{Holiday Gift Guide} Wii Game Review: Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

Developer:  UbiSoft

Released:  October 5, 2010

ABOUT:

The Hollywood Squares game features all the favorite elements of the TV show as 2 contestants play head-to-head in a bid to win money and prizes. Nine cubes make up the tic-tac-toe style “board”, occupied by Center Square celebrities Martin Mull, Kathy Griffin, Jeffrey Tambor or Brad Garett. Celebrities are asked questions and reply via hilarious video footage from the TV show. Players judge whether answers are true or false, all the while incorporating outrageous “zingers” to fuel fun. A correct answer earns the player a square on the board- the first player to mark 3 squares in a row wins!

Features:

MY THOUGHTS:

I used to love to watch this show with my grandma and even though it is such a simple game, I enjoyed it.  You play the game against an opponent (Computer-generated or friend) and you pick squares to answer a question.  The middle square is one of the for celebrities – Kathy Griffin, Brad Garrett, Jeffrey Tambor, and Marin Mull – and the host is the actual show host, Tom Bergeron.  When you click on the middle square you are taken to an actual clip of the Hollywood Squares show where the celebrity has answered the question – it is pretty neat how good of quality this is!  You then agree or disagree which earns you the spot or gets awarded to your opponent.  Each time you win a round, a new wardrobe item opens up to dress your character.  The game goes really quick and while some of the questions are a little tough, I would say most are really easy!  For example, one question asked about the lead actor in “Twilight” and the character said it was Robert Deniro, obviously I disagreed.  Other questions ask where the United Nations headquarters are and the character said something crazy like Delaware!  It is a very simple game and for fans of the show it is fun and something to take your mind off things!  I do though wish the questions were a little tougher and there was more to what you win – dressing my avatar in the game isn’t something I really care to win.  Overall, though the celebrity mini-clips are funny and it reminds me exactly of the tv show. 

BUY IT: Look for “Hollywood Squares” wherever video games are sold or check it out on Amazon.

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