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Atari's reputation as a gaming label is now so far down the pan that virtually every release is met with a mixture of resigned inevitability and something akin to a macabre glee. Recent abominations such as Alone in the Dark: Illumination and the bizarre survivalist reboot of Asteroids haven't simply been bad, but so explosively atrocious that the games transform into a circus of mockery and ridicule. In the centre of the ring is a lousy clown who remains entertaining purely because the audience gets to throw pies at him.It's fair to say that Rollercoaster Tycoon World was similarly expected to step out of its tiny car, trip over its oversized shoes and somehow hang itself on the high-wire, causing the big-top to collapse, the elephants to escape, and the lion to seize this golden opportunity to eat its tamer. Fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately, depending on your perspective) it isn't as bad as all that.
It's still bad, mind you. Rollercoaster Tycoon World could in no way be described as a good game in its current state. But I don't think it is entirely beyond redemption either. There is a functioning, sensibly structured game here, possibly an enjoyable one given a hefty dollop of work.
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