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"Deal" for fans, "No Deal" for everyone else
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) Jan 20, 2009
Member since Jan 2008
8 out of 9 gamers (89%) found this review helpful
Look out! The Miis have taken control over Deal or No Deal, and they're out for blood - I mean they're out for money.
This is a direct take on the TV show of the same title, and you can choose to play the standard Deal or no Deal way.
But there are other options to modify the game.
First, you have Double or Nothing where at the end of the game, you get a 50/50 shot of doubling your score. If not, you get nothing.
Then, there's the multi million dollar cases, where there isn't just one million dollar case, there are up to 13 (you adjust it when you set the game up.)
Or, the top value can be randomized for a higher value - two million, three million or more.
Then, there's the standard game, but every amount is doubled, from 2 cents to 2 million dollars.
Each of these games can be played multiplayer; you can have several contestants competing at the same time, or have one player be the banker trying to get the case back from one or more contestants for as little money as possible.
Rounding out the package are minigames that I found to be short and forgettable. Why can't developers just say "no" to minigames for Wii?
The multiplayer aspect is the best part of this game - having a fellow player set the offer is much more interesting than some AI you've not met before. I can see some serious mind games being played during a human contestant vs. a human banker.
But the single player mode can get real bland real fast. The prizes your Mii gets just isn't worth the time spent playing, the cut scenes and Howie's remarks repeat over and over again, and the grapics are lacking, even by Wii standards.
Even multi player games can get stale over time.
Truth is, if you're not a fan of the show, there's nothing here that will change your mind.
This game was made for the legions of fans and they should get the game.
The rest of us can skip Deal or no Deal.
This is a direct take on the TV show of the same title, and you can choose to play the standard Deal or no Deal way.
But there are other options to modify the game.
First, you have Double or Nothing where at the end of the game, you get a 50/50 shot of doubling your score. If not, you get nothing.
Then, there's the multi million dollar cases, where there isn't just one million dollar case, there are up to 13 (you adjust it when you set the game up.)
Or, the top value can be randomized for a higher value - two million, three million or more.
Then, there's the standard game, but every amount is doubled, from 2 cents to 2 million dollars.
Each of these games can be played multiplayer; you can have several contestants competing at the same time, or have one player be the banker trying to get the case back from one or more contestants for as little money as possible.
Rounding out the package are minigames that I found to be short and forgettable. Why can't developers just say "no" to minigames for Wii?
The multiplayer aspect is the best part of this game - having a fellow player set the offer is much more interesting than some AI you've not met before. I can see some serious mind games being played during a human contestant vs. a human banker.
But the single player mode can get real bland real fast. The prizes your Mii gets just isn't worth the time spent playing, the cut scenes and Howie's remarks repeat over and over again, and the grapics are lacking, even by Wii standards.
Even multi player games can get stale over time.
Truth is, if you're not a fan of the show, there's nothing here that will change your mind.
This game was made for the legions of fans and they should get the game.
The rest of us can skip Deal or no Deal.
Not as good as the show
posted by SergeantPope (CHARLESTON, IL) Jan 20, 2009
Member since Apr 2007
1 out of 6 gamers (17%) found this review helpful
I expected this game to be good since they put the name of Deal or No Deal behind it. But ive been proved wrong when The Price is Right came out. This game has multiple things wrong with it. First off the graphics are bad even for the Wii. When ever Howie talks his mouth doesnt move how the words come out. There isnt much interaction and there isnt many things besides just opening the cases. Prouble the only thing that is somewhat interactive is theres some mini games and some of them are kind of fun. This game doesnt have any online mode which couldve helped this game. This game really has so many things wrong with it that im kind of still suprised that i gave this game a 6 but i stand by that. But prouble the worst thing about this game is that it has so many things wrong is that they prouble spent a matter of weeks making this game. And thats unacceptable. You shouldnt even try this game out, and vdont buy it. If you want to play Deal or No Deal just go onto NBC. com and you can play it there for free. By the way i put the space between . and com because it wont let me put them together. And its pretty much just as good.
Enjoyable
posted by rms923 (TALLAHASSEE, FL) Aug 29, 2011
Member since Aug 2011
Did enjoy playing. This was a much better transition of a TV show then anything Ubisoft has put out. It plays well and just having the Mii onstage as opposed to a generic avatar made all the diffrence. Not as replayable as Wheel or Jeopardy but still well done.
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