Theme Park was the first game I ever played, so I had high hopes for this game. I didn't quite get what I hoped for...
If you've played the original Theme Park or any of its spin-offs, you're now what you're getting into. If not, let me break it down to you: You're in charge of a Theme Park(you can decide how much you want to be in charge of) and you can manage everything from finances, building, workers and stocks. This game features all the buildings that was in the original Theme Park, though you have to unlock quite a few of them. They've added some too though, this time around there's area specific buildings, for example you get Dragon Noodles if you build your Theme Park in China. The gameplay is fun and sometimes even quite addictive, but there's a number of bugs that keeps messing up the game(you would think they would've fixed these bugs after they've known about them for the past 15 years). For instance, guests tend to get stuck in my park, even in remote, isolate places where it's impossible to walk. In some cases, mechanics refuse to fix certain rides, and my park cleaners tend to just walk up and down the same lane over and over again. Come on guys, you could've fixed this. Also, you can only have one park at once, meaning that if you sell your park in order to advance in the game, you can never get back to the park you sold. There's also been added a multiplayer function, but I haven't tested it yet since there's only local multiplayer, and no wifi. Graphics:
They have removed all of the park ride CG's(movies)! Why?!? Also, they haven't really done a thing to improve the graphics in any way, they haven't even fixed the graphical glitches that was in the original! Shame on you, the graphics are poor for a DS game.
Sound:
There are a few soundtracks to choose from, which will give you enough variation. There's also an unique soundtrack for each ride if you click on it. Nothing good, but nothing bad either.
Value:
This game takes quite a while to complete, I have no idea how many locations you need to build parks in. Unless you're a Theme Park fan you'd probably get bored after not too long however. But you'll keep coming back once in a while.
Tilt:
This game could've been so much better! At least the bugs could've been fixed. Also, I find this game a tad hard, even on easy. Thankfully, there's poor mechanics you can exploit to keep your park alive though. For beginners, the learning curve will be very steep.