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| The Entertainment Review |
| Genre: Entertainment Developer: EA Casual Studios Publisher: Electronic Arts |
Many gamers may remember the days when the family would all meet in the same room, sit down at the same table with a board game
set up and spend an entire night together playing games, talking with each other and having fun. That isn’t seen as much today as it
used to be seen, now that families are separated from each other by televisions, cell phones, gaming systems and more. Now that is
what Electronic Arts is hoping, as it has released its second collection of Hasbro games called “Hasbro Family Game Night 2.”
Videogame versions of board games need to justify themselves because of the fact that there is already a version of the game
available, in a more hand on version. The big questions that players need to ask about videogame versions before buying are whether
it is cheaper, easier to set up or if it offers features that the original game doesn’t offer. If players can’t say “yes” to one or more of these
questions, it may not be worth the time or money to buy the videogame version of the game. “Hasbro Family Game Night 2” is a great
value, players are able to get five different games for $40 that would easily cost $60 is one were to buy all of the actual board games
separately. Each game also offers players with remixed versions with game play variations that wouldn’t be possible in a real world
game. Some of the remixes are successful and are a lot of fun while others don’t offer anything special to the game.
In this package players are given five different games including Connect 4x4, Operation, Pictureka, Jenga and Bop It. Players may
recognize some of these games from their youth while others may be a little bit more recently released games.
Connect 4x4 is a new take on Connect 4. Players still need to make a horizontal, fertical or diagonal line of four chips, but now they have
three types of chips to use in the game. Remix mode adds power-ups to the game that will either give the player an advantage or give
their opponents are disadvantage.
Operation still requires players to have a steady hand to remove objects from Cavity Sam’s body. The removal process has been
lengthened so that players can get deeper inside the patient and pull the foreign object out through cavity shapes. Remix mode add a
few weak mini-games like a shooting gallery and a waggle fest.
Pictureka is a fairly new game, a type of “Where’s Waldo?” game for those that are a little bit older gamers. Players need to find objects
in a jumble of images. Players draw cards and must locate the object on the card before time runs out. Remix mode adds four
additional card types to the game.
Jenga has players removing blocks from a tower and restacking them on top until the tower falls down. Remix mode adds chance
blocks that put certain restrictions on which blocks players are able to work with.
Bop It ends up being the downfall of the game. As a voice shouts commands, players must recreate the actions with the onscreen
controller. Actions are performed by holding the B button and moving the Wii Remote in different directions. Remix mode adds even
more actions than found in the regular game.
The game also features a mode called Family Game Show that throws a series of mini-games from each of the titles above. Of the
included games, it is obvious that Connect 4x4 and Pictureka are the most successful. Connect 4x4 is a nice twist on the classic game,
bringing a new layer of strategy and Pictureka has a bit of charm to it. The other games work okay, but aren’t anything spectacular.
Players select a game from the shelf and it is carried to the table for them and is immediately set up. For some reason players aren’t
able to switch between classic and remix modes without packing the entire game up and selecting the game again. It is a little bit of an
annoyance. In-game trophies can be won for completing specific challenges and players can unlock costumes for Mr. Potato Head, the
host of the evening. “Hasbro Family Game Night 2” also displays the player’s Mii next to their score during a game, which reacts to
wins and losses.
For a price tag of $40, “Hasbro Family Game Night 2” gives players a great deal with five different board games that would normally cost
around $60 if each of them were to be purchased separately; meaning players would save about $20. Connect 4x4 and Pictureka are
two games that are a lot of fun to play, Operation and Jenga are okay game and Bop It is the one game on the disc that is a complete
failure. These games all have extra remix modes that obviously aren’t available in the real board game counterparts and some of these
variations are very successful. Some of the menus can be a little bit clunky, but overall this is a fairly polished effort that can be
appreciated by families who want to spend some quality time together playing digital versions of games from the past.
set up and spend an entire night together playing games, talking with each other and having fun. That isn’t seen as much today as it
used to be seen, now that families are separated from each other by televisions, cell phones, gaming systems and more. Now that is
what Electronic Arts is hoping, as it has released its second collection of Hasbro games called “Hasbro Family Game Night 2.”
Videogame versions of board games need to justify themselves because of the fact that there is already a version of the game
available, in a more hand on version. The big questions that players need to ask about videogame versions before buying are whether
it is cheaper, easier to set up or if it offers features that the original game doesn’t offer. If players can’t say “yes” to one or more of these
questions, it may not be worth the time or money to buy the videogame version of the game. “Hasbro Family Game Night 2” is a great
value, players are able to get five different games for $40 that would easily cost $60 is one were to buy all of the actual board games
separately. Each game also offers players with remixed versions with game play variations that wouldn’t be possible in a real world
game. Some of the remixes are successful and are a lot of fun while others don’t offer anything special to the game.
In this package players are given five different games including Connect 4x4, Operation, Pictureka, Jenga and Bop It. Players may
recognize some of these games from their youth while others may be a little bit more recently released games.
Connect 4x4 is a new take on Connect 4. Players still need to make a horizontal, fertical or diagonal line of four chips, but now they have
three types of chips to use in the game. Remix mode adds power-ups to the game that will either give the player an advantage or give
their opponents are disadvantage.
Operation still requires players to have a steady hand to remove objects from Cavity Sam’s body. The removal process has been
lengthened so that players can get deeper inside the patient and pull the foreign object out through cavity shapes. Remix mode add a
few weak mini-games like a shooting gallery and a waggle fest.
Pictureka is a fairly new game, a type of “Where’s Waldo?” game for those that are a little bit older gamers. Players need to find objects
in a jumble of images. Players draw cards and must locate the object on the card before time runs out. Remix mode adds four
additional card types to the game.
Jenga has players removing blocks from a tower and restacking them on top until the tower falls down. Remix mode adds chance
blocks that put certain restrictions on which blocks players are able to work with.
Bop It ends up being the downfall of the game. As a voice shouts commands, players must recreate the actions with the onscreen
controller. Actions are performed by holding the B button and moving the Wii Remote in different directions. Remix mode adds even
more actions than found in the regular game.
The game also features a mode called Family Game Show that throws a series of mini-games from each of the titles above. Of the
included games, it is obvious that Connect 4x4 and Pictureka are the most successful. Connect 4x4 is a nice twist on the classic game,
bringing a new layer of strategy and Pictureka has a bit of charm to it. The other games work okay, but aren’t anything spectacular.
Players select a game from the shelf and it is carried to the table for them and is immediately set up. For some reason players aren’t
able to switch between classic and remix modes without packing the entire game up and selecting the game again. It is a little bit of an
annoyance. In-game trophies can be won for completing specific challenges and players can unlock costumes for Mr. Potato Head, the
host of the evening. “Hasbro Family Game Night 2” also displays the player’s Mii next to their score during a game, which reacts to
wins and losses.
For a price tag of $40, “Hasbro Family Game Night 2” gives players a great deal with five different board games that would normally cost
around $60 if each of them were to be purchased separately; meaning players would save about $20. Connect 4x4 and Pictureka are
two games that are a lot of fun to play, Operation and Jenga are okay game and Bop It is the one game on the disc that is a complete
failure. These games all have extra remix modes that obviously aren’t available in the real board game counterparts and some of these
variations are very successful. Some of the menus can be a little bit clunky, but overall this is a fairly polished effort that can be
appreciated by families who want to spend some quality time together playing digital versions of games from the past.
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