RollerCoaster Tycoon is a series that's earned its place as a true classic of video gaming history. Or rather, it was, until publishers Atari decided to make the fourth instalment into a mobile outing so crammed with microtransactions that it was rendered all but unplayable.
The idea of building your own theme park -- or playing strategy games in general -- on the go should work though, if it's done right. The touch interface is perfect for dragging and dropping new attractions, or mapping out the park itself. Frontier Developments, the studio behind the third entry, seems to agree and has ported the popular RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 to iPhone and iPad, without any sign of interruptive free-to-play mechanics.
By: Matt Kamen,
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