Family Feud: 2010 Edition (Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows)
common sense media says
Emulates the TV show but lacks substance and is overpriced.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Family Feud: 2010 Edition, based on the popular television show of the same name, is a fairly blatant example of cross platform merchandising. Like the show, some of the game’s humor has a vaguely mischievous feel, as in one question that asks players to come up with words that could be used to describe both a mattress and a body, and another that requires players to think of sounds over which they have no control. Also, some survey answers may reference alcohol or tobacco (“smoking” and “beer” are among legitimate responses to some survey questions).
Educational value:
Not applicable.
Positive role models:
The families players assume control of seem happy. Players have limited control over their reactions. They can set whether their team tends to smile or sneer, but it has almost no noticeable effect on their animations.
Ease of play:
There are no in-game tutorials or instructions, save a couple of animations showing Wii remote movements. It’s pretty self-explanatory and intuitive, but it would have been nice to at least have been provided an onscreen description of the specific differences between, say, single-player and party mode.The game supports use of 2 Wii remotes.
Violence:
Not an issue.
Sex:
Some very mild but obvious double entendres, like one survey that has players trying to think of words that can be used to describe both mattresses and bodies (answers include, hard, soft, firm, and flat).
Language:
Players can enter any word they like as a potential survey response using onscreen keyboard. However, as none of the popular answers contain curses, profane responses will always be wrong. That said, some answers may include words like “burping,” “bottom,” or “flatulence.”
Consumerism:
This game is a direct spinoff of the long-running game show. Blatant merchandising.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Players can enter words like wine, beer, or smoking, and they may appear as popular answers in the survey results.
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