Thrillville: Off the Rails

Thrillville: Off the Rails
Developer(s)	Frontier Developments
Publisher(s)	LucasArts
Series	Thrillville
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)	JP Q1 2011 NA October 9, 2007 EU October 19, 2007 AUS October 17, 2007
Genre(s)	Real-time strategy, simulation, action, party
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	BBFC: U ESRB: Everyone 10+ PEGI: 12+
Media/distribution	CD, DVD, UMD, Wii Optical Disc

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 on October 16, 2007.

Plot

Your self-designed character is the manager of a line of very popular theme parks owned by your uncle, Mortimer, who is the designer of many great theme-park-related inventions. There are five parks, and each one has three sections that all tie in to the same overall theme. For example, in Thrillville Giant, the objects in the park are all very big. Sometimes, some of the rides for the park continue the same theme. During your park's rise to fame, you have to deal with many attempts to take down its popularity, mainly from Vernon Garrison, a rival character who runs another chain of amusement parks called Globo-Joy.You need to keep your customers happy so that they don't go to Globo-Joy. Throughout the game, there are lots of mini games and missions to be played, and there is a separate multiplayer mini-game section, as well as another section where coasters can be created and saved to be used in the game.

Gameplay

The game contains minigames to play along with editing rollercoasters. While the DS version contains only seven minigames, the versions for other consoles contain over 40 minigames. The rollercoaster editor is similar to that of the Roller Coaster Tycoon series, but all coasters have to start in assigned areas. If you complete assigned missions, you will receive thrill points. If enough thrill points are gained, the player can move to the next level.

Version exclusives

All minigames feature leaderboards for Xbox Live. A demo is currently available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and on the game's official PC website.

Soundtrack

• The Critic Song — Al Lindsay
• Number One — Al Lindsay
• See the Day — Al Lindsay
• Robot Invasion — Al Lindsay
• The Curse of Monkey Island Theme Song - Michael Land
• Potential Breakup Song — Aly and AJ
• Be Good to Me — Ashley Tisdale

• Parklife — Blur
• Heels Over Head — Boys Like Girls
• Sunshine Girl — Britt Nicole
• One Original Thing — Cheyenne Kimball
• The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again — Chris LeDoux
• Ten Seconds in the Saddle — Chris LeDoux
• We Used to Be Friends — The Dandy Warhols
• I Want an Alien for Christmas — Fountains of Wayne
• Maureen — Fountains of Wayne
• Right Where You Want Me — Jesse McCartney
• Focus — John Reuben
• Good Evening — John Reuben
• My Baby — Lil Romeo
• Smile — Lily Allen
• Face the Facts — The Little Ones
• East Northumberland High — Miley Cyrus
• Good and Broken — Miley Cyrus
• Everybody Wants — The Moog
• The Ballad of Bandito Chinchilla — Mozingo
• Go For A Ride — Mozingo
• My Gurlz — Spark Victoria
• Off the Rails — Mozingo
• Perfect Day — Mozingo
• Nth Degree — Morningwood
• Unwritten — Natasha Bedingfield
• Do What You Want — Ok Go
• Here It Goes Again — Ok Go
• Dr. Kunkle's Funnkel Cake — Original Thrillville
• Emo Skater Girl — Original Thrillville
• Loop It — 80HD
• Feelin' So Fly — Tobymac
• I'm for You — Tobymac
• 4ever — The Veronicas
• Anysound — The Vines
• Ride — The Vines
• Ocean Avenue — Yellowcard

2009 re-release soundtrack

Some of the songs have been added to the 2009 re-release which was released on 6 April 2009. It includes:

• Fire - Kasabian
• Never Miss A Beat - Kaiser Chiefs
• Love Is Noise - The Verve
• Greatest Day - Take That
• I Thought It Was Over - The Feeling
• Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) - Mika
• In For The Kill - La Roux

and 2010 re-release soundtrack:

• Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
• Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding
• Rain - Mika
• Won't Go Quietly - Example
• Stay Too Long - Plan B

Reception

This game has received mixed reception. IGN gave it a 7.5, bashing the graphics, and saying that the minigames are hit or miss. GameInformer gave this game a 7, again bashing graphics, but saying that it is repetitive. Gamespot gave a 7.5, again for graphics, but also occasionally unresponsive controls. Gametrailers did not review this game, but the public gives it an 8.0 on the Wii, and a 9.4 on Xbox.

See also: Thrillville

External links

• Thrillville: Off the Rails official website