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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
(The GAME, Second Edition)
Click box pic (above) to
buy this game.
 This
product is Mac-compatible!!!
Yes, it had to happen; the latest game show hit, made into
a PC game. However, not many would have expected the game to
come out so soon! The first edition by " Jellyvision" was
totally rushed, and had its share of snafus; it just didnt have the spark
of the game show it was based on. The questions seemed cut-and-pasted from
an old You Don't Know Jack trivia game, and didn't seem in
touch with the typical questions on the actual show. It wasn't even
Macintosh compatible, simple game that it was! Thankfully, this second
edition corrects all the above errors of the first version, making it a
nice purchase for fans of the TV show...and yes, that's my final answer.
I won't go into the rules of the game per se; that's
explained enough in the tv show itself (or in Techtite's
review of the show). What I will mention, is how amazingly
the game designers translated the game to CD-ROM. For one, the
option to "ask the audience" is instead the results
of an online poll conducted by the ABC web site; see the percentages
of web surfers who chose each answer. "Phone a Friend"
is now similar to the "Celebrity Collect Call" questions
in You Don't Know Jack 2; Regis phones one of "his
friends" for you, and an audio clip is played of the mock
phone call. While the game's meager budget couldn't spring for
actual celebrity friends of Regis Philbin, the voice actors
do a good job. Their answer suggestions can even be wrong at
times, in humorous ways; a nice added complexity to the game,
and true to the spirit of the tv show.
One gripe of the earlier version of this game ("First
Edition," so to speak), was how much Regis repeated himself. That
error seems to have been corrected in the Second Edition, with more Regis
blurbs. Video clips of Regis also seem more expertly done, and not as
"rushed" as the First Edition's video clips seemed to be. It's
also ridiculously affordable, given most game prices these days. In short,
if you like the TV show, you'll probably want the game...though make
sure it's the Second Edition! The First Edition was rated a near
miss by Techtite.com!
In the end, the game is, for better or worse, exactly like
the game show in visuals; the music is exactly the same,
the light effects, and of course Regis narrates the game as you
proceed (an actual video clip of Regis even precedes and concludes
each full game). However, there's one thing lacking...no real million
dollar reward! Bummer. On the other hand, in typical video game style,
your "high score" (winnings) are kept track of, so you have a
permanent record of when you won, and how much (until you uninstall the
program, of course). Although some companies would
call a "second edition" a game patch, there's still more than
enough reason to buy this newer version...especially for Mac owners, who
can finally play it!
To buy this game, click here. Remember, both PC & Mac versions are in same box!
Also available for the following game systems (click
on system name to order): Playstation
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