Summertime Gets Soaked! Atari Introduces 'RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!'

June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The summer solstice just got a little brighter as Atari announced today that developer Frontier has completed RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked, the first expansion pack for the successful RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 franchise. Scheduled to ship to retail outlets nationwide on the longest day of summer, June 21, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! is perfectly timed because the game invites players to create and control their own water parks just as the summer vacation season gets underway.

According to the NPD Group, RollerCoaster Tycoon is the top-selling tycoon franchise, having sold nearly nine million units life-to-date worldwide, and since 1995, becoming the second best selling PC game of all time in the U.S. "With Frontier's creativity and passion, Atari is pleased to continue to support the enormous worldwide RCT fan base with innovative and exciting new content," said Matt Collins, Director of Category Marketing at Atari. "With RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! Frontier and Atari have created so much more than just an expansion pack."

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! offers players more than 50 new rides and coasters, many of which are built around a water park theme, including swimming pool complexes, massive water slides, wave pools and amazing interactivity with water, including stirring up swimming pools, firing water cannons at park guests and a brand new interactive water-based coaster called The Roller Soaker! New Swimming Pool and Waterfall Designers will enable players to add hundreds of enhancements and the RCT3 MixMaster has been expanded to allow players to customize dazzling laser light, firework and water shows using the player's own music library.

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Players can also create marine spectaculars with performing dolphins, killer whale shows and custom-designed aquariums. The new tunneling system opens up a whole new set of opportunities, with tunnels both underground and under water. With original coasters, water slides, beaches and more, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! is the ultimate interactive experience for summer fun.

Developed by Frontier Developments Ltd. of Cambridge, England, in conjunction with Chris Sawyer, the creator and developer of RollerCoaster Tycoon, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! is for the PC and will ship to retailers on June 21 for $29.99.

Additional information about the franchise is available at www.atari.com/rollercoastertycoon.

SOURCE Atari, Inc.