RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

 PC
User Score
8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 172 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 146 out of 172
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 172
  3. Negative: 6 out of 172
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  1. AlejandroP.
    Oct 27, 2002
    5
    After playing the original "rollercoastertycoon" I really enjoyed it, and the other 2 expansion packs did nothing but get better. But rollercoaster tycoon 2 does not impress me that much. It is so much slower! Overall I give it a 5.
  2. BobG.
    Jan 5, 2003
    5
    The game's pretty cool but there not nearly enough cheats for it.
  3. SeanC.
    Oct 15, 2002
    6
    Infogrames should have called this "RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold". There are not sufficient enhancements to the original game to warrant the '2'. For those who never played the original, this is a great game to try. For those who have, wait until Chris Sawyer and company develop a sequel worthy of your money.
  4. TheCornflex
    Feb 1, 2018
    7
    First RC-Game I played. Not bad at all but it really feels old. The sequel on the 3D-Engine works a bit better in my opinion.
  5. AdamW.
    Oct 24, 2002
    5
    Unfortunatley, this game falls in the middle with everything. Graphics, Gameplay and overall presentation let it down. Its a shame that Infogrammes has released this title. All it has done is tarnished the previously perfect "Rollercoaster Tycoon" franchise. Shame.

Awards & Rankings

77
#77 Best PC Game of 2002
15
#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002
19
#19 Most Shared PC Game of 2002

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. PC Gameworld
    81
    If this were a movie, it would be the same plot with perhaps an extra character or an added fifteen minutes thrown in.
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  2. G4 TV
    60
    The scenario editor and coaster designer are nice, but don't expect an experience that looks or feels at all different from the first game because you won't find it here.
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  3. PC Gamer
    80
    Long story short, if you own the first RCT and its two expansions, then you already own about 80 percent of RCT 2. [Holiday 2002, p.97]
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