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0 stars not an option, so it gets 1

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: January 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS VERY VERY BAD! Anyone who gives it more than 1 star should not bother reviewing anymore games! This is by far the worst game I have EVER played in my entire life, and I have played A LOT OF GAMES! Worse than ANYTHING, honestly! There is NO FUN WHAT SO EVER TO THIS GAME! You walk around the park, pick up garbage, and that is about it. It has trivia, which have the some of the most impossible questions ever, from the most RANDOM movies(probably 6 movies total), so if you have no life you can watch the 6 movies 50 times, to beat the trivia(BORING!..) It has mini games for each ride, which have the gameplay of an original nintendo game, and the graphics are worth 8 bit.

STAY AWAY - KEEP YOUR MONEY - STAY AWAY

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you are ready to buy an AWFUL game and a game that must not be sold at any store and a game that would make you angry of buying it well you came to the right game, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. If I was asked to describe one word about this game it would definatley be RUBISH. The graphics are horrible the characters are nasty and the game does not match the description and the picture on the cover. At first I thought that playing this game would be like playing any other theme park games like Theme Park or RollerCoaster Tycoon but as soon as I switched on my gamecube and played for about 2 minutes I regreted what I did with my money, I regreted paying money for picking up garbage and playing stupid minigames where you do not know what is going on. So be careful, do not be fooled by the cover, and STAY AWAY like I always have said....

The horror

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I remember I got this on my birthday. I looked down on gift, self-conscious of my disappointment. So of course I had to play it. In this game, you control a deformed child in Universal Studios. Mysteriously, the park only contains white tourists, which leads me to believe there's a secret underground klan faction somewhere in Universal Studios. (There's some strange fruit growing near the Jaws lake...) Hours of picking up trash and tedious mapping ensue, and you're occasionally treated to a rejected Chuck E. Cheese minigame, only with less smeared pizza and more crappy video game. Sometimes you'll encounter Woody Woodpecker, who apparently vacantly walks around in several park locations at once. He innocently chirps, "I'll peck out your SOUL," as he backhands you for your precious tickets, no doubt to buy illegitimate substances to sell to Cracky Cracksniffer.

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The cover is the best thing about the game!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: April 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The cover of this game makes it look like an exciting adventure park;however, there is nothing exciting about it. The action is extremely slow. One of the "exciting" things they have planned for you is picking up trash. You have to run all over the same places over and over again and find that you can't get into the parks for a good portion of the game. Once in, there are only 5 areas you gain access to and the "ride" is extremely dull. This was a big waste of money - I don't think it would even be entertaining for a 3 year old much less a teen or adult.

hated it!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Don't bother with this one. I hate it and my kid and his friends hate it, too.

Who in the holy heck thought of this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

.... First of all they have these trivia questons that are from the most remote movies ever. Then before you can do ANYTHING you have to pick up other peoples trash (Which is just a dumb idea) Then when you do have the money from picking up trash you try to go on a ride and Woody the Woodpecker say "This ride is full" Then you have to go back to the front of the park (I wish you luck doing this)and use the points you got from shaking peoples hands and get a hat. (Another dumb idea) By the way when you try to get back to the ride (again i wish you luck) you cant find it. There is no map or signs of any sort. And the camera angles are horrible. This game is probably the worst game I've ever played in my whole life. ....

don't waste your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This entire video game is an advertising ploy. It was the biggest waste of money. The game forces you to speak to other characters and all they say is how great universal is and how much fun they are having. The real park is worth the money but don't waste a dime on the vidoe game.

the worst game ever created in the face of games ever made!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the worst game that has ever been created. I rented it at 10:30 AM on a saturday, i got home, began to play and at 10:45AM i returned it. It is the biggest piece of crap ever made. The creater should get fired for making me waste 5 dollars on renting it. I was about to buy it too. Thank god i decided to rent it. Please, if you read this, do not even think about buying this game. Too bad i couldn't give it a zero for stars. If you are a parent going to buy this, don't kill you child with boardum.

