Online Support
Connecting to others
Theme Park World, like Rollercoaster Tycoon before it, will boast an online community where gamers can share their rides, download new rides and items, and interact with one another. TPW goes one up on RCT by offering more robust online support. You'll be able to "publish" your parks online and have your friends visit, walk through them, and even ride the rides online! Other nifty features include being able to take a snapshot of your park and send it as an e-postcard, and of course the ability to chat with other players who visit your park.
![Theme Park World Preview [ Ooo, Halloween world! @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/13-s.jpg) Ooo, Halloween world!
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![Theme Park World Preview [ Nice witch @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/14-s.jpg) Nice witch
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Summing it up
Theme Park World looks like it's shaping up to be a real winner. Being able to run through the park in first person and get on your rides in first person is an idea whose time has come. The online support will give the game staying power, while its cute themes will appeal to all gamers regardless of age or gender. Throw in a dash of Bullfrog's signature wit and charm and you've got a surefire hit brewing. When you add it all together, Theme Park World will undoubtedly revolutionize the sim genre and likely take the sales charts by storm - we eagerly look forward to its release.
![Theme Park World Preview [ Check out the food and drink kiosks @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/15-s.jpg) Check out the food and drink kiosks
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![Theme Park World Preview [ Ghost ship entrance @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/16-s.jpg) Ghost ship entrance
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![Theme Park World Preview [ This is a hardcore park @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/17-s.jpg) This is a hardcore park
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![Theme Park World Preview [ Lots going on here! @ 640 x 480 ] > View Full-Size in another window.](images/18-s.jpg) Lots going on here!
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