The Price is Right 2010 Edition
May 31, 2010 by Gamer Guy
Filed under Video Games
- Pricing Games (14 New Games) – Includes all of the favorites from the original and includes 14 new ones including Golden Road, Dice Game, and Safe Crackers
- Custom Avatars – Design your avatar from head to toe, including body, facial features, hair and clothes
- Unlockable Prizes – Earn achievements to unlock new customization options for your avatar (hair, clothes, accessories)
- Improved Graphics – Improved 3D models, enhanced interactivity, and upgraded set/game design to match the modern show
- Game Modes – Two single-player modes – 3 Strikes and Classic
Product Description
Experience all of the classic moments from the show with up 4 people. You will hear your name called as you’re announced to “Come on Down!” to Contestant’s Row. Play all of the favorite pricing games, including Plinko, Cliff Hangers and now Golden Road and Safe Crackers. Spin the Wheel for the chance to win the big prizes in the Showcase Showdown!… More >>
This game is beyond bad. If you are under the age of 50 do not buy this game. It is so boring and so slow to load each screen. Luckily, this one was a rental so it is less painful than if I actually paid to own it. Please take my advice, unless you carry around an oxygen tank with you and have the IQ of a gerbil, pass on this one.
Rating: 1 / 5
I’m very dissatisfied with this game. I purchased it for my grandparents assuming it would be a great game for older people. I went by their place and played it today and found that no matter what answer you give 9/10 I would get the answer wrong.
The entire game is in cartoon form, for the exception of the products being showcased for you to give a price on. The products are actually video clips of real world products. They’re “showcased” by the actual women on the real show.
This just doesn’t sit well with me. Considering that I know how companies and brands are desperate to get their products out and in front of the consumer I’m not happy with paying to be boogled with sales pitches. Plus, I’m sure the companies being showcased on the game, probably paid to do so.
It seemed like no matter what I entered I would never win the showcase. I found myself just listening to ads over and over. I eventually just got bored with the whole thing and turned it off.
I don’t recommend this game at all.
Rating: 1 / 5
I thought it was going to be a lot more fun. It is ok if you play with a group but alone it sucks.
Rating: 3 / 5
The single-player game effectively recreates the Price Is Right experience. The sounds and visuals effectively recreate the show. It doesn’t force you (or let you) watch the other contestants so you only have to focus on yourself, get on stage, do one game, spin the wheel, and if won on the wheel you play for a showcase. Before getting on stage, you just bid up to 6 times until you win. If another contestant wins, you just skip to the next bidding session. The games seem like a decent recreation for nostalgia, but aren’t as fun as other minigame collections. If you lose when spinning the wheel, game over. I think it is good it makes it a little difficult to get to the showcase showdown. The showcase showdown is decent where each showcase has 3 video panels that show you real video of showcase items like you would see on the show. Then you bid or pass.
Playing with multiple players is really bad. I really wish they just let another player join the single-player experience mentioned above and bid as well. But instead the multi-player portion is different, shorter, and much less fun. You play only with as many real players as you have. There are no computer players to fill empty spots. So if you have 2 players, you are bidding to get on stage with only the two of you. The 2nd player might as well choose higher or lower than player 1s bid and bid $1 over player 1′s bid if they are low or bid just $1 if they think player 1 bid high. Player 1 gets a bad deal when bidding. Then it gets worse, only the winning bidder goes on stage once, then both players play showcase showdown. The winning bidder chooses a game from a list of a few games, then plays it. There is no wheel. Then you both play showcase showdown. In multiplayer it is super easy to get to the showcase showdown since there is no way to avoid it. So it zaps the fun from the single player portion that makes it at least a goal to get to showcase show down. I don’t know how many showcases they have recorded, but if there aren’t many, you will burn through all of them quickly when playing multiplayer, which worries me about ruining the showcases from the single-player game. So in multi-player you both bid, one player plays a game, no wheel, then showcase, then game over. Repeat if you want. It should have let each player on stage to play a game, or let you bid & play up to 6 games on stage, and have computer players to fill empty spots, and have the wheel.
Overall the game is a bit of a let down. The single player experience would be great for nostalgia. The multiplayer is terrible. If the price is right (for this game), it still might be worth it for nostalgia or a super-easy game. At higher prices it seems a poor value.
Rating: 2 / 5
My kids are to young to know what the price is right is!! but this is one game as an adult I love to play – I love PLINKO!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5