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{{Other uses|Thrillville (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox CVG
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}}
|title = Thrillville Box Art
{{Short description|2006 video game}}
|image = [[Image:Thrillville cover.jpg|250px]]
{{Infobox video game
|image = Thrillville.png
|caption = European cover art
|developer = [[Frontier Developments]]
|publisher = [[Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts]], (North America)<br />[[Atari SA|Atari]] (Europe)
|designer =
|Rating = ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10 and up)
|designerengine =
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 21, 2006|PAL|December 1, 2006 (PS2)|AU|February 2, 2007 (PSP)|EU|February 9, 2007 (PSP)}}
|engine =
|genre = [[Construction and management simulation|Management simulator]]
|version =
|composer = Alistair Lindsay<br />David Collins<br />Jesse Harlin
|released=<small><sup>'''[[North America|NA]]'''</sup></small>[[November 21]],[[2006]]<br/><small><sup>'''[[Europe|EU]]'''</sup></small>[[December 1]],[[2006]]
|genremodes = [[StrategySingle-player video game|StrategySingle-player]], [[ActionMultiplayer game|action]], [[Partyvideo game|partyMultiplayer]]
|platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
|modes = [[Single player]], [[multiplayer game|multiplayer]]
|ratings = [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: E10+ (Everyone 10 and up)
|platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Xbox]]
|media =
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'''''Thrillville''''' is a [[Strategy game#Simulation|simulation whereand the player can customize their ownstrategy]] [[themevideo parkgame]]. It is being developed by [[Frontier Developments]] whothat also developed a similardepicts [[theme park]] gamemanagement, similar calledto ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3]]''. Unlike''Thrillville'' their previous [[roller coaster]] game this will only beis available onfor [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]] and, in North America, [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]].
 
The original Xbox version of ''Thrillville'' was made backwards compatible on [[Xbox One]] and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] on November 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=November 15, 2021 |title=Microsoft's Xbox backward compatibility program returns with 76 new games |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782746/microsoft-xbox-backward-compatibility-76-new-games |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926172920/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782746/microsoft-xbox-backward-compatibility-76-new-games |url-status=live }}</ref>
From an interview with Frontier Developments founder and Thrillville producer [[David Braben]], it states the game may come onto the PC in the future. The game will include 100 missions to achieve in 5 parks, each of which have 3 areas.
 
The PlayStation Portable version of the game was made available on [[PlayStation Store]] for the [[PlayStation 4]] and the [[PlayStation 5]] on December 19, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blog.playstation.com/2023/12/13/playstation-plus-game-catalog-for-december-grand-theft-auto-v-stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin-metal-hellsinger-and-more/ | title=PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for December: Grand Theft Auto V, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Metal: Hellsinger and more | date=December 13, 2023 }}</reF>
The game also features a large number of mini-games, such as kart racing, first-person shooters and scrolling shooters. These can be played in single or multiplayer.
 
== Plot ==
Contrary to most games, you can actually interact with your guests. The main purpose of this feature is to improve your park, based on the guests taste.
The player receives a [[voice message]] from their Uncle Mortimer (Brian Greene), an eccentric inventor and theme park owner with a voice and personality similar to Doc [[Emmett Brown]], who has reviewed the player's roller coaster designs. Enamored with the designs, he tasks the player with managing his theme park, Thrillville. Later, billionaire Vernon Garrison enters the theme park market with his Globo-Joy brand, serving as the player's rival for the rest of the game. The player is then assigned to manage Thrillville Timewarp, a park with many rides and attractions that are old or broken down. Additionally, it is revealed that Garrison has sabotaged the park. Once the park is restored, the player is sent to manage Thrillville Paradise, where Globo-Joy is using bugs for the purpose of corporate espionage, so as to steal Mortimer's ideas. With the bugs discovered, Mortimer decides to design a fake [[flea]]-themed park in order to trick Garrison into thinking it's for real and stealing it. Meanwhile, the player has to manage Thrillville Adventures to counter the increasing popularity of Globo-Joy parks. Finally, Garrison falls for Mortimer's trick and opens [[Louse|Lice]] Land, whose catastrophic failure leads Garrison to file for bankruptcy. To add insult to injury, Mortimer files a four billion dollar lawsuit against him for intellectual property theft. The player is then given access to Treasures of Thrillville, the fifth and final park while Mortimer accepts a post as a professor at a prestigious university in [[England]].
 
