It is always a concern when simulation games make the jump from PC to console, but Planet Coaster is one of the best examples of utilising a controller for a park sim. This goes for designing the park too not once did I feel hindered by the control scheme in creating the park exactly how I wanted it to look. The Park Management screen displays a lot of information should you dig further into it, but it is easy to read and incredibly simple to jump to a notification of a problem, and exactly where in the park it is too. It gives you an easy to understand overview of such items, and you can then choose to drill down into them if you want, but you aren’t penalised if you choose not to.įurther to this, is how well-optimised Planet Coaster is for consoles and a controller input. The Park Management screen is where you can check in on some of the finer details such as balance sheets, overall ratings, guest thoughts, etc. Even then though, there isn’t a requirement to use the features. Parks created in Planet Coaster feature many of the options you would come to expect in a park sim, but it doesn’t bog them down with extra, unnecessary menus that add layers of difficulty. Best of all though, you can download full theme parks designed by other users and play them in Challenge mode, meaning you can even make these creations your own. Already in there I have seen a Millennium Falcon, Super Mario and Xbox Controller decorations, and more than one roller coaster designed to net you some easy achievements. This marketplace for user-generated content can provide thousands more items to place in your park, really making sure that you will never get bored with what the game has to offer. In amongst the hundreds of rides and amenities you can build – and several DLC packs – is the Frontier Workshop.

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