The Price Is Right
By Chad Sapieha,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Game show sim is bursting with commercialism.
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As much as I love the show,I love this game too!
What’s It About?
The longest-running game show on television finally receives the video game treatment in THE PRICE IS RIGHT, a fast moving party game for up to four players that features simulations of just about every activity ever made famous by Bob Barker and company, including contestants' row bidding, showcase showdowns, and pricing games such as Plinko, Cliff Hangers, and Punch a Bunch. Most of the games are fun, simple, and reasonably realistic reflections of their real world counterparts (even the authentically branded products that players bid on, which include groceries, furniture, and trips, are the same as those seen on the show). And if players perform well in the pricing games they can unlock classic video clips from the show.
However, while the look and feel of the The Price Is Right is just about pitch perfect, the game itself doesn't really follow the same path as that of the show. The multi-player mode takes some noticeable liberties with the traditional Price Is Right formula, such as letting all players play pricing games regardless of whether or not they win on contestants' row. If you play alone you can enter a mode that more closely approximates the flow of the show, but, as it turns out, that can be a little boring (you may never even make it out of contestants' row). Better to select the Three Strikes mode, which bounces the player around from pricing games to showcase showdowns and back again until they've failed three times, at which point its game over and all of their winnings are tallied up.
Is It Any Good?
The biggest departure from the show is that there's no Bob Barker. Or even Drew Carey. A nameless, faceless host (the voice of whom some players may or may not recognize as belonging to current Price Is Right announcer Rich Fields) leads players through the game by speaking instructions. Much of the show's personality is lost as a result. Some authenticity is restored during prize descriptions and the showcase competitions, which feature the actual Price Is Right prize models.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how women appear on these types of game shows. What other game shows feature women in this role? Can you think of game shows where men and women are presented as equals?
Game Details
- Platforms: Nintendo Wii , Nintendo DS , Windows
- Available online?: Not available online
- Publisher: UbiSoft
- Release date: September 9, 2008
- Genre: Party
- ESRB rating: E for Alcohol Reference
- Last updated: November 4, 2015
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