==ParksGameplay==
The concept of the game is to design and build a [[theme park]] that will satisfy tourists looking for a thrill. Park guests must be kept happy by use of [[roller coaster]]s and race tracks, carnival rides, and games like [[bumper cars]] and [[arcade game]]s. In party play mode, players can play all the [[minigame]]s available against the computer or friends. The player can build facilities that would be available in amusement parks, such as bathrooms, food stalls, drink stalls, and even hat and balloon stalls. The player may also talk and interact with their guests to become friends. If using a teen character, the player may also flirt with the opposite sex. The player can play minigames to gain money, make loans, and hire staff to clean, entertain, and fix rides. Keeping park guests happy will increase publicity and money.
*Thrillville: This is the main park and where it all started.
*Thrillville Time Warp: This is a very abandoned area. It includes cowboys, alien invaders, and dinosaurs.
*Thrillville Paradise: Included are pirate towns, an Arabian village, and a dream forest.
*Thrillville Adventures: This park will be entertained by a castle, a ninja hideout, and several horror settings.
*Treasures of Thrillville: Is among the pyramids, Ican foutains, and a gold rush. This is the last (and probably the hardest) level in the game.
 
The game provides missions to the players, divided into five categories: upkeep, which involves taking control of staff to keep the park in working order; build, which involves building and upgrading attractions; games, which involves playing and winning games throughout the park; business, which involves managing the park's finances, advertisement campaigns, etc.; and guests, which involves interacting with the park's guests. After completing enough missions, the player is allowed to move onto another theme park.
==Themes==
 
*Lunarvile (Sci-fi) (Thrillville)
There are five parks in total: Thrillville, Thrillville Timewarp, Thrillville Paradise, Thrillville Adventures, and Treasures of Thrillville; each park is divided into three sections with their own unique theme.
*Ogreville (Fantasy) (Thrillville)
 
*Frontierville (Wild West) (Thrillville Time Warp)
{{clear}}
*Futureville (Future/End-of-the-world) (Thrillville Time Warp)
 
*Prime-E-Ville (Prehistoric) (Thrillville Time Warp)
==Development==
*Superville (Superheroes) (Thrillville)
The game was announced by Frontier on June 5, 2006, where they confirmed they would self-publish the game in Europe and Asia, while [[LucasArts]] would publish in North America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/frontier-and-lucasarts-take-you-to-thrillville-a-new-kind-of-theme-ark-experience-for-christmas-2006|title=Frontier and LucasArts take you to 'Thrillville', a new kind of theme-ark experience for Christmas 2006|date=June 5, 2006|access-date=December 8, 2021|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209194809/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/frontier-and-lucasarts-take-you-to-thrillville-a-new-kind-of-theme-ark-experience-for-christmas-2006|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 8, [[Atari SA|Atari]] announced they would distribute the game in the former two territories.{{efn|Although announcements say that Atari would only distribute, Atari are listed as the publisher on the packaging for both versions.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/atari-to-bring-thrillville-to-europe/1100-6152488/|title=Atari to bring Thrillville to Europe|access-date=December 8, 2021|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195417/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/atari-to-bring-thrillville-to-europe/1100-6152488/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Hinterville (Fantasy) (Thrillville Paradise)
 
