I bought Theme Park on Friday night, and it's pretty cool.  This is
definitely a SimCity type simulation game, where you obviously build
and maintain a theme park.  This game has also been available on the
PC and the Mac for at least 1-2 years.

The port from the PC/Mac was done really well, with the exception of 2
minor complaints.  Control is organized logically, and seems more
intuitive than using the Mouse on the PC/Mac.  One of my complaints
however, is the text.  This game was done in 640x480 on the
PlayStation, which means that the graphics are interlaced.  This is
combined with a relatively small type size, makes most of the text
hard to read.  The timing of the music was also rather annoying.
Music does not start right away when you are viewing the park, but at
the same time stops abrubptly when going to an options screen.  For
me, this meant that the background music was constantly starting and
stopping.  There may be a way to turn off the music, but I have not
had time to check yet.

Overall, if you like simulation games, this one is a winner.  Probably
a 7 out of 10 in my opinion.  The SVideo cable would DEFINITELY help
this game greatly. (assuming it ever ships) With NTSC, I had to use
the 31" TV at work to be comfortable playing the game.  But then
again, I have really bad eyesight.  Finally, it is a bit on the pricey
side though, running around $60.00 a the local stores in my area.

DB.

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 David R. Black      Senior Programmer      Presto Studios, Inc.
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