Thrillville: Off the Rails

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

Thrillville: Off the Rails
Developer(s)Frontier Developments
Publisher(s)LucasArts
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)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Plot

The player's Uncle Mortimer (Brian Greene) congratulates the player for making Thrillville one of the best theme parks in the world and for ridding Globo-Joy from the competition. However, he warns the player that they might try to get revenge. It soon becomes apparent that a spy somehow worked into Thrillville's employment and is stealing the park's ideas for Globo-Joy. After some sleuthing, the player discovers that the spy is actually Vernon Garrison Jr, the son of Globo-Joy's president.

Gameplay

Like the original game, Thrillville: Off The Rails is a strategy and simulation game about being the park manager of all of the Thrillville theme parks. The game allows the placing and deletion of attractions and buildings such as flat rides, food and drink stalls, bathrooms, games, and also contains various minigames to play both in the park and in the game's "Party Play" mode, along with editing and allowing the players to ride their own roller coasters inside each of the Thrillville theme parks.

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]
GameRevolutionN/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.

gollark: --remind 1.2ks bees?
gollark: That was just the ABRtest instance.
gollark: > yes, because brains are pretty fucking good at making shit up and getting everything rightSOME things. Try doing that for particle physics or something.
gollark: And instead of "days", hundreds of kiloseconds. What's the "sun" anyway?
gollark: Just use Unix time, apio.

References
  1. Gibson, Ellie (October 28, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails (Wii)". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. 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. Thomas, Aaron (November 5, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (PC, PS2, PSP, Wii, X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  7. 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 25, 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. Clements, Ryan (October 17, 2007). "Thrillville: Off the Rails Review (X360, PC)". IGN. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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  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. "Thrillville: Off the Rails for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  20. "Thrillville: Off the Rails for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  21. "Thrillville: Off the Rails for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  22. "Thrillville: Off the Rails for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  23. "Thrillville: Off the Rails for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  24. "Thrillville: Off the Rails for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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