Planet Coaster: Console Edition

In Challenge Mode, you begin with a clean slate and you build your park based on what challenges are given to you.

Author’s Note: Some challenges that are given to you might not be able to be completed. I had challenges for creating a restaurant with two rooms, creating a hotel and have guests stay for 30 days and creating a fireworks display and have 100 guests mesmerized for 30 seconds. I didn’t have access to any of these.

Start by selecting ‘Challenge’ from the main menu, then on the next screen, choose a region. A window will pop up for you to select your difficulty. While you can choose any difficulty, since the three challenge achievements don’t require a difficulty, it is highly recommended that you choose ‘Easy’. When the map opens, you are given a park entrance, a wide open area and $8,000.00 (if on Easy). If you have dabbled in Career mode, then you should be familiar with park management. If not, based on the available challenges, spend your money wisely. Refer to Brightest Star in the Sky (15G) for some tips on generating a profit for your park.

Challenges will appear in the top left of the screen, up to three at a time, so complete the ones you think you can complete. It is suggested that you build your park around your challenges; first, to minimize cost, and second, so you don’t overbuild. Some will be straightforward, but some will be more difficult, so feel free to dismiss any you’d rather not attempt. The only drawback to this is that a new challenge doesn’t appear for a few minutes, so you may be twiddling your thumbs waiting for an easier one. Remember, you can always hold and press twice to fast forward time. When you complete a challenge, there will be a cash reward which, when claimed, get added to your current spending balance.

If you wish to stop playing, you can save your park and continue at another time with no penalty. Just remember to select the same park when you continue. Once you’ve completed 10 challenges, the achievement will unlock.