If you are reading about RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 then I can bet that you have been waiting for this title to come out for a long time. Rollercoaster Tycoon has made that all important transition from 2D to 3D technology. The result a game that looks and feels so much better than the previous 2 versions of Roller Coaster Tycoon. Everything is viewable and easily accessible with the camera angle controlled directly from your mouse. Zooming in and out with the mouse wheel and easy rotation round your park and rides lets you see exactly what's going on in your park.

If you had to pick out one feature of the game that has had the greatest effect then it has to be the ride camera. Yes you can now ride on the coasters you create as well as the static rides. This gives you a fantastic platform to help when designing your rides. What better way to see if your coaster is any good than to get on it and ride it. You will also be able to see the rest off your park as you fly round the bends and through the nail biting cork-screws.

There is more added than just that though. Gone are the cheesy music with each of the rides and in comes the ability to place your very own MP3's on the rides that you choose. MP3's are easily imported and this gives you the choice of virtually everything to do with you park. Either put your favourite music to the rides or create your own tunes and import them into the game.

Individuality of the guests is also a nice new touch. This time the guests don't all look the same apart from different coloured t-shirts. Plus you will see couples and family's going round together. If you watch a family closely you will notice that there age of the people (peeps on the game) matters when it comes to ride choice. Little ones will go for little rides, while its mainly the teenagers who will eventually pluck up the courage to go on your biggest coaster. Follow a set person round and after a while you will notice that the facial expressions of your guests changes depending on what mode they are in at the time. You can even see what they are like when they get on a ride as you follow them round. Take notice of this as your guests happiness is the key to your success. 

  

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Features

Stunning 3D Graphics: Amazing detail truly brings the park to life in full 3D. Complete control over the 3D camera views: View the park from the sky or experience the action at ground level. Ride the Rides! Feel the visceral experience of riding the coasters that you design from the front seat -it may even turn your stomach. New Coaster Cam feature gives you a 360? view allowing you to see the guests riding behind you or view the park from the coaster. Enhanced park guests: Diverse characters are brought to life with changing facial expressions and hundreds of animations including running, jumping, dancing, and of course blowing chunks. You Asked For It!: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 adds many new improvements features to the series asked for by the fans.

System Requirements

Operating System	Windows? 98/Me/2000/XP (Windows? XP recommended)
Processor	Pentium? III 733 MHz or compatible (Pentium? 4 1.2 GHz or compatible recommended)
Memory	128 MB RAM; 256 MB for XP (256 MB; 384 MB for XP recommended)
Hard Disk Space	600 MB free
CD-ROM Drive	4X CD-ROM or faster (8X or faster recommended)
Video	Any ATI Radeon? or GeForce? 2 with 32MB or higher; or other video card with 32MB and hardware T&L (ATI Radeon? 64 MB SDR or GeForce? 2 Pro or other video card with 64 MB or more memory and hardware T&L recommended)
Sound	Windows? 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 16-bit sound card
DirectX?	DirectX? version 9 (included) or higher