgems (formerly known as Bumper Cars in RCT1 US release)
Haunted House
Ferris Wheel
Hedge Maze
Observation Tower
Spiral Slide
Space Rings

Roller coasters

Wooden Roller Coaster (includes elements of the Wooden Twister Roller Coaster from RCT1)
Wild Mouse Roller Coaster
Junior Roller Coaster
Looping Roller Coaster (formerly Steel Roller Coaster in RCT1)
- Roller Coaster Trains
Twister Roller Coaster
- Twister Coaster Cars
Hyper-Twister Roller Coaster
Reverse Freefall Roller Coaster (formerly known as Reverse Whoa Belly Roller Coaster in RCT1 US release)
Compact Inverted Coaster
Inverted Roller Coaster
- Inverted Coaster Cars
Corkscrew Roller Coaster
- Corkscrew Coaster Cars
Side-Friction Roller Coaster
Giga Coaster
LIM Launched Roller Coaster
Air Powered Vertical Coaster
Floorless Roller Coaster
Bobsled Roller Coaster
Reverser Roller Coaster

Thrill rides

Twist (formerly Scrambled Eggs in RCT1 US release)
Swinging Ship
Swinging Inverter Ship
Go Karts
Motion Simulator
Launched Freefall (formerly Whoa Belly in RCT1 US release)
Roto-Drop
Enterprise
Top Spin (Formerly Gravitron in RCT1 US release)
3D Cinema

Water rides

Dinghy Slide (formerly Water Slide in RCT1)
Log Flume
Splash Boats
Rowing Boats (formerly a vehicle type of Boat Hire in RCT1)
Jet Skis
Swans (formerly a vehicle type of Boat Hire in RCT1)
Water Tricycles (formerly a vehicle type of Boat Hire in RCT1)
Canoes (formerly a vehicle type of Boat Hire in RCT1)
Water Coaster (also classified as a roller coaster)
River Ride (also classified as a transport ride)

Shops & stalls

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Scenery list

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Scenarios

Beginner

Challenging

Expert

"Real"

Other

Expansion Packs

Official

User created

See Also: Amazing Earl

Criticism

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has received criticism for not being a true 'sequel' to RollerCoaster Tycoon, and being more of an RCT 1.5. This is due to the game being very similar in both graphics and gameplay. Really the only thing that really changes is the amount of rides and attractions is greatly increased, and scenery is improved upon. Unlike the first, all the scenarios were unlocked from the start. This felt overwhelming to players and reduced the feeling of being rewarded. The largest negative point arises with the lack of backward compatibility from RCT and its expansions in certain rides (e.g. the Steel Mini Coaster is incompatible with the Junior Coaster), which made long-time players from the first game disappointed with the sequel.

System requirements

Operating System: Windows 98/Windows Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8
Processor: Pentium® II 300 MHz or equivalent
Memory: 64 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 100 MB free
CD-ROM Drive: 4X or higher
Video: 4MB Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP-compatible video card^
Sound: Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP-compatible sound card^

^Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 8.1 (included) or higher.

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-'''RollerCoaster Tycoon 2''' (or '''RCT2''' for short) is the second installment in the [[RollerCoaster Tycoon series]]. Like in its predecessor, the player must build successful theme parks to fulfill a set of objectives in various [[Scenarios|scenarios]]. It had two expansion packs, ''[[Wacky Worlds]]'' and ''[[Time Twister]]'', which only brought more themes and theme-inspired derivatives of existing rides and were not worked on by [[Chris Sawyer]].
+'''RollerCoaster Tycoon 2''' (or '''RCT2''' for short) is the second installment in the [[RollerCoaster Tycoon series]]. Like in its predecessor, the player must build successful theme parks to fulfill a set of objectives in various [[Scenario|scenarios]]. It had two expansion packs, ''[[Wacky Worlds]]'' and ''[[Time Twister]]'', which only brought more themes and theme-inspired derivatives of existing rides and were not worked on by [[Chris Sawyer]].
 ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 2'' uses the same game engine as the [[RCT1|first game]], but somewhat optimized to sport more polished graphics, higher resolutions and a more intelligent guest AI.