And with the little shark mascot I hired to patrol it.

Much of what made up the first game returns.

I dug out a crater-like hole and scooped away the underground rock to make a shallow cavern.

A lifeguard looks through his binoculars as guests swim in a pool.

Then raised the earth on one side of my crater to form a shadow-casting mini-mountain.

With that all set, it was time to see what splashy pools were possible.

At this point I began to envy my splish-splashing guests.

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It was almost painful, in the leaf-strewn winds of encroaching autumn, to design this summer paradise.

But in my haste I went straight to the pre-built ones.

I have always loved that one.

A path leading to a tropical themed pool, with a walkway suspended above it.

Although not as much as a lazy river (another attraction it’s possible for you to build).

Sadly, none of these fit anywhere in the surroundings of my pool paradise.

Everything I’ve described so far was in the open creative mode, with unlimited money enabled.

An aerial view of a park in-progress, featuring a tropical pool and a roller coaster.

Thank god, they let you name stuff - this is the true test of a creativity-coaxing game.

Planet Coaster 2 is coming out November 6th, deep in the realm of, ugh,autumn.

I’ve passed on the previous game, as well as the animal management ofPlanet Zoo.

Bathers splash each other with water as a tall slide rises on the horizon.

But I downright love faceplanting chlorinated water after skimming down a plastic intestine in an inflatable donut.

So maybe the blue skies and bluer pools of this sequel is where I jump in.

A large, long pool is filled with many swimmers on a hot day.

A selection of mascots is displayed on a menu bar, as the shark mascot patrols the poolside.

A view from the perspective of a roller coaster attendant looking down at his controls.