Product Description

Game only - Buzzers required to play

The all new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Party Edition delivers the atmosphere and tension of the hit TV series but with addition of exciting new party game features. For the first time the whole family will be able to play against each other to fight for the right to win a virtual million pounds.

With legendary host Chris Tarrant calling all the shots the aim of the game, as you probably already know, is to win a million pounds. However with the addition of multiplayer party modes it will take nerves of steel as well as brains and to land the big prize. Unfortunately, the game doesn`t come with a million pounds, so instead we`re going to convert your financial winnings into points. Do you have what it takes? We`ll keep our fingers crossed.

Single player:
Classic Millionaire - As close as you can get to the TV show without being in the studio: one contestant; fifteen sequential questions; and a virtual million pounds to be won.

Quick Fire - A fast-paced but more forgiving variant on Classic Millionaire, with questions asked against a timer but there are chances available in case you make a mistake.

Multiplayer :
Millionaire Party - A hectic game mode ideal for the truly competitive. Players `buzz in` to answer questions, but even if you`re not fastest on the buzzer you can always try Stealing the chance to answer, or even Double-Daring your rival if you think they don` t know the answer. You also have three second Chances if you get a question wrong.

Play or Pass - A more tactical game mode which allows players to not only choose the level of question they want to answer, but also lets you pass a tricky question onto another player in the hope they will get it wrong instead of you.

Millionaire Remix - Keep on your toes as you battle through a series of rounds,

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1770 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Eidos
• Released on: 2006-11-24
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: PlayStation2

Manufacturer's Description
The all new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Party Edition delivers the atmosphere and tension of the hit TV series but with addition of exciting new party game features. For the first time the whole family will be able to play against each other to fight for the right to win a virtual million pounds.

With legendary host Chris Tarrant calling all the shots the aim of the game, as you probably already know, is to win a million pounds. However with the addition of multiplayer party modes it will take nerves of steel as well as brains and to land the big prize. Unfortunately, the game doesn't come with a million pounds, so instead we're going to convert your financial winnings into points. Do you have what it takes? We'll keep our fingers crossed.

Game modes:
Single player:
Classic Millionaire - As close as you can get to the TV show without being in the studio: one contestant; fifteen sequential questions; and a virtual million pounds to be won.

Quick Fire - A fast-paced but more forgiving variant on Classic Millionaire, with questions asked against a timer but there are chances available in case you make a mistake.

Multiplayer :
Millionaire Party - A hectic game mode ideal for the truly competitive. Players 'buzz in' to answer questions, but even if you're not fastest on the buzzer you can always try Stealing the chance to answer, or even Double-Daring your rival if you think they don' t know the answer. You also have three second Chances if you get a question wrong.

Play or Pass - A more tactical game mode which allows players to not only choose the level of question they want to answer, but also lets you pass a tricky question onto another player in the hope they will get it wrong instead of you.

Millionaire Remix - Keep on your toes as you battle through a series of rounds, competing to collect enough Chances and Lifelines or deny them to your rivals to help you be the first to reach the million pound prize.

Multi-Millionaire - Classic Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? adapted for multiple contestants. Players take turns to try and win the million pound prize, with only Lifelines between them and elimination if they get an answer wrong.

Quick-Fire - A high speed game mode where it's all about answering the questions fast!

Play on PlayStation 2 with three other friends using the Buzz! Buzzers which are connected directly to the USB port at the front of the console. You can also play with one other person by connecting two controllers to the console. You can also use the Multitap (sold separately) and four DualShock2 controllers to play four player games.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Party Edition features 4000 completely new and exclusive questions written for the game by the TV show question writers.

Play Single player Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? or battle against friends and family in one of the new Multiplayer modes which feature all-new functionality. You are able to steal, pass and double dare your opposition in timed rounds. We also have a new Chance feature you can use that will allow you to get some questions wrong and not have to leave the game. Adapt Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Party Edition to the experience you want to play.

Using the EyeToy USB Camera, you and your friends are able to take mugshots that can then be displayed on the Scorestacker screen and on the winning cheque.

Customer Reviews

Very average at best, It's no competition for Buzz - The Big Quiz
The biggest problem with trying to create an interactive buzzers game for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is that there is very few options to vary the concept. When there is already a very strong market leader like Buzz - The Big Quiz to compete with the Millionaire game falls a bit short.

The game has around 4 different game play options all of which are fairly similar with the rounds all being very similar as well. When you compare this to Buzz which is equally limited in the number of different game options there is a big difference when it comes to individual levels which have a much greater variety making each individual round a lot of fun.

The questions on the game are in a very small print at the bottom of the screen which makes it difficult to read even if you've got good eyesight. With the questions being in a small font, there only being ten seconds to read and answer the questions as they are not read out loud. This makes the whole process a bit taxing. In comparison Buzz has a larger font and the questions are also read which makes the game a little more enjoyable especially when you get 20 - 30 seconds to answer each question. This doesn't mean the questions are much different in terms of difficulty it just gives you a bit more of a sporting chance.

I'm not someone who finds Chris Tarrant particularly irritating I still quite enjoy the live show. But once again his voice over for the Millionaire in comparison to the larger than life `Buzz' once again leaves the new game behind it's older counterpart. The sarcastic wit provided from Jason Donovan and entertaining computer animated antics of Buzz make this presenter in a league of his own.

The final comparison between the two games comes with the characters in the game. After a couple of games the fat football fan, female athlete and co become very limited and a bit irritating. When you compare this to the entertainment from the Liam Gallagher, Fat Elvis and Marylyn Monroe-a-like's on Buzz you find yourself wishing you were playing Buzz.

I think that fans of Millionaire may want to try it for themselves as I did myself. But personally I don't feel it made the most use of the Buzzers that you play the game with and wasn't as exciting or fun as Buzz - The Big Quiz.

Good for a Millionaire game
I think there's something you have got to bear in mind when buying this game. This game isn't a Buzz game with a Millionaire style, it's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire where instead of using controllers, you can use Buzz buzzers too.

The game is very good for millionaire standards, good graphics, finally a full score of music in the game, and some nice multiplayer modes. Set up is quick and there isn't too long a wait between questions in normal mode.

It's also nice to be able to set the difficulty - this either gives you the standard 3 lifelines (medium), no lifelines (flippin hard), and 3 lifelines and 3 chances (easy).

For a Millionaire game, I thoroughly recommend this, and if you enjoyed any of the others in the series then you will definitely enjoy this. If you're looking at this game because it's in relation to Buzz, then this game may not be for you. It's not like the other buzz games and isn't as good - but it IS compatible with the buzzers.

Hope that helps!

Who wants to play this?
I have to agree with the previous review - this is a very disappointing game. I have played and really enjoyed previous games (The music quiz and the big quiz), but this game just does not measure up.

It seems as though the millionaire show has been shoe-horned into the Buzz format, and as such lacks any of the enjoyable gameplay of the other buzz titles. The graphics also just do not measure up - the characters are very poorly executed, and the set seems to be non-existent.

If you want to buy a buzz game, I suggest one of the other buzz titles - both a lot more fun than this!