IGN, RCT review (1999)

Cite as: IGN, RCT review (1999)
Original: http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/03/roller-coaster-tycoon
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Accessed: 2026-10-26
Licence: © IGN Entertainment; Wayback capture
Credit: Jason Bates's review, bylined "Jason Bates" and dated 2 April 1999 on the page. Score 8.5 ("Great"), with Presentation 6, Graphics 8, Sound 7, Gameplay 8.5 and Lasting Appeal 7.
Notes: The 6 March 2016 capture. Its release field reads "Released Mar. 31st, 1999", which conflicts with GameSpot's 22 March post.

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GameSpot's new-releases post of 22 March 1999 listed MicroProse and Hasbro Interactive's RollerCoaster Tycoon, developed by Chris Sawyer, as new on store shelves that Monday. IGN's review page gives 31 March 1999 instead, and Computer Games Magazine's interview of January 2000 says only that it was released in March.	`game box beside the review`	Web
Jason Bates's IGN review of 2 April 1999 scored it 8.5 out of 10.	`score boxend of review`	Web
Bates wrote that it was a lot like Theme Park, "but so what? It's also a lot of fun", and that MicroProse had beaten Bullfrog's Theme Park 2 to the punch.	`deckparagraph 1`	Web