DVD Games

[happyattacks]

Has anyone else noticed the GLUT of DVD versions "games" there are out there?  I was browsing amazon and saw no less than 10 version of GS versions as DVD Games...

PYL
Password
LMAD
PIR
Concentration
FF
1 Vs 100
Millionaire
Deal No Deal

and others...

Has anyone tried any of these or have any thoughts?    Most all of them all have crappy reviews... I own 1 Vs 100 (got as gift) an it's okay at best.  Was considering getting these, but don't want to waste the Cash if they suck as bas as the reviews are...

Anyone play any of these or sink the cash?

Thanks!

Matt

[urbanpreppie05]

I own DOND, TPIR, 1vs100, and LMAD. TPIR head and shoulders is the best one. LMAD is ok, but boring. DOND is fun, but only with a group. 1vs100 is a little too easy, imho.

I think many people writing these reviews are expecting a bit too much-if you take them for what they are you'll be satisfied.

[JasonA1]

I don't know about expecting too much...I just think you should get something beyond "clunky 'party' representation of the show." TPIR is indeed passable. Having color pictures, brand names and actual descriptions takes it beyond any iteration previous. The lack of prices in games like Shell Game and Safe Crackers is the only downer.

PYL has been done better by the fan community - expecting it to even compare with those versions on a DVD with no memory is a little lofty to begin with. It's faster to just not buy it and say it sucks. Same goes for Feud. And Password? What's wrong with physical cards?

-Jason

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'happyattacks\' post=\'176085\' date=\'Jan 24 2008, 08:39 AM\']
I was browsing amazon and saw no less than 10 version of GS versions as DVD Games...
PYL
Password
LMAD
PIR
Concentration
FF
1 Vs 100
Millionaire
Deal No Deal[/quote]
For the sake of accuracy, I think if you go back you'll see that the Concentration game is a standard computer game and not a DVD version.

DVD games are being released for exactly the same reason board games were released in the 60s and 70s.  People recognize the name on the box.  Even in the modern Internet age, the pool of game buyers just isn't big enough to be significantly influenced by word-of-mouth good OR bad.  So sales are based more on marketing than on the quality or verisimilitude of the game inside.

/The Password is 'verisimilitude'
//Colbert: "truthiness"

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'176093\' date=\'Jan 24 2008, 07:15 AM\']
I don't know about expecting too much...I just think you should get something beyond "clunky 'party' representation of the show."[/quote]
Then, bottom line, you shouldn't be buying a version of a game made in a medium that was never designed for gaming.

(That's the royal "you." I dunno if you personally have ever bought any or not.)

Sadly, this hasn't been properly beaten into the heads of the target audience or not. Mainly because there's a real possibility said heads would cave in from the void therein.

This, to me, is akin to bitching that my Crock-Pot sucks because it doesn't keep my beer cold.

[Craig Karlberg]

I got a 3-DVD set of games(Millionaire, DoND & FF) as a gift this past Christmas.  I only managed to fully experience the DoND DVD game because it has the option of having you play as a single player or a 2-player game.  The other 2 needs more than 1 player so I'm saving those for family game night at my brother's house sometime this year.  As for DoND, it works fine for me though the navigation may need some work.  I actually "beat" the solo game while taking a break from watching American Gladiators a couple weeks ago.

[clemon79]

The prosecution rests, Your Honor.

[Jeremy Nelson]

I was pretty bummed when I bought Millionaire and there was no single player mode. It's still a pretty good game, nonetheless.

1v100 is, as said already, pretty easy. For some reason, the mob always dies out by the $7,000 level. The crowd reactions are pretty artificial, almost to a humorous extent. I think 1v100 is better when you play with a home mob, though.