May 22nd, 2012

What did Nintendo Power think of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D?

71 Comments

Not much, unfortunately.

This is what they said in their review:

Although RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D can be fun, its shortcoming prevent it from being the immersive experience the series is famous for. Fans might be excited to see the franchise return, but this portable simplification will leave most players feeling less than thrilled.

The final score was 5.5 / 10, and what stood out to me is that there is a “very small limit on the number of rides, coaster parts, scenery pieces, shops, and footpaths that can be added to the park”. I wasn’t rushing to pick up the game anyway, but it’s a shame they couldn’t make the most of what is an enjoyable franchise.

  • millsy

    I am now disappointed.

    • Thomas_379

      Duude. >__

    • Thomas_379

      >__

    • TomoNato

      So am I. Do YOU have a problem with that Thomas??

    • critic

      hahahaha….

      What do you expect? Its published by Atari.

    • critic

      I buy Nintendo console to play Nintendo games, everyone else’s game sucks.

      Ninty can survive if no one makes game for 3DS, because only their own games are good.

    • Zack

      I think that is a HUGE overstatement and there are plenty of other companies that make good games. Sega, Square Enix, Capcom… etc

    • http://nintendoworlds.com TurboPikachu

      @Zack:

      Sega is not a good 3rd-party developer. They’ve been stabbing me (and their fans) in the back with over-hyped, disappointing crap for the past half-decade.
      They were a great hardware manufacturer, and made groundbreakingly great games for their own systems. But that era came to an end; they left the hardware business; talented and experienced hardware/software engineers left the company; and complete retards were hired in their place.

      To me, sega died completely in 2008. I wish they would have folded up as a company when the Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001. The company (along with their mascot, Sonic) would have went down as legends of the video game world.
      But instead, the company went on to become just a shovelware developer, leaving crap stains on Nintendo’s, Microsoft’s, and Sony’s hardware, and Sonic is ruined, his (and his fans’) reputation trashed, and no future recovery in sight.

      Sorry if I sound like I’m trolling/flaming, but they really have stabbed their fans in the back, especially the fans blinded by their own dedication to Sega.
      I will always have fond memories of Sega’s final years as a hardware manufacturer (Dreamcast), but now I see them sticking up a middle finger at those good times.

    • http://nintendoworlds.com TurboPikachu

      On-topic:

      I really loved RCT3 for PC. It’s a real shame to know that Atari doesn’t know how to make RCT for a console the same way as PC…

  • Captain Falcon

    Tis a shame…

  • holonboy

    i liked these games for the potential for creativity. It’s a shame to see there’s a limit on the number of items.

    Still, I might pick it up once the price drops.

    • BlueToad

      I’ll probably do the same

    • I’M A BEAST

      looks cool but limited items X(

  • 1-up Dude

    Hey,how you guys make pics on your comments?

    • Captain Falcon

      Sign up at Gravatar, and when commenting on the blog you’d use the same email you used when signing up.

    • I’M A BEAST

      just did

  • https://boards.4chan.org/fit/ RIVER

    I expected as much.

  • KING Z

    Fuck Nintendo Power

    • https://boards.4chan.org/fit/ RIVER

      Rofl, you mad brah?

    • Co-Wink-Key-Dink inc

      I guess he is, some angry Atari fanboy I guess.
      I always thought they were like nintendo fanboys, graphics weren’t everything, UNTIL IT CHANGED WITH THE SCAMMY JAGUAR!!!

    • Joshua

      Nah Im Not Mad

    • Roik

      RCT3D is shovelware, whether you would like to admit it or not.

    • TomoNato

      WHo cares I like the game on the computer and im disappointed of the review.. Ther isnt a problem with that??

    • Joshua

      @Joshua, Dont Answer For Me, You DumbAss Freak.

    • the psvita is better

      yeah fuck them for not having the same opinion you do on a game you havent tried unless you work for the company that made it which i doubt
      (sarcasm)

    • Your Mom

      @princess z
      tell me whats so cool about this game? is this garbage even worth the money?

    • Co-Wink-Key-Dink inc

      Ive herd that roller coaster tycoon 3 got a better review of 80% or something, well they should just make a remake here

  • Croc

    I expected nothing less of Atari :3

    • Zeem

      You mean you expected nothing more, right?

  • MovieQuest

    Very disappointing . I loved RCT3 but this sounds like the usual ”portable shoehorn” many micro-management pc games have published :/ Oh well , I guess it means I’ll have more free cash for Heroes of Ruin and Lego Batman 2 and Rayman Origins!

  • Guy

    Leave it to Atari to drop the ball.

    Nobody around here seems to understand that you need big people working on big games.

