Jeopardy!2017

Jeopardy!

2017 Ubisoft Entertainment57Mediocre

Playtime

ShortTypically 5 hours

Playable on

Available on

Game modes

Single player
Local co-op
2–3 players
Local multiplayer
2–3 players
Online multiplayer
2–3 players

Details

Launch: November 7, 2017
Developer: Frima Studio
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Themes: Non-fiction
Party
Genres: Quiz/Trivia

Overview

America’s favorite quiz show, Jeopardy!, makes its long-awaited return to home consoles in full HD. Master your lightning-quick reflexes with new streamlined controls to solve over 2,000 clues, constantly putting your smarts to the test. Compete with friends, family, or players online to see if you have what it takes to make it all the way to Final Jeopardy!

Press68

Players50

WorthwhileMediocre

OpenCritic68from 6 reviews

While Jeopardy offers a fairly strong trivia option for Nintendo’s handheld hybrid, Wheel of Fortune is a bit of a quick cash-in that feels a generation or two behind the curve. But, if you’re a diehard fan of either of these shows or you’re just looking for an innocent game for the family to play, you could do a whole lot worse than America’s Greatest...

Jeopardy, while still fun, has a number of issues. It’s visually bare bones, with no shots of the studio or players. The board shows pictures on a handful of answers, but the overall look is lacking ambition and a bit dull.

While neither Jeopardy! nor Wheel of Fortune are groundbreaking or innovative, they're both solid, fun choices for those who enjoy these classic TV game shows. They translate well into a play at home format with enough variety to keep things interesting.

If you can get past some shortcomings and the lack of host licensing, this collection is still decent fun. $40 may be too much for the whole set, but, if you prefer one game in particular, $20 is a fair price.

Where Jeopardy shines though is its progression. That is a weird thing to say, but every action in the game awards XP. Earn enough and players level up. Levelling up then unlocks new categories to choose from. It is a neat system that kept me playing far longer than I had intended.