World Famous Comics: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition
From: Sony Computer Entertainment Average Rating: Binding: Video Game ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Sony Computer Entertainment Manufacturer Minimum Age: 6 years Platform: PlayStation
Product Description: The first version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire was the third bestselling game of 1999 and continues to fly off store shelves, so a sequel was inevitable. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire: 2nd Edition gives fans 600 more questions and brilliantly captures the feel of the TV show. The only thing missing is the cash.
The game was developed by Jellyvision, famous for its irreverent You Don't Know Jack series of trivia games. Although the designers didn't have much to work with considering how Spartan the set of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire is, they did a masterful job of simulating both the mechanics and the drama of the television show, wrapping everything up in a slick interface that is immediately recognizable.
It seems impossible that players could feel any tension playing Who Wants To Be a Millionaire: 2nd Edition when no real money is at stake, but the game's perfect pacing did a nice job of at least making us think we were playing for cash. That's because it doesn't deliver an immediate response when a question is answered. Just as in the game show, if you answer a question quickly host Regis Philbin will confirm or reject your answer quickly. As the game progresses and the questions get tougher there is more of a pause between your answer and the confirmation. Regis will make some comments, sometimes offering you the chance to change your mind by asking the now grating "Is that your final answer?" as the show's music and a drum roll build tension in the background. The delays were surprisingly unnerving, making us constantly second-guess our answers.
Should a question prove too tough you can always fall back on your three lifelines. The designers polled 50 random people to provide data for the "Ask the Audience" lifeline, and The Reege's friends dispense audio advice for the "Ph
Amazon.com Review: The first version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire was the third bestselling game of 1999 and continues to fly off store shelves, so a sequel was inevitable. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire: 2nd Edition gives fans 600 more questions and brilliantly captures the feel of the TV show. The only thing missing is the cash.
The game was developed by Jellyvision, famous for its irreverent You Don't Know Jack series of trivia games. Although the designers didn't have much to work with considering how Spartan the set of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire is, they did a masterful job of simulating both the mechanics and the drama of the television show, wrapping everything up in a slick interface that is immediately recognizable.
It seems impossible that players could feel any tension playing Who Wants To Be a Millionaire: 2nd Edition when no real money is at stake, but the game's perfect pacing did a nice job of at least making us think we were playing for cash. That's because it doesn't deliver an immediate response when a question is answered. Just as in the game show, if you answer a question quickly host Regis Philbin will confirm or reject your answer quickly. As the game progresses and the questions get tougher there is more of a pause between your answer and the confirmation. Regis will make some comments, sometimes offering you the chance to change your mind by asking the now grating "Is that your final answer?" as the show's music and a drum roll build tension in the background. The delays were surprisingly unnerving, making us constantly second-guess our answers.
Should a question prove too tough you can always fall back on your three lifelines. The designers polled 50 random people to provide data for the "Ask the Audience" lifeline, and The Reege's friends dispense audio advice for the "Phone a Friend" option. Of course, the 50/50 lifeline is also available.
All these elements coalesce to form a surprisingly fun trivia game, and one of the few available that is more fun to play solo than with a group of friends (although playing cooperatively with a few buddies can be fun). Games rarely take more than 20 minutes, so it's perfect for a quick trivia fix--we just wish it came with more questions. Guess we'll have to wait for the flood of sequels that is sure to follow. --T. Byrl Baker
Freezes up way too often!!! This game is a lot of fun and addictive. The loading time is not all the bad for the Playstation. However, there is one major flaw that takes the enjoyment away: it's full of glitches. The game always freezes up and sometimes the graphics would just get distorted for some strange reason. Therefore, it leaves me no choice but to reboot the game. This is annoying especially when you are doing well in the game. If it weren't for the glitches, the game would get 5 stars.
Not good for kids,like me. I do like this game but the questions are confusing.And when you play 2 player game you have to do the Fastest Finger(I Watch the show).My Friend and I have to try at least several times to get it right!And when you don't get it right alot of times Regis will say mean things to you.That kind a hurt my friends feelings and mine too.And the hotseat is at least not as confusing.When you get a question wrong,Bam!You lose just like that!And Regis is again mean to you,To me who does Regis think he is?I mean I like the show and I like him as a host but the game,HORRIBLE!This game is O.K.Some of the questions I can answer.I can only get to 1,000 and then thats it!If you get 1,000 or more dollars and if you get a question wrong after that he will say good Job,but 0$ through 500$ or if you miss the 1,000$ questions you go back to 0$!And then you get the check and Blah,Blah,Blah!And the reason why I said that was Regis says something mean or nice to you then.Not good for kids like me at all!
~*Melissa~*
Who wants to be a little disappointed? I had high hopes for the game. While others mention the lack of questions and the slowness of the game, I was more concerned about the overall feel of the game. This game seems to have been rushed out and is not as polished as it could be. While Regis' voiceovers are OK, as is the phone a friend, the game is played mostly in silence. Regis doesn't even read the questions out loud. If he did then I could forgive the game for having only 600 questions. More full motion video of Regis would have been nice also. In addition, having only 30 seconds to answer is extremely limiting. On the TV show there is no time limit, so why in the world impose one here? Just as you begin to talk yourself through the answer the time is up! It would be less stressful if I was actually in the hot seat itself!
if you have a brain, you won't like this one.... you get the same questions, over and over....it's fine the first few times, but then you know all the answers...AND IT'S SLOWWWW!
Don't buy this one for the kids This is one that my 9 year old wanted for christmas ... of course, I couldnt resist seeing what it was like, so I stuck it in the psx and played..... This one is tough and the questions are far beyond most 9-16 year olds level of intelligence. If you want a challenge as a grown up and aspire to being on the show someday then go ahead.. otherwise give this one a miss.
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