<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Sim	B-Application
Theme	I-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
(	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
and	O
Theme	B-Application
Aquarium	I-Application
are	O
thematic	O
sequels	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
constructs	O
and	O
manages	O
an	O
amusement	O
park	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
making	O
profit	O
and	O
keeping	O
visitors	O
happy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
whose	O
version	O
was	O
titled	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Roller	I-Application
Coaster	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
because	O
personnel	O
at	O
Bullfrog	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
original	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
up-to-date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
features	O
four	O
themes	O
of	O
amusement	O
park	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
ride	O
attractions	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
that	O
enabled	O
players	O
to	O
share	O
parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Sim	B-Application
Coaster	I-Application
)	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
tasks	O
players	O
with	O
managing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
amusement	O
parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
the	O
staff	O
available	O
for	O
recruitment	O
include	O
mechanics	O
,	O
cleaners	O
(	O
known	O
in	O
some	O
versions	O
as	O
handymen	O
)	O
,	O
entertainers	O
,	O
and	O
guards	O
,	O
but	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
role	O
:	O
scientists	O
(	O
known	O
in	O
some	O
versions	O
as	O
researchers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
certain	O
rides	O
and	O
sideshows	O
are	O
playable	O
as	O
minigames	O
such	O
as	O
races	O
and	O
9	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
parks	O
for	O
each	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Lost	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Halloween	O
World	O
are	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
start	O
in	O
the	O
Lost	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
four	O
golden	O
tickets	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
latter	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
Online	O
website	O
contained	O
news	O
and	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
page	O
that	O
contained	O
published	O
parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
account	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
(	O
as	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
in	O
April	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Bullfrog	O
personnel	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamon	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
would	O
be	O
less	O
objective-based	O
and	O
more	O
open-ended	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
Theme	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
3D	O
engine	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
3D	O
accelerator	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
advanced	O
behavioural	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
(	O
programmed	O
by	O
Ben	O
Board	O
)	O
that	O
gave	O
visitors	O
different	O
behavioural	O
traits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
originally	O
used	O
the	O
Populous	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
limiting	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
was	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
from	O
Mindscape	O
:	O
they	O
were	O
brought	O
to	O
Bullfrog	O
to	O
complete	O
Dark	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Theme	O
Resort	O
was	O
cancelled	O
,	O
its	O
team	O
joined	O
the	O
people	O
from	O
Mindscape	O
to	O
develop	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
two	O
months	O
behind	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
minigames	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
internet	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
as	O
Sim	B-Application
Theme	I-Application
Park	I-Application
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
(	O
a	O
sister	O
company	O
of	O
Bullfrog	O
)	O
Sim	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luc	O
Barthelet	O
,	O
Maxis	O
 '	O
General	O
Manager	O
,	O
said	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
pleased	O
to	O
have	O
it	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sim	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
jealousy	O
at	O
Bullfrog	O
for	O
developing	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
before	O
Maxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
3	O
November	O
1999	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Europe	O
on	O
19	O
July	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Device
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
on	O
8	O
December	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
(	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
March	O
2000	O
(	O
16	O
March	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
titled	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Roller	I-Application
Coaster	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
December	O
2000	O
(	O
4	O
March	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
PS1	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2000	O
and	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
11	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
24	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
figures	O
rose	O
to	O
563,299	O
units	O
and	O
$13.08	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
Sim	B-Application
Theme	I-Application
Park	I-Application
the	O
region	O
's	O
eighth-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Gamess	O
criticism	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
freeform	O
than	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
:	O
he	O
said	O
no	O
specific	O
goals	O
are	O
presented	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
golden	O
tickets	O
are	O
often	O
won	O
suddenly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
criticisms	O
,	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
also	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
Very	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
reviewer	O
thought	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
praised	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
humour	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
described	O
the	O
appearance	O
as	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
cuter	O
"	O
than	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Génération	O
4s	O
Rémy	O
Goavec	O
was	O
highly	O
complimentary	O
:	O
he	O
said	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
treat	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
Christmas	O
gift	O
Bullfrog	O
could	O
give	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
more	O
heavily	O
criticised	O
by	O
Ben	O
Silverman	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
:	O
he	O
liked	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
described	O
the	O
adviser	O
's	O
advice	O
as	O
"	O
worse	O
than	O
a	O
nagging	O
housewife	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
IGN	O
's	O
Sam	O
Bishop	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fantastic	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absolute	O
PlayStation	B-Device
said	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
repetitive	O
,	O
and	O
disagreed	O
with	O
IGN	O
on	O
the	O
adviser	O
by	O
describing	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
infuriating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
reviewer	O
thought	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
"	O
mediocre	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticised	O
the	O
interface	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
complex	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
action	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
rich	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
else	O
like	O
it	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
this	O
sluggish	O
,	O
homely	O
,	O
online	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
PC	O
title	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
much	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
next-generation	O
systems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
a	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
simulation	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
more	O
beautiful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Doug	O
Perry	O
said	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
is	O
smoother	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
laptop	O
"	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
liked	O
the	O
fact	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
's	O
goals	O
are	O
made	O
clear	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
the	O
music	O
fits	O
the	O
parks	O
well	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
multiple	O
parks	O
made	O
it	O
great	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
like	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
short	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
stripped-down	O
PC	O
sim	O
that	O
shared	O
the	O
strange	O
,	O
hypnotic	O
appeal	O
of	O
amusement	O
parks	O
themselves	O
–	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
logically	O
explain	O
why	O
you	O
're	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
yourself	O
captivated	O
,	O
unable	O
to	O
wipe	O
the	O
smile	O
from	O
your	O
face	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
just	O
plain	O
fun	O
"	O
by	O
Michael	O
Phillips	O
of	O
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
who	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
vibrant	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
2000	O
BAFTA	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
Award	O
for	O
Sound	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
recognising	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
Sound	O
and	O
Music	O
in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
