Hit it or Quit it?
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| Year: 2012 -- Developer: Pipeworks -- Publisher: THQ |
What is there to say about a first impression about Wheel of Fortune? I expect to spin a very large wheel, guess letters, buy vowels, solve puzzles. I do also expect the game to come off as pretty cheesy, as most of these video game versions of TV shows like this tend to turn out. Maybe some lame voiceovers. Maybe some "awesome" e-"prizes". The Sony and THQ intro logos made the game seem pretty fancy, but the cover art has Pat and Vanna look like bobble heads, so we'll see how this actually turns out.
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Fooled around for: ~35 minutes (One full game)
On one hand, it was about what I was expected.
On the other, it was actually better than I expected. A lot of it has to do with presentation. Yeah, the contestant voiceovers were a little cheesy and repetitive Pat and Vanna weren't -as- repetitive, but they probably would be after a few games. Their scripts in general actually weren't so bad as far as delivery. Also, the timing triggers working pretty well, causing Pat to say "slow down" or "go go go" when appropriate to where you were about to land.
The best parts about the presentation were how much it actually looked like the show. The music, camera angles, the cuts around the set, the wheel, everything looked like you were just playing the show. That's about as good as you can expect to get with a game based on a word game.
One thing I didn't even think about going into it was online play! Being the demo, I couldn't try it, but that would be a huge selling point for me. I've always thought I would do pretty good on the show, and playing against other real people is about as close as will probably ever get. It would probably one of the few games I would actually pull my headset out for, just to get into the game a little more.
The game keeps track of various stats, and also prizes that you win, so you have some tracking of what you've done, considering it's going to feel like a lot of the same. It also has leaderboards, to compare yourself to people you aren't even playing!
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Hit it or Quit it?
Originally, as I was typing this, I thought this version was an XBLA game, so I expected it to be probably 10 bucks (though I hoped for 5). As I went to check the price, I realized this is actually just a "demo", so it's probably actually a full game that you have to buy on disc. For probably 30-40 bucks. For that amount of money, I'm out. If it ever came through the e-downloads for something closer to 15 bucks, I might jump on it. 5 bucks, I'm there, instantly, playing it every day.
The game itself, I would hit it pretty hard, because I love Wheel of Fortune, I love easy achievements, and the presentation of this game was actually very well put together for being a cheesy TV show "port". For the price they probably want me to pay to play it though, I'm going to have to quit it. Just checked, yeah, it's looking like 30-35. With great remorse, I will have to quit it. Maybe I will catch it in the bargain bin in a couple years....
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