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Shallow fun, but fun nonetheless
posted by DaMikeSC (COLUMBIA, SC) Nov 24, 2007
Member since Jul 2007
23 out of 23 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
I will admit that I am geek for Rollercoaster Tycoon and Theme Park. So, I was actually looking forward to this. I didn't play Thrillville on the original X-Box and, in spite of the mediocre reviews, I had high hopes.
I am impressed with the game.
The game is definitely targeted towards youngsters (it's never extremely difficult), but I actually like the addition of missions to provide some structure for what you're doing. You never feel like there is nothing to do as there is almost always a mission to complete in the game.
In fact, this is probably the best mini-game compilation on the 360. Because, make no bones about it, this is basically a mini-games collection with a theme park sim attached to it. You build your park, primarily, to get more mini-games to play.
The list of diversions is lengthy and most are rather fun. The scoring in some of them seems a bit off to me, but I can't say I hated any of them. Even the Rock'Em-Sock'Em Robots rip-of...I mean homage was fun.
The interaction with the guests is another amusing, but mindless, diversion. You recognize the topics that the person cares about (sports, school, griping about your park, music) and you just match up your responses to them. I won't deny that I actually got a kick out of the flirting thing, as you will routinely pick up girls who are there with other guys.
This is not the greatest game ever made, but it is a surprisingly enjoyable game with a much longer shelf life than you would imagine as it was longer than I imagined. It's not Rollercoaster Tycoon by any stretch, but it is equally as fun. The cartoony visuals work quite well here too in terms of keeping the game feeling more whimsical. And that you can intentionally decide coasters that crash and people like that is fun.
Give the game a shot. You could do much worse than this. It's the best mini-game compilation on the console and the best simulator outside of Viva Pinata, which was also criminally overlooked.
I am impressed with the game.
The game is definitely targeted towards youngsters (it's never extremely difficult), but I actually like the addition of missions to provide some structure for what you're doing. You never feel like there is nothing to do as there is almost always a mission to complete in the game.
In fact, this is probably the best mini-game compilation on the 360. Because, make no bones about it, this is basically a mini-games collection with a theme park sim attached to it. You build your park, primarily, to get more mini-games to play.
The list of diversions is lengthy and most are rather fun. The scoring in some of them seems a bit off to me, but I can't say I hated any of them. Even the Rock'Em-Sock'Em Robots rip-of...I mean homage was fun.
The interaction with the guests is another amusing, but mindless, diversion. You recognize the topics that the person cares about (sports, school, griping about your park, music) and you just match up your responses to them. I won't deny that I actually got a kick out of the flirting thing, as you will routinely pick up girls who are there with other guys.
This is not the greatest game ever made, but it is a surprisingly enjoyable game with a much longer shelf life than you would imagine as it was longer than I imagined. It's not Rollercoaster Tycoon by any stretch, but it is equally as fun. The cartoony visuals work quite well here too in terms of keeping the game feeling more whimsical. And that you can intentionally decide coasters that crash and people like that is fun.
Give the game a shot. You could do much worse than this. It's the best mini-game compilation on the console and the best simulator outside of Viva Pinata, which was also criminally overlooked.