Nintendo Wii Game Review: “Family Game Night 4: The Game Show” (& Giveaway Ends 12/30)

Family Game Night 4: The Game Show

Developer: Electronic Arts

Released: November 1, 2011

ABOUT:

Now you’re part of the action! In FAMILY GAME NIGHT 4: THE GAME SHOW EDITION, you can experience the fun and excitement of the popular TV show right in your own living room! This time you’re playing with larger-than-life pieces in re-imagined versions of your favorite Hasbro games. CONNECT 4 is more challenging than ever as a basketball event and YAHTZEE! Bowling puts a whole new spin on the popular dice game. You’ll also find fun new versions of SCRABBLE Flash, SORRY! Sliders, and BOP-IT, and win MONOPOLY Crazy Cash, just like the game show! Play with friends and family and compete to prove your family is the best!

Features:

• 5 Games – Connect 4 Basketball, Yahtzee! Bowling, Scrabble Flash, Bop It Boptagon, and Sorry! Sliders
• In-game Currency – Win Monopoly Crazy Cash after each game
• Wii-specific Controls – Use your Wii Remote to turn your living in to the board and fully participate in the show
• Local Multiplayer – Connect and play with your family with 2-person multiplayer
• New Ways to Play – Play your favorite Hasbro brands like never before with new fun twists on the classics you know and love

When the new Family Game Night Nintendo Wii game came out, I knew I’d want to try it.  I have the other three games and love them, EA and Hasbro definitely make a good combination.  That being said, “Family Game Night 4: The Game Show” is good, but its not my favorite in the bunch.

Family Game Night 4 contains the games:  Scrabble Flash, Connect 4 Basketball, Bop It Boptagon, Sorry Sliders, and Yahtzee Bowling.  Each game features its own game plus another version of it.  Playing these games on the Wii definitely give the original board games a twist and make for great family fun.  The controls are a little funky, they take a few turns getting used to but then its okay.  Connect 4 is neat because you shoot chips like a basketball hoping to make a Connect 4!  Yahtzee Bowling is just like it sounds but it a lot faster as you roll three times.  Sorry Sliders has you sliding Sorry tokens to a center ring, with the second version including Sumo guys!  Bop It has you pushing different buttons to make different noises.

Finally, Scrabble Flash is my favorite.  I love word games so moving titles around to match up letters is right up my alley. You compete against another player to make words from a set of five letters.

The best part of the game is silly Mr. Potato Head.  He wears funny clothes and is a great game show host.  Oh and rather than playing each game individually you can also play a Game Show version where you compete for cards by playing the different games.

BUY IT: Look for “Family Game Night 4: The Game Show” for the Nintendo Wii online or wherever video games are sold!

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