Thrillville

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  • Summary: Thrillville allows gamers of all ages to easily build and customize the coaster of your dreams. Gone are the days of the complex PC techniques used in other coaster games. Rather, Thrillville's easy to use building mode has been designed specifically for the console platforms and makesThrillville allows gamers of all ages to easily build and customize the coaster of your dreams. Gone are the days of the complex PC techniques used in other coaster games. Rather, Thrillville's easy to use building mode has been designed specifically for the console platforms and makes building all 75-plus rides from wooden, corkscrew and inverted coasters to merry go rounds, trains and carnival rides, easy, and most importantly, fun. Imagination is the only height limit with Thrillville, where the fun ranges from racing on go-kart tracks you put together and playing mini-golf on courses you designed to joining friends for dozens of four-player party games, from bumper cars to arcade shoot-‘em-ups. You can also tour the park on foot – a first for theme-park titles – chatting and joking with all the guests to help them out and make sure they’re enjoying themselves. [LucasArts]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. TotalPlayStation
    85
    It also represents one of the first games I've played in a long time that's truly something for both kid and adult, and I'll be giving a copy to my nephew this Christmas in the hopes that it'll help bridge the gap between the business side of his father's day-to-day operations and the passion that my nephew has for games.
  2. Worth Playing
    81
    Thrillville is a worthwhile game if taken at face value, and it's the closest you could get to having an actual amusement park held in your PSP.
  3. GameZone
    79
    The amount of options in the simulation piece is amazing for a portable game. The lack of originality in the mini games is sort of disappointing.
  4. Pure Magazine UK
    70
    A decent theme park sim with some great interactivity, but lacks the depth needed to be great. [Feb 2007, p.76]
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  5. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    70
    As with any game that crams a ton of different types of games, the selection is pretty uneven--the racing games, for example, well and truly suck--but there are enough standouts to keep you coming back to the minigames once you've beaten the main game. [Jan. 2007, p.78]
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  6. PSM Magazine
    70
    Despite being nearly identical games, Thrillville on the PSP is coming out a little ahead of its PS2 brother. [Jan. 2007, p.85]
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  7. Pocket Gamer UK
    60
    Despite biting off far more than it can chew, Thrillville provides an enjoyable – if somewhat limited – ride.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. rjfoxtrot
    Mar 22, 2013
    9
    This was my favorite game of 2007! I loved the idea of making my own theme park. You control pretty much everything: rides, games, guests,This was my favorite game of 2007! I loved the idea of making my own theme park. You control pretty much everything: rides, games, guests, finances, maintenance, and a lot more. I especially loved the blueprint mode where I could build the biggest, longest, most expensive roller coaster I could imagine. I wish they could come with another one.… Expand
  2. BlueNuke
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    I am a huge fan of thrillville: Off the rails and and after playing the original i can say OTR is better, But this game is also great, it hasI am a huge fan of thrillville: Off the rails and and after playing the original i can say OTR is better, But this game is also great, it has a good plot/story which other tycoon games don't have, you can create cool rollercoasters, and very fun minigames. it may not be as in depth as other theme park tycoon games but its not trying to be. its a fun and simple theme park game… Expand
  4. emrektlc
    Aug 28, 2012
    8
    This game has many mini games. You can build and play different types of games. And there is one more think i want to say about this game;This game has many mini games. You can build and play different types of games. And there is one more think i want to say about this game; building roller coaster is very good. You can build your roller coaster with own design and imagination.… Expand
  5. ZeRo_Bahamut
    Sep 5, 2013
    7
    Thrillville tries to simulate a theme park builder and succeeds at that, yet it fails to hit the high note that RollerCoaster Tycoon hasThrillville tries to simulate a theme park builder and succeeds at that, yet it fails to hit the high note that RollerCoaster Tycoon has set...

    Story:
    The story is fairly simple, you'll need to help Mortimer (a crazy inventor) best a company called Globo-Joy by creating the best theme park there is.

    Gameplay:
    You start off by creating and customizing your own avatar, which you'll explore/ride/build your park with. After that you'll start at your first park, each park has 3 "zones" which are all themed towards something (e.g. Incavilla, Frontierville, Horrorville, etc...).
    The game has a power meter which goes down as you place more attractions, this is essentially to not overbuild and overload the PSP system, I have not played the PS2 version yet, so I'm not sure if it is present there aswell, still it fills up quickly if you build a roller coaster, and you can have 2 in each zone, effectively blocking you from filling the zone with too much rides.

    You have a lot of freedom over what you're building, which color you want it to be and where the entrance/exit needs to be, you'll also be able to build pre-designed roller coasters, or create your own from scratch, the nice thing about this game is that you can ride/view/play ANY attraction that you build, you're also able to socialise with other guests in the park, this could've been worked out better tho.

    Controls:
    The controls are hit and miss, some minigames have you pulling your hair out, while others go butter smooth, the in-game controls are quite simple, perfect for a console/handheld.

    Graphics:
    The graphics are a downgraded version of the PS2 game, also I felt that everything looked kinda blurry, the coasters and rides do feel like they're unique tho, with every ride looking diffrent (even if it's essentially the same ride placed in a diffrent "zone").

    Music:
    The music wasn't that good for me personally, it's set up to emulate a radio station with a host and Mortimer talking from time to time, yet it loops around 3 4 minutes, making you hear the same thing over and over again, this is probably made because you switch zones a lot and every zone has a diffrent radio station, still if you hang about too long in one zone, you'll notice the radio is on repeat.

    Positives:
    + Fun on the go, a lot of theme park fun.
    + Varied and unique rides which you can all ride and customize yourself!
    + Varied themed zones in which you can place your rides in.
    + Total control of your park, staff, finances, etc...

    Negatives:
    - No replayablity whatsoever
    - The minigames get stale quickly
    - Blurry filter
    - The power meter which will stop you from building the park of your dreams

    Conclusion:
    Thrillville on PSP is a theme park builder on the go with some minor flaws, still if you enjoy RollerCoaster Tycoon or Theme Park World, there will be something here for you.    … Expand
  6. JarredH.
    Mar 4, 2007
    5
    This is a barely passable as a game, and I would've really have liked to have seen this game more polished than it really is, buuut, This is a barely passable as a game, and I would've really have liked to have seen this game more polished than it really is, buuut, this IS a roller coaster sim, and I can't get Roller Coaster Tycoon, sooo, it works for me, but I don't think that it would work for anyone who has access to Roller Coaster Tycoon.… Expand
  7. JacquiH.
    Dec 7, 2006
    1
    What on earth is this? Dodgy level design, ripped off mini games, doesn't look very polished.

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#53 Best PSP Game of 2006
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#48 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2006
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#32 Most Shared PSP Game of 2006