*Pirateville (Pirates) (Thrillville Paradise)
==Reception==
*Sultanville (Arabia) (Thrillville Paradise)
{{Video game reviews
*Horrorville (Horror) (Thrillville Adventures)
| PS2 = true
*Medi-E-Ville (Knights and Dragons) (Thrillville Adventures)
| PSP = true
*Ninjaville (Ninja) (Thrillville Adventures)
| XBOX = true
*Incaville (Mayan Civilization) (Treasures of Thrillville)
| na = true
*Pharoahville (Egypt) (Treasures of Thrillville)
| Edge_PS2 = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |title=Thrillville (PS2) |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=171 |date=January 2007 |page=85}}</ref>
*Prospectorville (Mining) (Treasures of Thrillville)
| EGM_PS2 = 4.5/10<ref name=EGM>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Thrillville (PS2, Xbox) |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=211 |date=January 2007 |page=106}}</ref>
| EGM_XBOX = 4.5/10<ref name=EGM/>
| EuroG_PS2 = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Parkin |first=Simon |date=December 12, 2006 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_thrillville_ps2 |title=Thrillville (PlayStation 2) |website=[[Eurogamer]] |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054339/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_thrillville_ps2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI_PS2 = 7.75/10<ref name=GI/>
| GI_XBOX = 7.75/10<ref name=GI>{{cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/8F3F1A99-8695-4BF9-873F-37B03B68D1FB.htm |title=Thrillville (PS2, Xbox) |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |issue=164 |date=December 2006 |page=130 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309000404/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/8F3F1A99-8695-4BF9-873F-37B03B68D1FB.htm |archive-date=March 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=GamePro/>
| GamePro_XBOX = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=GamePro>{{cite magazine |author=World of Forms |date=November 22, 2006 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/87369.shtml |title=Review: Thrillville (PS2, Xbox) |magazine=[[GamePro]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117070957/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/87369.shtml |archivedate=January 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
| GameRev_PS2 = B<ref name=GameRev>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Tom |date=November 28, 2006 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/thrillville |title=Thrillville Review (PS2, Xbox) |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407151342/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/thrillville |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GameRev_XBOX = B<ref name=GameRev/>
| GSpot_PS2 = 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |date=November 21, 2006 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/thrillville-review/1900-6162186/ |title=Thrillville Review (PS2) |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054431/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/thrillville-review/1900-6162186/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_PSP = 7.7/10<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |date=November 21, 2006 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/thrillville-review/1900-6162188/ |title=Thrillville Review (PSP, Xbox) |website=GameSpot |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054434/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/thrillville-review/1900-6162188/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 7.7/10<ref name=GSpot/>
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=GSpy>{{cite web |last=Theobald |first=Phil |date=November 21, 2006 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/thrillville/747156p1.html |title=GameSpy: Thrillville |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407144236/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/thrillville/747156p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_PSP = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=GSpy/>
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=GSpy/>
| GameZone_PS2 = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Zacarias |first=Eduardo |date=November 28, 2006 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/thrillville_ps2_review |title=Thrillville - PS2 - Review |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205091215/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29738.htm |archivedate=February 5, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
| GameZone_PSP = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Aceinet |date=November 19, 2006 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/thrillville_psp_review |title=Thrillville - PSP - Review |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218053241/http://psp.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29738.htm |archivedate=February 18, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
| GameZone_XBOX = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Knutson |first=Michael |date=November 27, 2006 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/thrillville_xb_review |title=Thrillville - XB - Review |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221222131/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29738.htm |archivedate=February 21, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
| IGN_PS2 = 7.5/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ed |date=November 21, 2006 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/22/thrillville-review |title=Thrillville Review |website=[[IGN]] |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407060404/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/22/thrillville-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN_PSP = 7.5/10<ref name=IGN/>
| IGN_XBOX = 7.5/10<ref name=IGN/>
| OPM_PS2 = 7/10<ref name=OPM>{{cite magazine |title=Thrillville |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |date=January 2007 |page=78}}</ref>
| OPM_PSP = 7/10<ref name=OPM/>
| OXM_XBOX = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Thrillville |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |date=January 2007 |page=75}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev1_PS2 = B<ref name=AVClub>{{cite news |last=Dahlen |first=Chris |date=January 3, 2007 |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/thrillville-8017 |title=Thrillville (PS2, Xbox) |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107140018/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/57200 |archivedate=January 7, 2007 |url-status=live |accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
| rev1_XBOX = B<ref name=AVClub/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev2_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=TheTimes>{{cite news |last=McNamara |first=John |date=December 9, 2006 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/thrillville-bv8sjzhrr5l |title=Thrillville (PS2, PSP) |newspaper=[[The Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208115754/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,18589-2487679,00.html |archive-date=February 8, 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=April 6, 2017}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
| rev2_PSP = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=TheTimes/>
| MC_PS2 = 69/100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/thrillville/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Thrillville for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407074735/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/thrillville |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_PSP = 72/100<ref name=MCPSP>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/thrillville/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=Thrillville for PSP Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407074733/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/thrillville |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 71/100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/thrillville/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Thrillville for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407074721/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/thrillville |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
 
