RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister Expansion Pack

by Atari

Product Features

• Tycoon strategy game: you create and run your own rollercoaster
• Create your own incredible roller coasters using the all-new Roller Coaster Designer
• Includes 25 Six Flags roller coasters from 5 different Six Flags locations
• Trade creations and challenge other RollerCoaster Tycoons worldwide
• For 1 player

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009WE3U
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 21, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,780 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #3 in Software > Outlet
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Create an amusement park for all ages!Product Information[Requires RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game to play]Experience a Jurassic Safari confront an evil Skeleton Army and relive theGolden Age of Rock & Roll! RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 is taking gamers backthrough history and forward to the future in the all-new expansion packRollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister.Time Twister the expansion pack for Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 on PC allowsambitious theme-park designers the ability to create a slew of new parks toentice digital patrons. Choose from 14 different historical and fantasytime-themes and design a park that is truly a blast from the past (or future ifyou like). Decide to build a Prehistoric amusement park decorated with hugeanimated T-Rexes and coasters such as the Raptor Ride. Pick from Mythologicaltimes the Dark Ages the Rock & Roll crazed '50s the Future the RoaringTwenties and more.Product Features Create your own rollercoasters Expand your parks with wild rides including the Raptor Pegasus Ride and Jet Pack coaster. Add animated scenery and attractions including dinosaurs fighting knights and space rangers. Zoom through 14 scenarios that span time - from the prehistoric to the distant future.System Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Pentium II 300 MHz or equivalent processor 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) 150 MB free Hard Disk Space (200 MB recommended) 4X or higher CD-ROM Drive (8X Recommended) Windows 98/Me/2000/XP compatible video card * Windows 98/Me/2000/XP compatible sound card * DirectX version 8.1 (included) or higher Requires RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game to play* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX version 8.1 (included)or higher.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another weak expansion, November 12, 2003

By 

Bruce Gray "gurpsgm" (Shenandoah Valley, VA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

I am a Roller Coaster Tycoon addict. Having said this, you will appreciate it even more when I tell you that this expansion to RCT2 is fun, but it is not the game expansion it could be.

Only about 70MB on a 600MB disc? This could have easily been added to the "Wacky Worlds" disc and =still= have room left for more material.

The box says that there are 14 new scenarios, and other new material. But is it really new? Not that I can see. Although the scenarios are nice, and they are new, they really aren't that different from some we already had.

The "new" coasters are just redesigns of coasters that already exist, but with themes that are similar to themes in the pack. This isn't what I expect when someone says I'm getting a "new" coaster. Rethemed coasters are pretty in the park they were designed for, but are not "new" coasters by my definition.

Some of the rides are just rethemed redesigns of rides we already had. For instance, the "King Neptune" ride is just a themed version of a Scrambler, which we already had in the form of the "Twist".

A couple of the shops are new. There was a couple shops that sold both food and drink, a nice addition for smaller scenarios and parks. But there weren't any really new things here other than that.

Some of the scenery and theme additions are nice, especially the animated ones. I may add a couple of these to parks I'm designing. But that doesn't make this addition any more worth the extra cash. At least this expansion was priced significantly less than the previous one.

My suggestion is to wait. My highly educated guess is that RCT2 will eventually be released in a "Gold" or "Platinum" or some such designation edition that will include the RCT2 game and both additions - the "Wacky Worlds" add on and the "Time Twister" add on, if not even more material.

Fun but not worth the money.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dosen't really live up, July 14, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

The game dosen't live up in many ways.

First off, the scenery for the olden days -- Mythology, Prehistory -- etc, is excellent and bountiful. There's only ONE package for the future and it's mostly walls.

I think the game's ratio of Time Twisting leans strictly towards the past. Most of the new elements relate to building "old" or "past" things like classics.

The new shops and stalls sell the standards. No new foods or drinks. A new bathroom style -- wooden. For Jurassic Parks?

The game's futuristic rides seem less than futuristic. Sure, they look like it, but really rides of the future would be a little less primative. Another flaw is the sheer stupidity of the, let's say, Robin Hood scenario. Those rides, I'm sure didn't exist in the Robin Hood time -- especially roller coasters made of "mini-steel"!

The game dosen't exactly deliver what it says. Same interface, graphics. Most new rides come in the form of redesigning (giving a new vehicle for, mostly!) an old standard: the Reverser Coaster becomes "Police Chase" but it just has new cars, and the like.

Not really worth it. You're not missing out.

On the plus side, the Scenario Editor has more choices and you can build a park with better realism to the theme--but still... Not really wroth it

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty interesting! Finally a good expansion pack to RCT2!!, October 29, 2003

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M. E. Mouzon "nik02" (Boston, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

Now that's what I'm talking about! Admittedly, at first, I thought that the Wacky Worlds expansion pack was better than most folks thought, but this new one, Time Twister, blows it out of the water. This is how an expansion pack is supposed to be, with not only re-vamped rides and new scenery, but with NEW rides and BETTER scenery! But not just scenery, but with SPECIAL EFFECTS!! I'm not going to be the one to give away too many details, but it's worth getting. The scenarios seem more challenging to me, but they're more in sync than the ones in Wacky Worlds. Personally, I like these better (they're from different times). And yes, they lowered the price ...! So I recommend this to every RCT fan!