    • Oops

      drop the ball? They can’t drop what they didn’t have in the first place!

  • MegabusterLegends3

    Aww, and I was hoping I could finally move on past rct3

  • Crannynoko

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo …

  • Kevin Jo

    I love the series. I think I’ll wait until it’s $20. Or a deal on several games comes up.

  • the psvita is better

    well to be fair, i never thought it looked promising anyways

  • Dae

    :c

  • mah boi

    Nintendo Power usually gives the highest score for nintendo exclusives to.

  • The GG

    Aww Bi7ch biscuit

  • Ty

    Wasn’t expecting much, so I’m not surprised, but Nintendo Power isn’t exactly known for reviewing games fairly. They tend to have a very heavy bias towards Nintendo- games not made by Nintendo typically receive lower scores (exclusives are the exception though). Any poor or mediocre game Nintendo puts out tends to still get decent reviews from them- not like there’s a lot of them, but there has been a few.

    • http://primedmetroid.wordpress.com PrimedMetroid

      Sorry, but Mario Tennis Open got a 7 from NP, and Game Informer, known for slamming Nintendo in most cases (7 for Kid Icarus? Seriously?), awarded it an 8. Plus, while everyone gave Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Skyward Sword 10s everywhere, NP just gave them a 9.5.

  • Jon

    Of course this game was going to suck. It was destined to be shovelware just like most movie games are. Sorry but this is just my opinion on it

    • Oops

      except Goldeneye on n64 that was the best movie game ever made!

  • Zeem

    Thats unfortunate. I guess if I want a portable RCT fix i’ll just have to get it for a tablet.

    RCT plays like a boss on tablets from what i’ve seen. =P

  • japzone

    Darn………………………………………………………….

  • Your Mom

    rollercoaster game? rather go to universal studios and ride rollercoasters there.

    • IAMDABOMB

      GREAT AMERICA IS DA BOMB
      HATERS GONNA HATE

  • Co-Wink-Key-Dink inc

    It’s not the same Atari anymore, it’s not the EXACT same one who made the consoles, it just splits and twists and does NOTHING but stay as one

  • I’M A BEAST

    a

  • IAMDABOMB

    AA

  • Andy

    Thrillville plz! :3

  • Theo

    3Ds getting DS level 3rd party games already?

    Seriously wtf…

    I was really looking forward to this!

  • Concerned soccer mom

    They should have ported RC2, that game is freaking awesome.

  • http://www.comic-ray.deviantart.com Rafael

    I’m a RCT fan and was planning to pick this one up, but now I think I’ll reconsider this when more reviews roll in.

    • http://youtube.com/tanookimario3d rafmanXD

      hey my name is rafael too!!!

  • LadidaRdam

    well that stinks :(

  • StigtriX

    Half the fun of simulation games where the emphasis is on building is to unlock new pieces and combine them with what you had.

    I was looking forward to this, but it seems like I will stick with my RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with all the expansion packs. It went downhill with the third installment, so I wasn’t really expecting much.

  • tob2007

    Can’t really say I’m surprised. The last few before the series originally died were terrible beyond comprehension. I didn’t have high hopes for this one, but it’s never a good thing to see the major fans get disappointed, because they must have been waiting a long time for this.

  • Gamerbro

    It is a shame I really like the one on the computer and that had a ton of stuff. :(

  • http://youtube.com/the8guys Dylan

    i hate everything thats not RPG :P

  • Adam

    Ok I’m confused. When the heck is this coming out?

  • Ice Climbers

    Not that RollerCoaster Tycoon is shovelware, but the 3DS has already been getting hit with some shovelware. Go look at the list of 3DS games on Nintendo’s US website.

    Nintendo NEEDS to bring back the Seal of Quality. Ever since it was dropped, every Nintendo system except Gamecube has been drowned in shovelware. The GBA, DS, and Wii are crammed full of shovelware. Any game not part of a well-known franchise is usually treated as shovelware, even if it is not. Games like Crush 3D, Heroes of Ruin, and Shifting World will seem like shovelware if Nintendo doesn’t put an end to it.

  • Wildman

    Awww. Lamesauce.

  • holonboy

    No thanks; I already have MineCraft.

  • Co-Wink-Key-Dink inc

    My comment above came after you, but went behind you. :/

  • IAMDABOMB

    MINECRAFT IS DA BOMB
    HATERS GONNA HATE

  • Zeem

    On 3DS?

  • Zeem

    God this site is so buggy at times x.x

  • http://youtube.com/the8guys Dylan

    Minecraft is the best game ever… nuff said

  • IAMDABOMB

    exactlly

  • Dick

    So is your mom