Thrillville: Off The Rails (Nintendo Wii) | 
 enlarge | From: Lucas Arts Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $16.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 248
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 40663
Model: 40663
UPC: 023272406639
EAN: 0023272406639
ASIN: B000R39IW6
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Experience family-friendly gameplay with some of the most outlandish roller-coaster concepts ever imagined | | • | Build and ride 20 death-defying rides, talk and joke with all your guests, and play dozens of minigames | | • | New lighthearted story ties together 100+ missions, complete with 34 playable multiplayer theme-park games | | • | Social interaction with park guests both advance the plot and suggest better ways to manage the park | | • | Visit 15 themed areas like Battleville, Winterville, Spaceville, and Aeroville, all spread throughout 5 new parks |
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Product Description
Thrillville: Off the Rails amps up the family-friendly mix of gameplay with some of the most outlandish roller-coaster concepts ever imagined, as well as new ways to talk to park guests and a new array of carnival games. 20 death-defying rides so outrageous inspire the same word from every park visitor who sees them: "WHOA!" Build incredible "WHOA Coasters" to leap from one track to another, launch through the air like cannonballs, blast through a burning ring of fire and more. A new lighthearted story ties together more than 100 missions, complete with 34 playable multiplayer theme-park games and social interaction with park guests that's better than ever. The in-depth conversations both advance the plot and suggest better ways to manage the park but is every guest to be trusted? Attach animatronics, flowers and flaming hoops to all of your coasters and rides Smarter guests, better dialogue and more focused two-way conversation make Thrillville's socialization aspects even more amusing than before Conversation more directly impacts the story than in the original Thrillville Play 34 minigames - 14 new, 20 returning from the original Thrillville with new levels such as Robo K.O., Sparkle Quest, Bandito Chinchilla and Tank Frenzy
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Pretty Good......but it's no Carnival Games June 20, 2008
So I just got this game for my Wii and it's.........pretty good. In one mode you run around your theme park trying out and placing rides and booths and games and such which is half fun and half "what am I doing?" Previous reviews mentioned how realistic the coasters were, which they are, but they didn't mention that they were mostly 30 seconds in length, as were all the rides. Kinda short given that this is billed as a coaster game.
In party mode you can indeed forgo the running around the park and just pick a mini game to play, which is nice. As other reviewers said: some games were good and some were "these controls don't really work." The shear number of mini games is impressive but doesn't make this more of a coaster/carnival ride game.
It is fun to customize the color schemes on the rides in your park and the dialogue with the patrons is indeed clunky, as another reviewer said. The soundtrack is very much geared towards the music tastes of pre-teens which, as a dad in his thirties, I found un-cool. I guess I'm just not all that into Avril Lavine & friends.
All in all, this game is okay but if you want a game who's sole purpose is carnival type games then buy Carnival Games for your Wii. If you're looking for a coaster game that will blow your mind, you'll have keep waiting until they release something truly amazing. I'm hopeful.
bang for the buck June 9, 2008
we love the mini games, but the rollercoaster & park simulation is difficult to understand, takes time to develop & even us, dads, don't have now the patience for this. for $30., it's worth it.
 Something for everyone May 12, 2008
Wow, this game is packed with stuff to do. Something for everyone. Mom enjoyed the mission challenges in 5 categories: build, games, guests, upkeep, and manage. Dad liked the classic-style arcade games. Seven year old liked exploring the many parks and solving the sabotage mysteries. Five year old loved to build coasters, golf courses, and buggy courses. The music (including Miley Cyrus and Aly and AJ) and the DJ background is pretty hip. The dance/cheerleeding game is terrible, but the shooting/treasure hunting games are fun. Pick your park manager character, dress, customize, then go design your amusement park, meet the many customers, and play the 34 multiple minigames. A really good buy if you like variety.
THRILLVILLE April 28, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
THIS GAME REQUIRES wii REMOTE AND NUNCHUCK. LOOKS TOO COMPLICATED TO ME, HOWEVER, GRANDKIDS LIKE TO COMPETE TO SEE WHO MAKES MOST MONEY SO THEY HAVE FUN WITH IT.
6 year old loves it. April 14, 2008
It is rated 10+ but my 6 year old loves it. He can not read very well yet but it reads some of it for you. It has lots of mini games and he has had fun building rides. Of course he will not run a perfect park or even a profitable one but he is having fun with it. It has some good music and a lot of variety. Its nice not to have to listen to the SAME sound track all the time. I think it could be fine for some younger kids.
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