Wonder World Amusement Park

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Wonder World Amusement Park
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Developer(s) Coyote Console
Kabloom Games (DS)
Publisher(s) Majesco Entertainment
Platform(s) Wii, Nintendo DS
ReleaseWii
  • NA: July 8, 2008
  • EU: October 17, 2008
DS
  • NA: January 23, 2009
  • EU: May 29, 2009
Genre(s) Party
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Wonder World Amusement Park is a video game for seventh generation consoles developed by British studio Coyote Console and published by Majesco Entertainment. [1] [2]

Contents

Gameplay

Wonder World Amusement Park features a carnival setting and an array of mini-games based on carnival games. Some games include ring toss, basketball and knife throwing. Players for the DS use the stylus to push or throw the necessary items, the most common technique being a simple flick upwards.

Reception

The DS version received "mixed" reviews, while the Wii version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] [4]

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