"RollerCoaster Tycoon® has been one of the most popular games to be released in the last three years," said Franck Heissat, Marketing Director Core Games, Infogrames Europe. "The fans have been shouting for more RollerCoaster Tycoon and we're glad to finally be able to give them what they've been demanding."

New features in RollerCoaster Tycoon II will include a tuned ride creation system for more control while building roller coasters and scenery, new shops and stores to help raise player's profits in their parks, new park themes to help gamers attract new customers to their theme parks, and a scenario editor with which gamers can create their own park challenges.

The original RollerCoaster Tycoon was created by Chris Sawyer and was released in the spring of 1999. Since then RollerCoaster Tycoon has spent more weeks in the top-ten-selling computer games chart than any other title during this period. Two expansion packs, Corkscrew Follies and Loopy Landscapes, were released to add features to the original game.