Product Description

Cranium Kabookii brings a new dimension to Wii play by celebrating the amazing things friends and family can do as they create, perform, discover and connect with one another.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2742 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2007-12-07
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Dimensions: .33 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Cranium Kabookii brings a new dimension to Wii play by celebrating the amazing things friends and family can do as they create, perform, discover and connect with one another. Using the Wii Remote and special Kabookii Decoder Glasses, Cranium Kabookii changes the television screen into a living canvas where teams jam, draw, act, puzzle and even crack codes to win.

Customer Reviews

A Bit Blasé
Let me start off my saying that I've never played the board game of this, but the Wii game was selling reasonably and I thought I would add it to our collection.

A downer, for starters is that the game only uses one remote, since it is made for team play, it gets a bit annoying have to keep passing one remote between all players.

That aside, the drawing is not as impossible as some reviews have made out, you just need to adjust the sensitivity of your Wii Remote. Also, it is kinda funny while you're trying to get the hang of it and look like you're drawing like a 5 year old - might I add that despite this, what was being drawn was eventually guessed on almost all counts.

The most frustrating game is the Drama/Charades one. You are suppost to turn around and have your team give you hints about the motion you should be doing, ie. Stoking a Fire or Unlocking a Door. We gave up on this completely however and even whilst looking at the screen and knowing exactly what you have to do, this was next to impossible. You could try stoking the virtual fire until you were blue in the face and only eventually after what seems like forever, it then decides to accept your action as correct - for no given reason whatsoever.

The general knowledge questions are quite challenging and they tend to ask a lot of questions regarding the names of actors. This will definitely frustrate any little ones in the group. Although I suppose that is why it is played in teams, as surely at least one team member on each side donated a fair portion of brain space to remembering actor's names. :P

Overall, I actually enjoy the drawing part of this game the most and would be happy even if it were just plain old Pictionary. Although, after looking at the screen for a while, you can actually make out the code word even without the decoder glasses.

This game is okay for a rainy day, but definitely not up there with the other Wii games currently on the market.

Real good family fun
If you are looking for a fun family game, this is it! We played this over Christmas and we haven't had so much fun with the family for ages. It can be quite challenging for younger children as some of the games are a little difficult for under 6 but on a whole, especially if you have older children or just adults, its a great game!

great fun!
i bought this game for xmas as my family loves the cranium board game, and love the wii! me and my sister had a trial run and were rolling on the floor laughing and the compettion got quite intense! some of the challenges were too hard such as playing a designated tune but thats what got us laughing the most! one small problem is the secret answer that can only be seen through the red glasses provided can sometimes be read by everyone if they try hard enough!!! but overall a brill game and im looking forward to a massive game with the whole family, cranium just gets better and better!