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Aspyr Media today announced that RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 for the Macintosh has gone gold and is scheduled to ship sometime next week. In related news, IMG has posted a hands-on preview of the game and 5 QuickTime movies of the game, including a making of movie.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is the first in the highly successful Rollercoaster Tycoon series to come to Mac. The game features stunning 3D graphics, and the all-new CoasterCam, which allows players to see their park from the eyes of a guest and ride all the rides. Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 also features amazing crowd scenes with enhanced park guests and characters, more than 170 rides including new-to-the-franchise roller coaster types, realistic day and night cycles with superb lighting effects, extensive still-picture and movie-making capability, and the new Fireworks MixMaster, which allows players to create pyrotechnic masterpieces and synchronize them to music.

RollerCoaster Tycooon 3 is available for pre-order through Macgamestore.com for $49.95.

To check out the IMG preview, screenshots, and movies, follow the link below to the preview.

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