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How to Play Theme Park Roller Coaster for PS2

In "Theme Park Roller Coaster" for PlayStation 2 (PS2), you build and operate a theme park, trying to draw a certain number of visitors and stay in business for a certain number of years. Not only do you determine how big your roller coasters are, you set the prices for items such as hamburgers and balloons. Each level of gameplay involves goals, which you can achieve by creating exciting rides and offering good pricing.

Instructions

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  Select "New Game" from the title screen. Select "Main Game" at the next screen. Select the park you want to play in and click "OK."
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  Press "Triangle" to access the "Build" menu. Highlight "Roller Coaster" from the list and press "X" to go to the cost screen. Press "X" again to purchase the ride.
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  Use the directional pad to select a location to place the coaster base building. Rotate it by pressing "L1" for clockwise or "R1" for counterclockwise. Press "X" to place the ride. Connect the entrance and exit of the ride to a path.
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  Use the directional pad to select where the first roller coaster track or pylon will go. The game will highlight areas of ground where you can build the next pylon. Press "X" to place pylons, "Square" to build loops, "Circle" to undo pylons and "Triangle" to stop building. Connect both ends of the track to the coaster base building.
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  Highlight the coaster base building and press "X" to select it. Choose "Edit Pylons" from the list and then select one of them. Raise or lower it to create a more exciting roller coaster ride. Continue revising your roller coaster until you are satisfied with it.
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  Build additional rides and buildings such as sideshows and shops by accessing them from the "Build" menu.
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  Use the directional pad to navigate to the park's front gates. Press "X" to select it and "X" again to open it. Customers will begin to walk into your park.
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  Press "Square" to hire staff for your park. Place them at the rides and buildings so they can collect fares.
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  Press "R2" to select "Camcorder mode." The game will shift from an overhead view to a first person view of your park as if you were a visitor. Walk around the park and into the entrances of rides and press "Square" to test them. Press "Triangle" to exit out of camcorder mode.
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  Press "Circle" to open the laptop. Review how your park is doing, including how much money you have made, how many visitors you have had and how long you have been in business. Adjust prices to draw more visitors to your park or earn more money to purchase new attractions.

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