Thrillville jumping tracks in October

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jul 3, 2007 3:09 pm PT

Follow-up to Frontier's kid-friendly theme park manager headed to 360, Wii, DS, PS2, PSP, and PC this fall; original Thrillville goes platinum.

Taking a few corkscrews, loop-the-loops, and vomit spills out of its sim-heavy Roller Coaster Tycoon series, Frontier Development scored a mostly unexpected hit last year with its kid-friendly theme park management game Thrillville. Hoping to duplicate that success, LucasArts announced construction was well under way on Thrillville's follow-up, Thrillville: Off the Rails.

Management sims are all about starting small with a mind toward building bigger to attract more crowds. Taking a page out of its own gameplay principals, Frontier has expanded its operations to include the Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and PC, though Microsoft's aging teacup console, the original Xbox, was left off the list. Off the Rails will feature 20 rides, a story mode that includes more than 100 missions, and 34 multiplayer minigames. Slated to arrive this October, Off the Rails has not yet been rated or priced.

LucasArts also sends along word today that the original Thrillville has been added to Sony's Greatest Hits games for the PS2 and PSP, as well as Microsoft's Platinum Family Hits line on the Xbox, and will now retail for $19.99. Thrillville is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older.

25 Comments

  • spectrobes-rule

    Posted Sep 23, 2007 10:59 am PT

    looks cool i think the flame hoops and all of that stuff would be really good

  • WiiRocks66

    Posted Jul 5, 2007 9:20 am PT

    THIS GAME LOOKS AWESOME!!!! They have a trailer for it on the website(www.lucasarts.com.) I liked the first one, and I can't wait for the second one!

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted Jul 5, 2007 3:35 am PT

    I've always wanted a theme park game to come to the Xbox 360. Hope it proves quite good. I'm not expecting a masterpiece but still, hopefully should prove good.

  • Dreski83

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 11:40 pm PT

    I hope they use some controls similar to C&C3 and hopefully not charge a full 60 bucks for a kid game on the 360... am I asking too much, I like to think not

  • JuGgAlO_4_LyFe

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 8:55 pm PT

    pencilpusher69 OMG, kid friendly games coming to the PS3 and 360?

    Not the PS3.

  • w4rgasm

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 5:02 pm PT

    $20?

  • pencilpusher69

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 4:36 pm PT

    OMG, kid friendly games coming to the PS3 and 360?

    Martha, get me the shotgun!

  • bigmick07

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 2:17 pm PT

    looks like fun, but i won't have enough time to play/pay for it this year, because of all the other great games on the 360.

  • WiiNut6493

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 12:36 pm PT

    This needs a online mode where people can go visit other players themeparks and ride their rides.

  • jonzilla_basic

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 11:19 am PT

    The first one was awesome. Cant wait for the second one

  • beachbum74

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 1:03 am PT

    I really liked the first one for the PSP, and I will definitely buy the wii version of Thrillville. I hope that the Wii versions price tag is 30 bucks or less.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 6:43 pm PT

    20 dollars is a great price. But I think I will pass on this game.

  • warcraftfan234

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 6:21 pm PT

    I didn't get the original Thrillville because it was on a last-gen console, but I will definately rent this when it comes out since I'm a big fan of the RCT series.

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 5:24 pm PT

    thriville had bad controls, hope this one's good

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 5:17 pm PT

    umm...cool?.....never played the original thrillville

  • Pete5506

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 5:14 pm PT

    cool

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 5:07 pm PT

    Nice one. I liked the original and Rollercoaster Tycoon 3.

  • jz4evr

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 3:57 pm PT

    "Microsoft's aging teacup console, the original Xbox, was left off the list..."

    looks like the ps3 gets left out as well, and it's still (somewhat) alive.

  • cubeman

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 3:35 pm PT

    I may just buythe first one since its only twenty dollars and than pick up the second one if its any good.

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