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By Michael Lafferty
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Irreverent trivia game brand comes to Facebook.
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You Don't Know Jack: Twisted Trivia
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What's It About?
In YOU DON'T KNOW JACK: TWISTED TRIVIA, players are thrown into a five-question round, answering questions as quickly as possible about pop culture and other areas (such as geography). Answering quickly and correctly scores the most monetary value for each question. While wrong answers can result in a deduction in score, there doesn't seem to be any sort of punishment for simply not answering. Players compete against non-playable characters, but they can invite real friends to try to beat their score. The total scores are tallied at the end of the five questions (which takes about 3-4 minutes to complete), with a winner declared. As players accrue \"booty,\" their level increases. There are also performance enhancers to accelerate the levels a player can achieve. The question format varies slightly, and the overall game is very fast-paced.
Is It Any Good?
You Don't Know Jack: Twisted Trivia has lost a little of its luster over the years, and this Facebook game is an example of how what worked in the past doesn't quite work now. The jokes feel forced at times, with several of the questions being off-color or leading to off-color comments. However, the game is a decent representation of the You Don't Know Jack franchise as a whole. The games are appropriately quick-paced, and they can provide a decent test of pop culture knowledge.
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Game Details
- Platform : Facebook
- Subjects : Social Studies : cultural understanding , geography , history , Arts : film , playing , Language & Reading : naming , reading comprehension , text analysis , Science : ecosystems and the environment , Hobbies : sports
- Skills : Creativity : brainstorming , combining knowledge , imagination , Thinking & Reasoning : applying information , decision-making , problem solving , Responsibility & Ethics : learning from consequences , making wise decisions
- Pricing structure : Free
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Jellyvision Games
- Release date : May 30, 2012
- Genre : Party
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : July 2, 2022
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