Parents' Guide to

The Price Is Right: 2010 Edition

By Chad Sapieha, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 7+

Rampant consumerism, but show fans will like its accuracy.

Game Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Windows 2009
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What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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What’s It About?

THE PRICE IS RIGHT: 2010 EDITION is the second game based on the popular TV game show to be released by publisher Ubisoft in the space of a year. You might (rightly) be wondering what could have changed in so short a time, and the answer is not much. The game looks and sounds very much like it did last year, and even offers the same ways to play: by yourself in a classic mode that puts you in the role of an average "contestants row" contestant; a three-strikes mode in which you continue to play and earn money in pricing games and showcase showdowns until you lose three contestants' row bids; and a party mode where up to four players go head-to-head. Rather than change existing content, Ubisoft's game makers have simply added more. There are more prizes, more showcases, and 15 additional pricing games, bringing the total number to 30.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say Not yet rated
Kids say (1):

Is it worth picking up if you have the original? Most of the show's best and most recognizable pricing games -- including Cliffhanger, Plinko, and Safe Cracker -- are in the original game, so, unless you really want to try new games like ½ Off (in which players try to determine which of two product prices is half its actual retail price) or Flip Flop (in which players have the option of reversing one or two pairs of numbers in a price), this follow-up isn't exactly essential. The real pity is that they didn't spend a couple of days in the last year working with either Bob Barker or new host Drew Carrey to add their voices to the game and give it a bit more personality.

The game captures the show's look and feel surprisingly well, but it's almost wholly lacking in personality, save that which announcer Rich Fields adds while describing products. That said, if you haven't played the original and are a fan of the show, it might be worth checking out. There's enough content here to keep people playing for several hours without encountering much repetition.

Online interaction: Not an issue.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about consumerism in games. Do you think that seeing products in games makes players consciously or subconsciously want to purchase them? Would this particular game be better or worse had the developers swapped out the real products for fake ones?

Game Details

  • Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Windows
  • Available online?: Not available online
  • Publisher: UbiSoft
  • Release date: September 29, 2009
  • Genre: Party
  • ESRB rating: E for Alcohol Reference, Mild Language
  • Last updated: August 31, 2016

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