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THEME PARK

Developer

Bullfrog

Options

Distributer

1 Player

Game Type

Strategy

Mem. Card

Review Date

Oct 1996

Setting the Scene

Here we are in the world of fairground attraction! The game provides you with the chance to build your very own fun park, consisting of everything from the bouncy castle to the stinky toilets, big wheel to the biggest roller coaster in the world.

Genre

Starting with a section of land you must construct a theme park and run it as a profitable buisness.

Graphics

As the game is based around your park, the main screen consists of your rides, stalls, staff and of course the little people (visitors!). The rides and stalls are clear enough, with most of the rides allowing you to give them a quick try. Jump on-board one of them and you will be treated to a great animated sequence, showing exactly what thrills and spills the little people can expect once paying-up their hard earned cash.

The graphics are bright, colorful and clear, but hardly push the machine to the limits of its ability. To be fair (no pun!), there isn't very much more that they could have done to graphically enhance this type of game, its on a par with games such as Sim-City.

Sounds and Effects

As you wander around your new creations, the music will automatically change according to your current surroundings. As you pass the snake ride, the sound of snake charming music can be heard and as you pass the ghost house, the music transforms into a spooky theme tune. Even the portable toilets make a flushing sound as you approach them!

Playability

Where this game really falls down, is that it`s far too hard to master. Most people like games that have a pretty easy learning curve, so as to keep your interest as you progress through to the more challenging and difficult levels. Not so here, this game starts off hard and just gets harder!

If you wish to progress through this game at any speed, then I firmly suggest that you read the instruction manual from start to finish (and there is plenty of it to read!), failure to do this will see you losing game after game without understanding why. Once read, you will still find yourself going back to the instructions over and over again, as you slowly begin to realise what is going on.

To become successful in this game you have to master the stock market, taking deliveries of goods for your various stores at just the right time and spending what money you have left, building new attractions for your visitors to enjoy.

Unfortunately the game fails to maintain your attention for long periods of time, due to the simple fact that you will have to put far more INTO the game than you will ever get OUT of it!

Value for Money

If you enjoy games where you get the chance to play "God" (such as Sim City) and you can combine this with a long attention span, then this might just be the game for you. This game will get the better of most people, before they get the better of the game.

Opinion

DAVE

GRAPHICS:

Average

After four or five attempts all leading to me going bust, I am already losing patience with this game.

SOUND:

Average

PLAYABILITY:

Good

VALUE:

Average

OVERALL
6.5/10

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