Thrillville: Off the Rails

FarCry · 7 Ιουλίου 2007

About Thrillville: Off the Rails: "A new lighthearted story ties together more than 100 missions, complete with 34 playable multiplayer theme-park games and improved social interaction with park guests. The in-depth conversations both advance the plot and suggest better ways to manage the park. But is every guest to be trusted? One never knows when a rival from the nefarious Globo-Joy might attempt to sabotage Thrillville parks with deceptive information"

Between its amazing new WHOA Coasters, improved socialization, and a huge selection of minigames, Thrillville: Off the Rails is practically three great games in one, and it offers a fantastic bang for the buck, said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. Were also excited to introduce the franchise to four new platforms so that even more families can enjoy the Thrillville experience together.

Thrillville: Off the Rails will be released in October 2007 for the Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Games for Windows, PlayStation 2 and PSP. See more below.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. July 3, 2007 LucasArts today announced that Thrillville, the videogame where players create and experience the theme park of their dreams, will open its gates for a whole new season in Thrillville: Off the Rails. Featuring some of the most outlandish roller-coaster concepts ever imagined, as well as new ways to talk to park guests and a wider array of carnival games, this October release amps up the family-friendly mix of gameplay that made the original Thrillville such a hit. Frontier Developments returns to create Off the Rails, which will scream onto the Xbox 360 videogame system from Microsoft, Wii home videogame system from Nintendo, PlayStation?2 computer entertainment system, PSP? (PlayStation?Portable) system, Games for Windows and, with the help of developer DC Studios, Nintendo DS.

Off the Rails lives up to its name with 20 death-defying rides so outrageous, they inspire the same word from every park visitor who sees them: WHOA! Players build these incredible WHOA Coasters to leap from one track to another, launch through the air like cannonballs, blast through burning rings of fire and more.

A new lighthearted story ties together more than 100 missions, complete with 34 playable multiplayer theme-park games and improved social interaction with park guests. The in-depth conversations both advance the plot and suggest better ways to manage the park. But is every guest to be trusted? One never knows when a rival from the nefarious Globo-Joy might attempt to sabotage Thrillville parks with deceptive information

Between its amazing new WHOA Coasters, improved socialization, and a huge selection of minigames, Thrillville: Off the Rails is practically three great games in one, and it offers a fantastic bang for the buck, said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. Were also excited to introduce the franchise to four new platforms so that even more families can enjoy the Thrillville experience together.

Together, LucasArts and Frontier challenged ourselves to improve upon everything that made the original Thrillville such a success, said David Braben, chairman and founder of Frontier. I believe that we have more than met this challenge, and I wouldnt be surprised if Thrillville achieves some record attendance with Off the Rails.

Meanwhile, attendance of the original Thrillville should soon rise even higher, as it has achieved Greatest Hits status for the PlayStation 2 and PSP systems, as well as joined the new Platinum Family Hits line for the Xbox? videogame system from Microsoft. Now, families can experience the No. 1 original childrens franchise of 2006 for only $19.99 at participating locations.

For more information on Thrillville: Off the Rails, please visit the official website at http://www.lucasarts.com

FarCry · 7 Ιουλίου 2007

Chances are pretty good that you didn't play the original Thrillville last year... but a whole bunch of kids sure did. So many went for the ride, in fact, that the amusement park simulator is getting a sequel this October. Thrillville: Off the Rails embraces its youth appeal by pushing everything to be bigger, wilder, sillier, friendlier and, of course, barfier.

As theme park tycoon Mortimer's trusted niece or nephew, you still hold the dream job of building, designing and test riding every attraction in his resort. Your imagination, however, will no longer be contained by the irritating limitations of reality. Or public safety.

Roller coasters can now soar twice as high as they could in the last game and, if you don't feel like fully completing the track, that's okay too. When the car reaches the point where you decided to quit, it'll simply lurch off into the air and, a moment later, crash into the ground. Sadly, the passengers survive, parachuting right back to the end of the line. Depending on their disposition, though, they can be either extremely happy or extremely nauseous about their recent brush with death.

Off the Rails is absolutely packed with entertaining ways to torment your guests. The new WHOA coasters add deviously dangerous stunts to your rides like pendulum swings, smoke tunnels and fiery hoop jumps. Stick in a cannon and your rail cars will be transformed into ammunition as they're fired across don't-look-down gaps. Our personal favorite is the broken track, which unexpectedly snaps off the main path, plummets to a lower one and jostles passengers violently the entire fall down. Best of all, you can see exactly what they're seeing with the first person perspective that's been carried over from the first Thrillville.