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- Bangkok Bounce-Back
- How Themed Attractions and Destination Resorts are remaking the Malaysian attractions industry.
- A look at what Asian parks are doing to leverage social media.
- New attractions don’t stay new forever—which is why adaptable infrastructure is looking like the way of the present and future.
- Surf and Turf: Water and FEC attractions can mix successfully.
INDUSTRY FOCUS
- BALPPA leaders reflect on the association’s 75 years serving the UK industry.
- How attractions can and should benefit from local tourism boards.
- How Montreal’s Snow Village—the ultimate snow fort— earns cold, hard cash.
- The gas vs. electric go-kart conversation revs up.
DEPARTMENTS
THE MIDWAY
Funworld JULY 2007
Game Report
Expert Michael Manougian covers highlights from this year’s Amusement Showcase International in Las Vegas
This year’s Amusement Showcase International in Las Vegas revealed many new and promising games.
One of the highlights was “Deal or No Deal” (available now)
from ICE. The game is the licensed version of the hit TV game show. Instead
of playing for cash, players try to win tickets in this redemption version.
The object of the game is similar to that of the TV game show: Players select
one of 16 briefcases and go through multiple rounds, eliminating cases by
pressing the number of the case in front of them. At the end of each round,
players receive a deal from the banker. Players can press the “deal” button
to accept the tickets offered, or they can press the “no deal” button
to risk the tickets and advance to the next round. The game is not only
fun to play, but bystanders can enjoy watching players to see what they
win. It also comes with a built-in stool.
Betson showed a new game, “The Fast and Furious Drift” (available now). The game is similar to its predecessor, “The Fast and the Furious,” but with some new extra features. The game has more cars, more tracks, and the drift feature, and players can buy upgrades. The new drift feature allows players to force the car into a drift by braking and turning the car. When players drift, time is taken off their race time, allowing them to receive overall faster times. Also, players can buy upgrades for their cars, which means players can simply purchase the upgrades they want and save time from having to race to get an upgrade.
Global VR showcased its new game “Paradise Lost” (available now). This is a sit-down shooter with two mounted machine guns for co-op action. The triggers fire automatic bullets while the buttons fire rockets and grenades. Players can use the rockets and grenades to kill multiple enemies at once and destroy enemy vehicles such as helicopters. Throughout the game icons appear that allow players to receive extra health, body armor, rockets, or grenades.
Global VR also showed “Desert Gunner” (available now), which is a kit available for this new “V3 vortex system.” In this game players try to protect a convoy from insurgents using a variety of combat vehicles and weaponry. Now there are up to seven games for players to choose from in the V3 vortex system.
Sega had some new games at the show such as “GHOST Squad Evolution” (available now). The game is similar to “GHOST Squad,” but with 12 more levels, 10 new outfits, and 21 new weapons. The addition of the new weapons is the best feature because players can select one of a showed “Initial D-4” (available now).
Finally, Namco had “Mario Kart 2” (available now), which has more characters, tracks, items, and secrets, and Family Fun Companies showed “Soccer Fortune” (available now) which is similar to “Basketball Fortune,” but with a soccer theme and two jackpots on the wheel.
For information on the companies featured here, visit www.icegames.com, www.betson.com, www.globalvr.com, http://sau.sega.com, and www.namcoarcade.com.