Preview: Planet Coaster 2 Pulls Back the Curtain on PS5 Theme Park Magic

Tricky but rewarding.

There’s a thrill to roller coasters. As you clunk, clunk, clunk up the track, you start to contemplate your life. You should have asked that cute person out, should have called your mum more, shouldn’t have gotten on this terrifying contraption. And then, as you crest over the apex of the climb and see the world below you, everything melts away as you scream and cheer while the coaster rattles you around its winding, looping, twisting rails. The first-person view in Planet Coaster 2 manages to capture some of that magic and the rest of the game pulls back the curtain on how it’s made.

At a preview event in Thorpe Park, we got hands on with the game’s campaign and sandbox mode. If you’re familiar with other Frontier management games, like Jurassic World Evolution or Planet Zoo, you’ll know what’s ahead. The story takes you through a series of scenarios designed to introduce you to the various aspects of the game. It’s witty and gets you to grips with the basics well.

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