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Hasbro Family Game Night 2

(2009, Video Games - Board game, Rated E, Play it on: Nintendo Wii)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 7.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Collection of not-so-famous board games is fun for groups.

In this game kids can:   improve hand-eye coordination, play multiplayer games, play with others, strategize, use logic to win

Why We Rated This on for Ages 7 and Up

The good stuff

  • Ease of play:

    Play is challenging but master-able with time.

  • Educational value:

    Connect 4x4 requires strategic thinking.

  • Messages:

    The general theme of the game is that playing games is a good way for families to spend time together.

  • Role models:

    Mr. Potato Head serves as the game's MC, and he encourages players to have fun exploring the games.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    In a twist on the Operation game, players will "shoot" germs. In a version of Connect Four, players can "shoot" checkers out of the board. In neither case case is the "shooting" actually coming from any kind of weapon -- it's just the Wii remote pointed at the screen.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    The Hasbro logo is all over the game, and the five board games included all exist as offline games that can be purchased as well. It is noted that playing the original Family Game Night will unlock secret rewards in the sequel.
 

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Hasbro Family Game Night 2 was written by Christopher Healy

Parents need to know that Hasbro Family Game Night 2 is a collection of virtual board games here are far more focused on speed and dexterity than the strategy games that made up the original Hasbro Family Game Night. It makes this sequel far more like a traditional video game than a board game. The games are generally faster and a bit more hectic, but still fun. Depending on your kids, this could be either a positive change or a negative one.

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  • Did playing Hasbro Family Game Night 2 make you want to go out and play the board games on which this video game is based? Do you think that was Hasbro's intent when they decided to make these board games into video games?
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What’s the Story?

HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2 is second collection of virtual board games from the legendary toy company. In a hub world (a deluxe loft apartment), owned apparently by Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, players can pull any of five board games off the shelf to play. The games are Operation (in which players delicately remove "illnesses" from a patient's body), Jenga (in which players pull wooden blocks from a stack without upsetting it), Pictureka (in which players search a chaotic mural for visual clues), Bop-It (in which players press buttons and make movements in specific orders), and Connect 4X4 (in which four players challenge each other to a tic-tac-toe-like game). Each game can be played in its traditional form, or a suped up version with video game extras. Close

Is It Any Good?

The first thing you'll notice about Hasbro Family Game Night 2 is that its selection of games is not quite as classic as that in the original. There's no Battleship in here, no Boggle or Sorry. The most classic of the bunch is Operation, but that had to be altered greatly in order to translate it into video game-ness. Hasbro Family Game Night 2 is not bad, though -- it just has a very different feel to it. It's much faster paced, much more adrenaline-heavy. And there are some very nice improvements to the hub world, especially those involving Mr. Potato Head. In the last game, he was simply there as an observer. This time you can win new body parts, with which you can decorate and redecorate Mr. -- and Mrs. -- Potato Head as you go along. Close

Publisher’s Details

Released on 10/27/2009, price $39.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E (for Comic Mischief)

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