Family Party: 30 Great Games

10 Review to this product

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  R. K. Fite
  October 12th, 2010 on 12:29 am

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  Kids got this for christmas (12, 10, 7). Played it once and then tossed it aside. They said it was weird and really not any fun. I think they need to give it another chance but they are not interested. We saw it at the store for $20.00 and daugther 10 said “Well, what do you expect from such a cheap game?”

  Since when is $20.00 cheap?

  I think it is not user friendly enough.
  
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  Daniel Santos
  October 12th, 2010 on 8:52 am

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  This game is perfect for a group play! a lot of fun. I’m buying the new released of 30 great games today.
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  Heather L. Bragg
  October 12th, 2010 on 10:36 am

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  My husband and I recently bought this game and it is a blast. So many fun things to do and it does bring you back to your childhood. I was not a video game person and really hated them. However, the first time we went to a friends house that had a Wii. So, I had to have one and this game is great. You will love it.
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  Robert Thorne
  October 14th, 2010 on 5:45 am

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  We have a great time playing this game. I have a 5 and 8 year old daughter. We can play this for hours. The controls are sometime hard but my 5 year old often beats my wife and I at a couple of games. It is good for the family, fun and cheap. Don’t expect great graphics and a long adventure.
  
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  tifany710
  October 14th, 2010 on 6:21 pm

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  Although I have not played this game too much I figured I would write a review for those wondering what this game is even about. First, this is suppose to be a “family” game, yet as a 21 year old I found some of the games difficult to “win.” If you are looking to get this for young children I would advise you not to. Also, you have to unlock many of the games, which I have yet to do so when you get the game you only have about 18 of the 30 games to play. The controls are sometimes difficult to operate and most of them involve the same motions. I played with 2 players and you play against 2 “computer” plays as well. The computer players were pretty good at the games and I’m not sure if you can change their levels. All the games are really short, 2 minutes or less and are timed. If you don’t complete it in the set time the game is over. The games that I played didn’t require the nunchuk, only the remote. Overall, this game is “ok” but don’t expect too much fun or hours of entertainment.
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  Jack P
  October 15th, 2010 on 5:31 am

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  I bougt this game for my kids and they absolutely loved it. They are the ones that gave it this rating. It is not simple but they have fun.
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  Tina Vanderpool
  October 15th, 2010 on 8:41 am

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  I purchased this game as a Christmas present for my daughters 4 kids, who are 16, 14, 10, and 5 years old. I was hoping that there would be games that would appeal to each child. I really couldn’t afford to get a separate game for each individual.
  
  What I, thankfully, found out was that the games were varied enough to interest most of the children. And that they have been willing to play a game they weren’t particularly in love with, knowing that their siblings would be ready to play something else soon after. It’s become a win-win situation.
  
  Additionally, since they can only play for 1 hour a day after homework and chores; they have used that time to acquire knowledge of the many games within. Skills they’re now using to try to beat their parents, at these games on the weekends. As an observer…always fun to watch!
  
  I’m very glad I selected this game to purchase.
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  JulzC
  October 15th, 2010 on 11:11 pm

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  I gave this as a xmas gift and not sure how they liked it. They didn’t ask to return it, so I guess that’s a good sign.
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  Vincent Fairday
  October 17th, 2010 on 1:51 am

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  Our whole family had fun playing this game. It is definitely more difficult than other similar games (eg: MarioParty) but not so that it detracted from the entertainment factor. Our 7yo old easily beat his mother and I, so it is exciting for every age!
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  LanaF
  October 17th, 2010 on 1:34 pm

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  There are reviews at: familyfriendlygaming, gamechroniicles, gamespot, IGN & gamevortex. all give medicore scores.
  
  all agree the graphics have nice details, but having ALL gameplay in 4 quadrants even in single player mode is annoying, lazy & makes it hard to see.
  
  the instructions are vague but the controls are complex. I found the controls to be interesting complex like an old arcade game, but I couldn’t understand what they wanted exactly. you never use the nunchuck for any game. all agreed the simpler the controls, the better it worked. I had trouble with response with even lifting/lowering flags in one simple mini-game & felt that you really had to put oommpphhh into your movements for it to be recognized (or maybe this game is really that broken sometimes).
  
  there is debate about how broken/responsive the controls are or how much the A.I. cheat. some reviewers had trouble with the balance, but I excelled at it & easy for me such as balancing on cushions or running balance. I found the barrel throw was impossible as you have to hit A at the right time & then lift the wii mote in perfect even balance. I found that you needed to have split second millisecond timing for all movements in all the games which is VERY frustrating like it wanted to be a simulation. even firing a cannon had the arc & slowness for further distances like real life or running on a barrel had delayed response like reality.
  
  This game would have been better if there was some humor involved, some of the sound bites help, but there’s not enough & the A.I. movements are on a loop before/after or even during a game.
  
  the only customization at first is choosing a family member from kid to grandparent.
  
  There are different sections to play in a tournament, but you have to win all those games to unlock more games. only half the game is unlocked. you can do battle/quickplay of 1 or more games with 1-4 players at any time, but it won’t unlock anything.
  
  be prepared to see “FAILED” a lot & a lot of forced replay until you excel at games in order to unlock more.

  this game had some great ideas in terms of use of controls & more complex sport mini-games to keep interest & focus, but because of poor instructions, small screen so you can’t see ahead to time your responses, non-warned sim complexity, quirky A.I., inability to have different A.I. difficulty & obvious lazy/poor programing, this game only manages to frustrate.
  
  wisely, I only rent all my games first.