Roller Coaster Tycoon Expansion Pack: Loopy Landscapes

by Atari

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004WHW7
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 20, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (126 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,887 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Roller Coaster Tycoon is one of the few games ever released that seems to appeal to gamers of every type, and the Loopy Landscapes expansion pack will appeal to all RCT fans. The only slight letdown is the lack of new rides. As the name suggests, the main focus of this expansion pack is new terrain and themes.

One of the best aspects of Loopy Landscapes is that it lets you personalize your park in ways that weren't possible in the original game. Open a hat stall, T-shirt stand, or nearly any other shop and choose a color for each of your items. It's a hoot to watch a herd of hapless fun-seekers walk through your park wearing a rainbow of caps and holding an equally colorful assortment of balloons. We also had a blast working our way through the new scenarios included with the package, which incorporate all the new themes and settings (such as the icy Winter Wonderland and majestic Medieval Castles) and range in difficulty from sedate fun to frenzied puzzle solving. One of best new scenarios gives you an empty park and unlimited funds, but you only have a certain amount of time to attract 2,000 guests, and if the park rating dips below 700 you lose the game. This effectively turned time and space into the most valuable resources in the game, requiring us to rethink some old strategies.

As an additional bonus, the complete content from the first expansion pack, Corkscrew Follies, is included on the CD. Players who already purchased Corkscrew Follies can send in for a $10 rebate until December 31, 2000, but the process for doing so is persnickety (don't throw your box away). Newcomers to the RCT world should note that a copy of Roller Coaster Tycoon is required to play Loopy Landscapes. And RCT junkies will want to get their hands on all the new goodies Loopy Landscapes offers as soon as possible. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• You can customize nearly everything
• The new themes can really transform a park
• Comes with Corkscrew Follies, if you missed it the first time around

Cons:

• There aren't many new rides
• We're still waiting for a design editor that lets us experiment with tracks outside the confines of the game

Product Description

This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.

See all Product Description

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

86 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great expansion is worth the wait! Get it!, October 26, 2000

By 

Jayson (Rancho Santa Margarita, ca, United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Roller Coaster Tycoon Expansion Pack: Loopy Landscapes (CD-ROM)

Loopy Landscapes is the second expansion pack for the original Roller Coaster Tycoon.

For the price, you get quite a few extra goodies. Loopy Landscapes includes 30 new scenarios, 3 `real' pre-built-parks, new themes, new coaster designs, new shops/stalls, music and coloring options, plus a few new rides. It should be said upfront that this expansion also includes RCT's 1st expansion: Corkscrew Follies, so you don't need to purchase it as a separate item.

The scenarios, like the original and first expansion get progressively harder, and when you load it for the first time, only 5 of the scenarios are unlocked. You must complete a scenario here in order to unlock others. However, I think this is where Loopy Landscapes shines in game play: The new scenarios are much more dynamic, creative, and challenging than previous ones. Here, instead of the normal `Have 1,200 guests by the end of year 3', or `Have a Park Value of $XX,XXX' by the end of year 3', you'll find you have to create certain excitement levels on half built coasters, or create X coasters of Y type. My favorite so far is `Arid Heights' where you are free from any financial burdens....just a big sandbox mode in which to create a park that will attract 2000 guests. I like it because you are not restricted to time or money and can make a beautiful park.

Also Loopy Landscapes groups the scenarios by tabs. There is one tab each for the original game, Corkscrew Follies, Loopy Landscapes, Extra's, and Real Parks. Very cool to be able to switch between these. Also the `Real Parks' are just plain beautiful to look at and watch. Sure you can change them, but I like to study them for tips and hints on what you can bring into one of the other scenarios you are working on.

There are a few new coasters and a few new rides including `Jet Skis' and `Enterprise', but there are many new shops/stalls to choose from. The new coloring options have been expanded; you have more control over how a ride is now painted. There are many new tiles for roofing and ground cover, including snow, swamp, Martian, wood, etc. Also, there are new supports for different walkways and queue lines. The music scores for rides have been expanded as well; you must check out the `Oriental Style'....very beautiful. For a new expansion, I would have liked to see a few more new thrill rides.

Lastly is the new themes themselves. There is now Arctic, Medieval, Spooky, Space, and more. This adds so much creativity, but the biggest let down is that some of the older themes could have been expanded, but were not. Like Old West should have had maybe a saloon, more cacti, horse tie-ups, mine cars, etc. Or Jurassic could have had more dinosaur's, Egyptian and Greek could have been expanded too. There are some themes that are begging to be created, like Pirates, or Super Hero's, or Mexican. However, the Oriental theme was done very nice.

Overall, a worthy addition to RCT.

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but Not Excellent!, November 18, 2000

By 

Brittany Rose (Winnipeg, MB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roller Coaster Tycoon Expansion Pack: Loopy Landscapes (CD-ROM)

If you had the 1st RCT you'd love it but eventually the novelty wears off. Well if you pick up this expansion which has 2 add-on packs you'd be thrilled. However if you already have "Corkscrew Follies" you'd notice that their aren't that many new things added on. Still the game is worth it for diehard RCT Fans.

Some new things in terms of scenary. LL really has a lot of new themeing types, which is always fun. The CF features that carry over are new entertainers, music choices, painting colors and section painting. If you are really into the whole themeing thing then this is truly the expansion pack for you.

Rides: CF gives you a lot of new gentle rides, and a few thrill rides. Around 10-12 new rollercoasters really add to the gameplay as they are all different, and fun. One new thing you'll see alot of with LL is water rides. Jet skis, water coasters, raft rides etc. are all brand new which is a good change. In terms of ride improvements you get a lot of new rollercoaster cart types which is cool.

SHOPS: There are tooooons of new shops so if you wanna make more money this is an easy way. There is everything from tee-shirt and hat stalls to fried chicken and coffee shops.

BAD THINGS: Some major bummers: you can no longer charge admission to your park, which is wear [i think] a lot of the money comes from. Also you can't research ride improvements which I guess is OK cuz you get the stuff you'd be researching then.

SCENARIOS: The corkscrew follies scenarios are REALLLLY Hard. At least I think so. They have big goals and are all similar in that you have to have x number of people in your park by a certain time. The Loopy Landscape scenarios are fun because they are different. There is a huge empty park right in the beginning with unlimited money! Some new ways to win include "Finish building these 5 rollercoasters to have an excitement value of 6.7" or "earn $8000 a month with ride ticket sales." These new ways to play are really great!

So even if you already have CF this is a great expansion cuz you can get a rebate

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loopy Landscaps is not the best but good, November 23, 2000

By 

Barbara A, Sinnott (Bainbridge Island, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roller Coaster Tycoon Expansion Pack: Loopy Landscapes (CD-ROM)

Okay I will first say the bad things then I will move to the better things.

One of the worst things about loopy lanscapes is you can't charge money for addmission. That is bad because you won't make as much money than in the first ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON. The other bad thing in LL(loopy landscape)is that they don't give you that much new Rollercoasters, but the ones they give you are great.

The best thing is one of the first five levels you choose from is a great one because you get as much time you want and as much $ you want. Another great thing is that there more senarios. It also comes with more senery and shops to choose. If you really like ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON you should get this but if you think ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON is boring than I wouldn't recomend it.