I had originally avoided this title because of the theme (pardon the pun), but saw a number of high user and critic's reviews so I thought I'd take a chance on it, and I'm glad I did. The game is a surprisingly deep economic simulation of a theme park, with plenty of chrome and pizzazz (making waterslides and roller coasters in particular, once one figures out how to set up the ride to accept passengers, is quite a blast ). Some people have claimed to find the sound effects and music annoying, but I rather liked it all - the crowd responds to your choices, and it's heartening when one does get it right.
With the settings all up to the highest levels the game is quite difficult, but if one wants to just plunk around with it and unlock countries simply put all the levels to their lowest settings and have at it. A great, albeit silly way to use up a few hours of spare time.
The original Theme Park was released in 1994. It's a notable game because it was one of the first "tycoon" games, in other words business management. It was developed by Bullfrog Productions, which was co-found... Read Full Review
The good: A nearly perfect port of a great PC game. Graphics look better on the DS than the original. Wonderfully easy-to-use touch-screen interface. The bad: The gameplay can become a little repetitive, with you ... Read Full Review
