- Publisher: Frontier Developments
- Release Date: Nov 6, 2024
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 5
- Summary: Create a splash with Planet Coaster 2. Reach new heights of creativity, management, and sharing as you construct the theme parks of your dreams combining epic water rides and coasters to delight and thrill your park guests. Dive in now!
- Developer: Frontier Developments
- Genre(s): Strategy, Management, Business / Tycoon
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Nov 14, 2024Planet Coaster 2 has managed to do what seemed impossible. Despite being somewhat continuous, Frontier Developments has managed to perfectly improve all aspects of the first installment, offering fans of the genre a dream game and expanding the formula with a greater complexity that enhances all aspects of the original. Beginners also have a place thanks to its complete campaign that will give them the necessary tools to get started in this wonderful world. I warn you that you will not regret it.
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Nov 1, 2024Planet Coaster 2 wanted to be the ultimate theme park creation game, and it succeeded. The level of detail, the range of parameters to consider, and the number of creation possibilities offered are dizzying. The risk of being discouraged by so much wealth is real, especially since the unclear interfaces and incomplete tutorials will not help you enough. But, in the same way that your visitors will be able to choose whether or not to dive into your new pools, it is up to you to decide which game you will dive into: a demanding micro-management game? An ultra-complete construction game? Or just a fun time on the career mode, borrowing magnificent creations from the community? Everything is possible, and the frustration of not being able to do what you want is reduced. Who said it was easy to tame an almost perfect game?
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Nov 15, 2024Park builders have come a long way in recent years, and Planet Coaster 2 tops the bunch for us as a game packed with possibilities. The menu system suffers on a gamepad for sure, and we found it quite laggy too, but if you can persevere and get round the shortcomings of this, then the parks of your dreams are just a few thousand button presses away.
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Nov 1, 2024Everything you could want from a theme park simulator, with a near endless collection of modes and options, and an endearingly cheerful tone and sense of humour.
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Nov 20, 2024Planet Coaster 2 is a bigger, badder version of the original. I spent countless hours building parks in that as well as their other titles such as Jurassic World. These types of games just resonate with me, at least the sandbox portions do. I highly recommend this game, but if you have the option, go with the PC version just for mouse and keyboard support. It really does enhance the experience. Either way, there are dozens of hours of fun to be had in the world of Planet Coaster 2.
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Nov 19, 2024Planet Coaster 2 is a worthy follow-up and another fab continuation of the wider ‘Planet’ franchise. The water parks don’t intrude too much, ensuring that this remains a theme park creator at its heart, and most of the new inclusions add to that simulation side of things successfully.
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Nov 21, 2024Planet Coaster 2 introduces new aquatic options that enrich the management experience, notably with the arrival of pools and slides, as well as a number of improvements to park customisation. While these additions add a fun dimension and more depth, they struggle to fully justify a second opus, as the new features could have been integrated via DLC. Additionally, technical issues, especially on consoles, detract from the experience: bugs in paths, slowdowns, all-too-frequent crashes and confusing navigation for staff management all stack on the frustration-meter. With its polished art direction and undoubted creative potential, this second instalment nevertheless struggles to fully convince. The lack of significant innovation reduces its appeal, and the performance problems are all the more disappointing given that this is a game that was supposed to offer a fluid, optimised experience, just like the first.