Thrillville: Off the Rails

Thrillville: Off the Rails
Developer(s) Frontier Developments
DC Studios (Nintendo DS version)
Publisher(s) LucasArts
Series Thrillville
Platform(s) Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: October 9, 2007
  • AU: October 17, 2007
  • EU: October 19, 2007
  • AU: October 25, 2007 (Wii)
Genre(s) Real-time strategy, simulation, action, party
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Thrillville: Off the Rails is a theme park simulation video game developed by Frontier Developments. The sequel to the 2006 game Thrillville, it is again published by LucasArts. It was released in North America in October 2007.

Gameplay

The game contains mini-games to play along with editing roller-coasters. While the DS version contains only seven mini-games, the versions for other consoles contain over 40 mini-games. The roller-coaster editor is similar to that of the Roller Coaster Tycoon series, but all coasters have to start in assigned areas. If the assigned missions are completed, then the player receives thrill points. If enough thrill points are gained, the player can move to the next level.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DSPCPS2PSPWiiXbox 360
EurogamerN/AN/AN/AN/A7/10[1]N/A
Game InformerN/AN/A7/10[2]N/A7/10[2]7/10[2]
GameProN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.75/5[3]
Game RevolutionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AB−[4]
GameSpot6.5/10[5]7.5/10[6]7.5/10[6]7.5/10[6]7.5/10[6]7.5/10[6]
GameSpyN/AN/A3.5/5[7]3.5/5[7]3.5/5[8]3.5/5[7]
GameZone5.3/10[9]N/AN/AN/AN/A8.2/10[10]
IGN4.5/10[11]7.9/10[12]7.8/10[13]7.6/10[14]7.8/10[13]7.9/10[12]
ONMN/AN/AN/AN/A72%[15]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.5/10[16]
PC Gamer (US)N/A75%[17]N/AN/AN/AN/A
PSMN/AN/A2/5[18]N/AN/AN/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic59/100[19]70/100[20]70/100[21]72/100[22]70/100[23]73/100[24]

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[19][20][21][22][23][24] Most critics cited that the mini-games are a welcome addition, especially for multiplayer; however, the game was criticized for its so-so graphics, including the PC and Xbox 360 versions. Critics also cited some cases of repetitiveness in gameplay.

References

  1. ↑ Gibson, Ellie (October 28, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails (Wii)". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Juba, Joe (December 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails (PS2, Wii, X360)". Game Informer (176): 143. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Erickson, Tracy (October 22, 2007). "Review: Thrillville: Off the Rails (X360)". GamePro. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Colin (November 9, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (X360)". Game Revolution. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Provo, Frank (November 30, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (DS)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Thomas, Aaron (November 5, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (PC, PS2, PSP, Wii, X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 Theobald, Phil (October 22, 2007). "GameSpy: Thrillville: Off the Rails (PS2, PSP, X360)". GameSpy. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ Theobald, Phil (October 22, 2007). "GameSpy: Thrillville: Off the Rails (Wii)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ Platt, Dylan (November 8, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ Zacarias, Eduardo (October 31, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ DeVries, Jack (October 18, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (NDS)". IGN. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  12. 1 2 Clements, Ryan (October 17, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (X360, PC)". IGN. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Clements, Ryan (October 17, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (PS2, Wii)". IGN. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ Clements, Ryan (October 17, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (PSP)". IGN. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  15. ↑ East, Tom (December 25, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (Wii)". Official Nintendo Magazine: 86. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Thrillville: Off the Rails". Official Xbox Magazine: 76. December 2007.
  17. ↑ "Thrillville: Off the Rails". PC Gamer: 72. March 2008.
  18. ↑ "Thrillville: Off the Rails (PS2)". PlayStation: The Official Magazine (1): 82. December 25, 2007.
  19. 1 2 "Thrillville: Off the Rails for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Thrillville: Off the Rails for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Thrillville: Off the Rails for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Thrillville: Off the Rails for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Thrillville: Off the Rails for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  24. 1 2 "Thrillville: Off the Rails for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.