Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 at
6:57 pm
Smarty Pants Trivia for Everyone
How smart are you? Do you know more than your Grandma about world history? Does your little sister know more than your Dad about sports? Find out in Smarty Pants! Smarty Pants finally levels the playing field for people of all ages, allowing simultaneous play using age-targeted trivia plus action-based gestures, making it a truly trans-generational game made exclusively for the Wii. Tailoring questions to the contestant’s age, gamers from eight to eighty can join in on the fun all at the same time. Exciting Wii gestures make everything a game, from spinning the category wheel and tug-of-wars over correct answers, to “dance-offs” for additional points. With both competitive and collaborative game modes and 20,000 questions in multiple categories, the fun is virtually endless!
ESRB Rated E for Everyone
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars This is great!
I really love this game. I play it alone and just have a ball.
Haven’t played with anyone else yet, but I’m sure it would be even more fun.
2 Stars Meh – Pass for Big Brain Academy
This is a jeopardy-like trivia game where families can work together to race the clock (e.g. answer 20 questions correctly before the time runs out!). We are able to complete a round in under 5 minutes – which makes this game great for quick play. The questions are categorized – books, sports, history, science… You do not get to pick the category, however. Contestants are kept engaged by shaking or waving their remote, jumping, or dancing to add time to the clock. In bonus round (answer 4 correct in a row), you add time to the clock through a game of tug-of-war.
Why this game was a miss:
1) All text – if your child is a slow reader or cannot read – playing is very difficult, especially as the answers are not labeled A,B,C,D – which would at least allow her to say A. Cow is right – and find the A.
2) Too heavy on the sports – ummm… yeah. I don’t know who scored how many touchdowns in what superbowl and neither do the kidlets – your mileage may vary
3) Too light on the science – it’s at a 5th grade level
4) Too heavy on the books – some are obscure, and I read ALOT
5) Lots of obscure questions within each category (who was raised where…) that I suppose were to keep parents interested – instead they just frustrated the kidlets
6) Question database too small – I saw repeats after the 2nd round
I love Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree as it is equally engaging and does not require super readers. While inexpensive, I would take a pass on Smarty Pants.
4 Stars Perfect game for family and friends of all ages!
This is a great game. I’ve played it many times. It is easy to control and easy to play. The questions are not stupid nor are they overly hard. The only down fall I feel is that they should have changed up the rounds with different rules and concepts, but having said that – this games is awesome!
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