The blue pools of Planet Coaster 2 make me want to go to a real water park | Gaming

If roller coasters are humanity’s way of injecting ourselves with a dose of fear just to stay on our toes, then water parks are our way of turning our old enemy, the sea, into a captive entertainer (or is that aquariums?) Either way, Frontier are hoping to cater for all humankind’s quirky day-out desires with Planet Coaster 2, by adding water slides and wave pools to the teacups and train rides of their management sim. I had a short go on it, and while there’s no chance two hours of hands-on time could give me a full impression of the building game‘s suite of creative tools, I was quietly pleased with the jungle-themed pool I nestled into the earth. And with the little shark mascot I hired to patrol it.

Much of what made up the first game returns. The focus is still…