RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
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. The game was further expanded with two expansion packs, Wacky Worlds and Time Twister, which brought more themes and theme-inspired derivatives of existing rides, as well as new scenarii. These two add-ons 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, a more intelligent guest AI and the ability to stack scenery items, enabling the creations of wonders of architecture.
New features
- Scenario editor
- The ability to create a new scenario from a saved game
- Roller Coaster creator (sandbox mode)
- Ride track manager
- Ability to use the Shift key to change the elevation of rides, paths and scenery
- Ability to use the Ctrl key to set an automatic height, making it easy to place several times a scenery item at the same height.
- Automatic scenery removal during ride and path construction
- Custom scenery and rides support.
- General scenery removal function
- Custom-made material support (rides, scenarii, parks, paths, scenery items)g
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)
- Twister Roller Coaster
- 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
- Corkscrew Roller Coaster
- 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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- Beef Noodle Stall
- Burger Bar
- Candy/Toffee Apple Stand
- Candyfloss / Cotton Candy Stall
- Cash Machine
- Cookie Stall
- Coffee Stall
- Drink Stall
- Doughnut Stall
- First Aid Room
- Fried Chicken Stall
- Fried Rice Noodles Stall
- Fries Stall and Fries Shop
- Funnel Cake Stall
- Hat Stall
- Hot Dog Stall
- Hot Chocolate Stall
- Ice Cream Stall
- Ice Cream Cone Stall
- Iced Tea Stall
- Information Kiosk
- Lemonade Stall
- Meatball Soup Stall
- Pizza Stall
- Popcorn Stall
- Pretzel stall
- Restroom
- Roast Sausage Stall
- Sea Food Stall
- Souvenir Stall
- Soybean Milk Stall
- Starfruit Juice Stall
- Sub Sandwich Stall
- Sunglasses Stall
- Sujonkwa Stall
- T-Shirt Stall
- Wonton Soup Stall
Scenery list
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- Walls and Roofs
- Classical/Roman Theming
- Egyptian Theming
- Giant Candy Theming
- Giant Garden Theming
- Mechanical Theming
- Medieval Theming
- Panda Theming
- Pirate Theming
- Six Flags Theming
- Sports Theming
- Water Feature Theming
- Wild West Theming
Scenarios
Beginner
Challenging
- Amity Airfield
- Botany Breakers
- Bumbly Bazaar
- Dusty Greens
- Fungus Woods
- Gravity Gardens
- Infernal Views
Expert
"Real"
- Six Flags Belgium
- Six Flags Great Adventure
- Six Flags Holland
- Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Six Flags Over Texas
Other
- Build Your Own Six Flags Belgium
- Build Your Own Six Flags Great Adventure
- Build Your Own Six Flags Holland
- Build Your Own Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Build Your Own Six Flags Over Texas
- Build Your Own Six Flags Park
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 using the same engine as the first one, although being massively upgraded. It made the two games very similar in both graphics and gameplay. For the critics, the only thing that truly changes is the greatly increased amount of rides and attractions, and massive scenery improvement thanks to the new features. Unlike the first game, the "scenario indexes concept" was scrapped, unlocking all the scenarios 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.