Gamespot takes first look at Disney's Ultimate Ride

wow, this game looks horrible. I dont know about anyone else but i prefer realism when it comes to coaster simulators. I remeber Disney's Coaster, the original one, and that was more realistic looking than this!

This makes me crave RTC 2.

Someone needs to get 3D-Ultra (makers of the Pinball game Thrillride) and Chris Sawyer! They both only use 2d graphics and make it look 3D. 3D Ultra even has running water and night modes. That would be awesome if Chris Sawyer could figure out a way to have running water or look like flowing water and night modes in his game.

As for this game it looks like Sim Theme Park way too much. If they were going for a game similar too the first "Coaster" game they should have looked at No Limits for inspiration. Though this game looks like it's aged at the 10-18yr old bracket.

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THis stinks, the disney coaster games are not realistic, i also remember the original Coaster, it was tons more realistic, it was way ahead of its time. im 16 and i would take NO LIMITS any day.

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I remember the original Coaster! That's all we did in computer class. We never did any work. Just Coaster and SimCity. I once built a whole series of coasters, Masta, Destroya, Blasta, etc. Ah, those were the days.

Anyways, back on topic, it doesn't look that bad. Maybe they were trying to create a fantasy-style game. I won't be playing it anytime soon, but I can see a market for this type of coaster game.

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Who cares if they're not "realistic?" If they're fun and entertaining, I don't care that I get to go around Mickey's house.

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

That looks absolutely craptacular!

disney wont be getting my money...

personally, i dont like disney at all. i wasnt too impressed with their parks, and im not too impressed with their games either.

Right on, Coaster Kingdom!

I recently bought Disney's Ultimate Ride: Coaster Deluxe and I was unimpressed. I think they can do better than that...look at No Limits.

Jim

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Very unimpressive. I've got the first Ultimate Ride game, and although it's no RCT, it's still a very good game, I prefer it over the original Coaster game from disney, and the graphics look MUCH better in the first UR game (well, the one that I have). Really dissapointed here.

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"You can't kill what's stronger than death" - Zakk Wylde

I probably have a different reason for not buying this game. In recent months I have been introduced to Disney's dark side, sueing small businesses to stop or steal their original ideas becuase Eisner doesn't have the balls to compete on a level playing field. Never heard of any of this? Not suprirsed. Disney is more litigeous than Microsoft but it never makes the news becuase they don't have the government breathing down their neck. And now it's happening to the company I work for.

I think Hopbell is a great developer and I really enjoyed the original UR. But as you can imagine I am no longer interested in Disney or anything associated with them. *** This post was edited by Phyter on 5/30/2002. ***

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I think they can do better than that...look at No Limits.

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Have you actually used the interface in NoLimits? It's a far cry from this thing.

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"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

MY GOD!! What's wrong with the track in the screenshots? It looks a little too unrealistic for me, and that's saying a lot. Maybe they're still improving it, or possibly the target audience is younger (5-12?).

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THIS GAME WAS NOT MADE FOR CEs. Man you people think anything with the word coaster in it has to be specially made for us. There are other people in the world.

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Really? You're kidding! There are other people in the world...and do these people have their own lives? They don't just sit at the computer and type words onto the screens like us? Where are these people? I don't see anybody...

Sorry, I'm just in a sarcastic mood because I'm going to CP tomorrow.

[edit] This post wasn't meant to have a point. [/edit]

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*** This post was edited by CPgenius on 5/31/2002. ***

I dont get your point.

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Actually I have the two predecessors to this game, Ultimate Ride and Ultimate Ride Deluxe. Both versions have been lots of fun for me. Obviously this is not a hyper-realistic coaster simulator like no limits, and people who are used to no limits may dislike Ultimate Ride at first sight. However, Ultimate Ride focuses on another aspect of rides, which is the theming. The real fun part of the game is to have your coaster work around the landscape and the props (user-placed, 100's to choose from, many are moving props). It is also common for Ultimate Ride designers to create mods, where they modify the default props and sound files to their own liking, to create some really wild coasters. One guy reenacted the trench scene from Star Wars IV, with Tie Fighters, Star Destroyers etc. It was really quite entertaining.

Another advantage of Ultimate Ride is that the building interface is very simplified. My 10 year old sister was able to sit down and build a nice coaster within 15 mins of starting with the game. The interface is basically like RCT with more options. There are prefab pieces such as left/right turns, straight pieces, loops, corkscrews, s-turns, etc. You place them, and then adjust the banking, pitch, length, and other things for each piece. This type of system is simple, quick to learn and easy to use, just like RCT. Of course you will be limited a little in what you can build; you can't go nuts like in No Limits, but you have moderate freedom.

Ultimate Ride Deluxe sells for around $20 and is a good buy for someone who doesn't want to invest countless hours learning the No Limits interface, and doesn't want to spend 10-40 hours building each coaster. Many decent Ultimate Ride coasters are built in as little as 1-2 hours. *** This post was edited by Haydn on 5/31/2002. ***

Look: we have realistic games on the market. Just like when a park doesnt put in a coaster for the x year in a row and put in a flat ride to even the park out, designers look to what is out there and design something that isnt there. We have a lot of good lookin, high tech coaster builders out there (No Limits, RCT) but not many "goofy" or off the wall ideas. Personally I wouldnt buy this game just because im savin up for RCT2, but still, just dont look at it from one perspective. Look at the rest of the world and from a designer/company standpoint.

This also might be a good game to get your kids or nephews if they are just getting into coasters. This way its not as advanced as no limits and you dont have to worry about a full park like in RCT.

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Hmm...I have the UR Deluxe version, and I own No Limits, and I enjoy them equally, for different reasons. If you're looking to build realistic coasters, based on realistic physics and technology from well known coaster manufacturers, then No Limits, even with its tedious interface is a very rewarding product. As for Disney's Ultimate Ride Deluxe, there's plenty I like about - the interface is ridiculously simple to use, and having the added sound effects, and animated props gives it a whole different feel than NL. It's pure fun in its own way. Once a few Plugs-ins for 3D formats come into play, it should become a lot more interesting. In addition, the new "Disney" version is so insanely early in production right now to unfarily rip it apart.

I think I am going to puke. Can we say NO PROFIT?! Ugh.