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Minute to Lose it
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) Dec 1, 2010
Member since Jan 2008
32 out of 35 gamers (91%) found this review helpful
I have not remembered any game based on a game show that’s worth the money - from Deal or No Deal to Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
Now we get Minute to Win it, and your host, Guy Feiri, and a compilation of 38 mini games.
Problem is, all but 10 are locked, and can only be unlocked if your avatar gets the million dollars top prize for finishing all ten tasks through three of the four episodes of the game show.
Even in multiplayer mode you can only play 10 games - which makes this a very bad choice for a party game because nobody wants to sit by and watch one player slog his or her way through the single player mode to try to unlock the rest of the games.
Adding to the headaches is the fact that these games can get tough; knocking out all nine lights or bouncing a penny into a bottle can be tricky because of non-intuitive control schemes. Needless to say; you may have to play the first ten games many times to get the hang of the controls. This doesn’t make a game fun, it makes it frustrating.
But the most hideous part of the game are the avatars you use - they are some of the ugliest models I’ve seen for this type of game. Why can’t they just use the Miis? (I would’ve like to see what Guy Feiri looks as a Mii.)
And what do you do with your winnings? You buy some really bland and cheap looking clothing for your avatar. I would’ve like to have the ability to unlock some of the other 28 games for multiplayer use.
It will take longer than a minute of your time to get through Minute to Win it, the video game - and I’ve put enough time in it to know that said time was misspent. SKIP IT.
Now we get Minute to Win it, and your host, Guy Feiri, and a compilation of 38 mini games.
Problem is, all but 10 are locked, and can only be unlocked if your avatar gets the million dollars top prize for finishing all ten tasks through three of the four episodes of the game show.
Even in multiplayer mode you can only play 10 games - which makes this a very bad choice for a party game because nobody wants to sit by and watch one player slog his or her way through the single player mode to try to unlock the rest of the games.
Adding to the headaches is the fact that these games can get tough; knocking out all nine lights or bouncing a penny into a bottle can be tricky because of non-intuitive control schemes. Needless to say; you may have to play the first ten games many times to get the hang of the controls. This doesn’t make a game fun, it makes it frustrating.
But the most hideous part of the game are the avatars you use - they are some of the ugliest models I’ve seen for this type of game. Why can’t they just use the Miis? (I would’ve like to see what Guy Feiri looks as a Mii.)
And what do you do with your winnings? You buy some really bland and cheap looking clothing for your avatar. I would’ve like to have the ability to unlock some of the other 28 games for multiplayer use.
It will take longer than a minute of your time to get through Minute to Win it, the video game - and I’ve put enough time in it to know that said time was misspent. SKIP IT.
minute to boredom
posted by trex6504 (HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PA) Aug 28, 2011
Member since Jan 2011
I had recently received this game and thought that i would enjoy this game because I like the show on tv. Boy was i disappointed. The graphics on this game are not done very well. Guy looks like a lego character that talks way to much. The controls are not very responsive which has you losing all your lives before you even get off the level one challenge. They need to give you two or three minutes to complete these challenges just to let the controls catch up. I would highly recommend avoiding this game as a rental or a purchase. There are definetly alot better games out for wii.
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