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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 & Expansions
System: PC
Genre: Business Simulation
Year: 2002
Rank last year: 10 (^ 2)
Another contender for the title "most played game" is RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. It is probably the winner even. The game where you can make anything theme-park related. I started on the series' first game, but found this sequel far superior due to the better way of making scenery. After this title though, the series lost it's charm and I stayed with the second game, until this day.
The game's simple yet intuitive gameplay mechanics makes so easy to pick up and play. With some practise, and of course with some creative talent, one could make truly tremendous things. The most I have with the sandbox mode, and build as your heart desires. The game does finally begin to show it's age, when some newer types of rollercoasters are not possible to build. I can't make the Efteling's new dive-coaster anymore, because it will feature things impossible in the game. Hopefully, the new RollerCoaster Tycoon coming next year will borrow from this game, and if it's only half as good, I'd be set for a new decade.
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