Putting players in a unique setting (City, Arctic, etc.) and giving them a limited amount of cash, Challenge mode puts true management skills to the test. Working as the game’s standard mode, I thought career was a really solid balance of satisfying simulation play, with a good deal of challenges thrown into the mix.Ĭhallenge mode is for the true management tycoons of the world. Career mode is a longform session where players are given a base theme/groundwork, and are tasked with creating the best theme park they can. Planet Coaster has three core modes: Career, Sandbox, and Challenge. It doesn’t ruin the experience, but can make getting around feel like a chore. This issue is present in Planet Coaster: Console Edition, as navigating through menus and building tracks with a gamepad is just inferior to a keyboard and mouse. On PC, it’s easy to make snap adjustments and to flip through categories with a mouse and keyboard, this is simply not a luxury enjoyed by those playing on console. One of the struggles that’s nearly impossible to overcome with these management simulators is the shift in controls.

As it can be a bit of a task to get acquainted with the systems in a deep sim like Planet Coaster, I appreciated the revamped tutorial. Planet Coaster: Console Edition adds an in-depth voice tutorial that walks players through the basic steps. Because of this, the tutorial is pretty important as it shows players the ropes of maneuvering the pretty extensive UI.

Planet Coaster features an assortment of rides and tools that players can use to build their own unique theme park. Along with giving more players access to the acclaimed experience from PC, Planet Coaster: Console Edition offers new features and improvements. With the arrival of gaming’s next generation, Frontier is bringing Planet Coaster to Xbox and PlayStation.

From Frontier Developments, this sim brought us back to the glory days of theme-park builders. Planet Coaster first released back in 2016 to positive responses.

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