With the parks currently closed, what is an amusement park fan to do when they are supposed to stay at home? Well, you buy some amusement park simulation games that's what you do! First up on the list is "Theme Park Simulator", a game that allows users to control and interact with 11 different amusement rides: Giant Wheel, Tagada, Inverter (Loop Fighter), Twister (Paratrooper), Viking, Wild Mouse, Bumper Cars, Powered Coaster, Kamikaze, Techno Jump and Amor Express (Himalaya/Caterpillar).
My overall take on the game is that if you enjoy just running rides, you will enjoy this. The rides can be run by day or night, there are various camera angles, smoke effects can be used, strobe and multi-colored lights are available and some of the rides have customizable/removable features. If you like to achieve goals or have stats tracked, you'll get none of that here. The sound effects are weak as well with every ride having the same motor sound and some obnoxious guy trying to be Ric Flair by constantly yelling "Woo!" Graphics are decent on my budget gaming laptop as the ones shown here are on Ultra.
The game is also available for Nintendo Switch and mobile, and is definitely a step down in performance and graphics, but you can operate rides on the go.
For $15-$18, I'll give it my recommendation. Enjoy and stay safe!
20 апр 2020