Fun Once You Figure It Out

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: March 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I noticed that in most of the reviews most of the people didn't understand the game and thats why they didn't like it. I have to say that the game is confusing in the beginning but once you get the hang of it, it is really fun.In the other reviews the people said things like "you can only play the games if the lines are not to busy" but that isn't true the game justs says that if you dont have a pass to get on.

Universal Fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: January 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is sooooo fun! You can walk around the park and ride the rides via minigames. E.T. Adventure is easy, making you plow your way to E.T.'s spaceship in 6 minutes. Then, Back To The Future: The Ride focuses on you trying to catch Biff and sending him to jail, racing thru the year 2015, thru an ice age and on a lava stream. Jaws is a rip-roarin' adventure where you are on the Orca, and you have to throw things at Jaws so he dosen't sink your boat. Wild, Wild, Wild West is a hard showdown, blastin' everything from targets to decoys. Jurassic Park is a shooting drive thru the park, watch out for T-Rex! Backdraft is fun, but with very bad play control, try to be a firefighter and help and rescue people! Then, the minigames are fun, with a quiz (That has questions like: Which sequel of Jaws was playing at the cinema in Back to the Future Part 2), a puzzle (which is more harder than you think) and a memory game (which is more easier than you think). Waterworld is a simple cinema clip (Which is kinda short).

The Graphics are neatish, and, I quote to all people who don't have a single bit of info about how to sucess on the game, first you'll be able to ride one ride without a line, then lines will form. You then walk around the park and try to make over a 1000 pts, and go to Woody at the front and BUY A CAP FROM HIM! That's how you get on more rides! I know people who thought this game was "quickly made" because they didn't know about this. Also, there are MORE buttons, too! Press Z (Yes, the one next to the R button) to access an item menu and a save feature. Caps are hats that you wear to get access to attractions.

Now, let me mention a few more things. There are three types of modes: Easy, Normal and Hard. If you think this game is waaaaaaayyyyy too simple, you logged onto easy mode. Easy mode is extremely easy to beat, though dosen't give you advantages like the other modes do, especially a hover board vehicle that makes going thru the park a whole lot easier. In normal mode and hard mode, you'll get better treatment, but harder rides. For instance, you know those "dead-ends" in the park? Well, in those modes, they reveal to be "new areas"! So, do hard and normal modes for better gameplay, not easy!

Okay, some are saying "AD FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS!". That- is completely wrong. Also, some say "This isn't Universal Studios!". I don't know if they are referring to the one in California or Florida, but this one happens to take place at the new (And don't say 'What? That ain't true!', because IT IS!) Universal Studios in Japan! That's right, if any take care into thinking 'why' the characters are japanesse and 'why' the quiz was asking you about "Universal Studios Japan" AND 'why' everybody mentions about "Japan"! Some people I know thought that it was an "imaginary Universal", which takes me to the park.

The areas that you explore in the park are actual "photo-realistic" pics. That's right, the whole park is an actual indentical Universal Studios Japan. There are some, err, tough moments in the park where you can't see where you are going. But, anyway, for the GCN (Not NGC, the improper way to say it, quote from my XBOX-oriented cousin), this has top-notch graphics.

So, to say, this game is fun, fun, fun, but a little childish and repitive, but also has great movie clips!

Overall, here are the pros and cons:

Pros: Fun, has very, very good graphics, voices are neat, fun games, highly addictive, once you start it has a "feel good" effect on you.

Cons: Gets boring after EVERYTHING has happened, short, very hard quiz, one to rent, not to buy, once you turn it back, you want it again! Minigames turn droning, on and on, sometimes it is impossible to beat, much childish at times.

Well, what I'm trying to say is that it is a fun, cool game, but after a while, it gets boring. So, you rent it, turn it back, want it again, and turn it back! So, you should really buy it. I haven't, but I will!

So, for Universal Studios: Theme Parks Adventure, I highly suggest it for a fun game.

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