Ultimate Ride

 PC
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. ActionTrip
    77
    Graphics are really high quality...Sound is probably the worst aspect in the entire game.
  2. Computer Games Magazine
    60
    A terrific program to keep around for dabbling purposes—load up a design, tinker with it, put it away for a while. More obsessive types will probably tweak their rides infinitely.
  3. Game Revolution
    25
    What Ultimate Ride does, it does pretty well. The problem is that it does so very, very little. And with an entrance fee of $40, there should be much, much more: people in foam rubber animal costumes, women flashing their breasts on the log ride, kids barfing during the loops, etc.
  5. GamePro
    80
    Succeeds where "Rollercoaster Tycoon" and even "Sim Theme Park" failed—it gives you the true sensation of riding a rollercoaster, the logical tools to build them, and the ability to show your work quickly and easily.
  6. GameSpot
    75
    The game's puzzles provide plenty of challenge for amateur coaster designers, and the rating system gives you an incentive to continue working on tracks even after the basic requirements have been satisfied.
  7. GameSpy
    75
    You can "create the ultimate coaster -- and ride it!" But at the same time you can do very little else, and while the ride might be the ultimate, too much else just seems to be missing.
  8. GameZone
    84
    It's as realistic as a virtual coaster could possibly be, and once it's over, you can't wait to get back in line to ride it again.
  9. Next Generation Magazine
    60
    The clunky construction interface offers no way to replace a section of track other than erasing and rebuilding every single piece that comes after it, making spontaneous adjustments a chore. [Dec 2001, p.115]
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  10. PC Gamer
    73
    Designing a coaster has never been easier, and the circuit-closing auto-finish feature is a stroke of genius. [Holiday 2001, p.76]
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#98 Most Discussed PC Game of 2001

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. DavidS.
    Jan 9, 2002
    5
    This game is kinda fun but. It really hasn't changed since Disney's last release of a coaster game. When I got my pentium 150mhz This game is kinda fun but. It really hasn't changed since Disney's last release of a coaster game. When I got my pentium 150mhz aptiva years ago it came with Disney software like this. In fact, that game had features this one didn't!… Full Review »
  2. Laemle
    Jan 7, 2002
    10
    This game delivers!!!
  3. SymberA.
    Nov 2, 2001
    10
    This game flat out ROCKS!
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