
The game takes you deeper into park management than any other game of this type but thanks to the new tutorial level it actually feels far more intuitive than you'd expect. While you can instead use pre-built blueprints for the buildings and scenery, even then you'll find three different options for movement and rotation, allowing a level of precision placement you wouldn't expect. Then you add your path, which you can choose the length, width, and precise angle of. In Planet Coaster you can place the shop shell then use custom roofs, walls, windows, and doors to surround it with a completely unique facade. So many options.įor example, you don't just place a shop, rotate it a little, and connect it up to a path. Simple menus, such as those in Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 or Jurassic World: Evolution, don't exist here, as every item you build and each decision you make comes with options. It pushes the management genre to the next level with in-depth options rarely seen in games of this type. RELATED: Planet Zoo Review: Grab A Shovel, You're About To Get In Deep There's also a brand new tutorial level which is a huge help for both franchise newcomers and veterans alike. Planet Coaster Console Edition brings together the features of the original game as well as all the updates PC gamers have enjoyed over the last four years, including dark rides and extra levels. Due to this, Planet Coaster Console Edition isn't just a straight port, but also includes a complete overhaul of the control system and game UI that simplifies and streamlines the experience for console players. This level of detail brings considerable depth to gameplay, but with it comes several challenges, especially for the controller users. Even the scenery can be built up piece by piece, and in some cases wall by wall. Almost everything in Planet Coaster can be completely customized, from the paths to the rides, as well as every aspect of how the park runs.

Now, Planet Coaster Console Edition takes the hugely in-depth theme park simulation experience and brings it console gamers.Īs anyone who has played Planet Coaster knows, the game is incredibly detailed, and with this comes a steep learning curve. It takes a look at the concept of building and running a theme park and turns it up to eleven with micromanagement and customization on an epic scale. The theme park construction and management game is viewed by many as a natural successor to the Rollercoaster Tycoon franchise. Planet Coaster was originally released almost four years ago to the day, on November 17, 2016, for Microsoft Windows.
