Family Feud: 2010 Edition

We have one question for Ubisoft: Why no John O’Hurley? He -- along with some of the program’s more outrageous contestants -- infuses the show with personaility and warmth. Without him, it's just about answering survey questions, and the fun of seeing how close you can come to guessing the minds of average Americans has its limits. Plus, coming up with all of a survey’s answers on your own rather than relying on a group of four brains can be challenging -- especially when you need to race the clock to enter each answer.

That said, it's not all bad. The game pretty much nails the look and feel of
the show. The set is authentic and the survey questions and answers
have a familiar flavor. And thanks to a predictive text entry system
(players punch in letters using an onscreen keyboard and the Wii
remote’s infrared eye), players can actually respond with whatever
answer they like -- just like the show -- rather than selecting from a
group of suggestions, which would have been an easier, lazier way to design the
game. A bargain price might have tipped the scales in the game’s favor -- especially for show fans -- but its steep $39.99 tag makes it hard to recommend.