Say I Don't to the Bachelor
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) Oct 11, 2010
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I take a look at this game and wonder if the $20 price - or the fact it’s the game version of a hit television show - is there to take players’ mind off the fact that it’s incredibly lacking.
The Bachelor (should be called Bachelor/Bachelorette) has five seasons, and each season has three episodes. Each episode has four multi player minigames, called the Group Date, followed by a One on One date (another minigame).
The idea here is to win the minigames to get the most points (here, they’re called Hearts). Twelve hearts go to the winner of each Group Date minigame, and last place gets no hearts (if there’s a second or third place player, they get some hearts, but less than the 12 the winner gets)
After the Group Date, the player with the most hearts goes on a One on One date, and goes up against the other players in a minigame. The winner(s) of that game gets 12 hearts. Whoever has the least hearts at the end of the One on One date is eliminated, and the show goes on to the next episode. Last player standing marries the Bachelor (or Bachelorette).
Getting through the single player mode is really easy and should take a little over three hours to finish - the AI is weak on all the minigames. The ending is really flat, showing nothing but the cute couple starting out into the sunset. Boring.
As for the minigames, they are short and forgettable as well. Some have you answering a question, putting a puzzle together or drag a vehicle through a winding track. I didn’t like any of them.
But here’s the biggest problem with the game - your guy (or gal) wins the heart of the Bachelor/Bachelorette only to dump him/her for the next season. And he/she does it four times; I wonder why anyone would want to go out with such a serial dumper?
To round out the package, you get several personality and compatibility quizzes, but they’re no better than the ones you find in the magazines.
The Bachelor should be left at the alter for being flat and uninspired. SKIP IT
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