![]() ![]() ![]() If you had it at the time and you want to get it again, on PC and Switch, then the same thing applies. It was outstanding at the time and, despite limited graphics and some ageing UI elements, it still is. If you’ve never played it and you fancy a go at a theme park sim then the game could not come recommended any more highly. Knowing whether to recommend Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition or not is a fairly easy thing, to be honest. The game has also been released on Switch, making it available on a completely new platform, which is no small thing. I assume that there could be some compatibility issues with modern technology, though, and those should now be resolved by Complete Edition. I already had Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum Edition in my Steam Library and managed to install it and play it fine for this review. What we’re really talking about here is compatibility and availability. I should probably be able to work out which is which from the size of the buttons. I think that Complete Edition is the top picture as it all looks a bit smoother but you can see we’re not talking about leaps and bounds of improved presentation. I’m going to be honest, I can’t even remember which is which now, and I can’t particularly tell from looking at them. The picture below shows screenshots of the Complete Edition and my original platinum edition side-by-side. But does it look any better? I would say marginally. The game plays in widescreen now and supports a lot of resolutions, up to 1080p. Presentation is where you will see the most difference but, even then, we’re not talking anything earthshaking. There is no extra content here beyond what was presented at the time. Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition comes with the base game and both expansions re-packaged and absolutely nothing more. When I heard there was a remastered edition coming, more than fifteen years after initial release I got pretty excited to think about what else they could possibly jam into the game! Whether you wanted to go wild in sandbox mode or take on a more focussed challenge with some additional gameplay elements like research and marketing it had you covered. There have not been many games, in the sim genre or elsewhere, that offered as much free-wheeling depth and creative possibility as Rollercoaster Tycoon 3. I think the queue size here might be a touch optimistic. Again, the expansions added into this mix, bringing fireworks displays and laser shows with them albeit in a perhaps overly-complicated design system that reminded me as much of trying to make music in Ableton Live as much as anything in a game. You could spend as long designing a garden-filled transition between zones as any rollercoaster. ![]() The base game and both expansions contain a large number of options for beautifying and designing the spaces and commercial opportunities of your park. That sense of freedom went beyond the rides themselves. It was heaven for creativity and possibility. They both diverged in different directions, one to water parks and one to zoos and sea life centres. Soaked and Wild added even more rides and attractions but what was great about them was that it wasn’t just more of the same. Most of my custom rollercoasters had to be scrapped after safety testing when it turned out that the G-forces involved would murder anyone riding on them but that’s all part of the fun. The base game alone features a bewildering array of rides and attractions to choose from as well as a robust ‘coaster-building system that let you design your own crazy rides. Having grown up with Theme Park in the 90s and 00s I was all in for the next generation of theme park management sim and Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 did not disappoint. I grabbed hold of Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum Edition (a pack with the main game and both DLCs) about eight or nine years ago and played the absolute hell out of it. Wild introduces animal-themed rides and zoo enclosures while Soaked takes the action to the water. Originally released in 2004, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition is a remastered version of the game that includes both expansions. Design your dream park in sandbox mode or try to meet the challenges set in career mode. In Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 the player has to design, run and manage a theme park with a huge range of rides, ‘coasters and attractions to choose from. ![]()
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