The game received "average" reviews on all platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCPS2/><ref name=MCPSP/><ref name=MCXB/>
 
''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions a B, saying: "You'll be extremely busy when you get started. Luckily, the game is forgiving, so you don't have to worry about going out of business if you'd rather go off and train cheerleaders. It's your park; have fun with it."<ref name=AVClub/> However, ''[[The Times]]'' gave the PS2 and PSP versions three stars out of five, saying: "There is plenty to do in the management of the park and great rewards for success. However, all this is undermined because it is much more fun to play one of the driving, mini-golf, shooting or football games than do all the menial things."<ref name=TheTimes/> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' gave the PS2 version two stars out of five, saying that "A trip to Thrillville takes you on a long, unnecessary detour through Dullsville."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/game-reviews/thrillville/2006/12/17/1166290406422.html|title=Thrillville (PS2)|last=Fish|first=Eliot|date=December 18, 2006|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407055333/https://www.smh.com.au/news/game-reviews/thrillville/2006/12/17/1166290406422.html|archive-date=April 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
{{clear}}
 
==Sequel==
{{main|Thrillville: Off the Rails|Planet Coaster}}
A sequel, ''[[Thrillville: Off the Rails]]'', was released on October 16, 2007, for PSP, [[Wii]], [[Microsoft Windows]], PlayStation 2, [[Xbox 360]], and [[Nintendo DS]].
 
Frontier Developments returned to create ''Off the Rails'' for all mentioned platforms, except for the DS version, which was developed by [[DC Studios (video game developer)|DC Studios]] instead. The game features over 20 rides and over 30 minigames, as well as new types of coasters called Whoa! Coasters.
 
Frontier Developments continued their development of theme park management games with the release of ''[[Planet Coaster]]'' in 2016.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{notelist}}
 
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170529125659/http://www.lucasartsfrontier.comco.uk/games/thrillville/ OfficialFrontier Developments plc. Websitepage]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060901025419/http://www.lucasarts.com/games/thrillville/ LucasArts page]
*{{GameSpot|id=932985|name=''Thrillville'' (PS2)}}
*Atari (UK) page: [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012132149/http://uk.atari.com/index.php?pg=product&id=179 PS2], [https://web.archive.org/web/20071014113507/http://uk.atari.com/index.php?pg=product&id=182 PSP]
*[http://ps2.ign.com/objects/827/827467.html ''Thrillville'' (PS2)] at [[IGN]]
*Atari (Australia) page: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080731174702/http://www.atari.com.au/games/overview.do?id=583 PS2], [https://web.archive.org/web/20080731175526/http://www.atari.com.au/games/overview.do?id=573 PSP]
*[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/thrillville Thrillville Reviews] at Metacritic.com
*{{moby game|id=/thrillville}}
*[http://www.thrillville.rct3x.net ThrillVille - Exclusive Interviews, Images, Box Art, News, Press Releases and More!]
 
*[http://www.thrillvillage.com Thrillvillage - Info on Thrillville]
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