12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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A bunch of games
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Not horribly buggy
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Appeals to obsessives
Cons
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Shallow
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shallow games
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Ugly to look at
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Uninspired controls
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We feel a Guinness award for ‘longest sustained eye abuse’ is due. Dear old Guinness Book of Records – that venerable bible of inanity – churned out every year just in time for the Christmas holidays. If you know who owns the largest collection of airplane sick bags in the world, you’ve probably got a Guinness tome gathering dust at home. And if you’ve got the book, you may well be considering buying the game.
Well, here’s a tip: don’t. It’s not very good. The idea is to navigate the globe, smashing world records in the various countries you’ll visit – records that include flinging cow-pats and eating planes. The games are so shallow that you’ll have zero desire to return once completed. Flick the remote to head-butt a watermelon, shake the Nunchuck to chew some cockroaches… you get the idea. If you love your facts, stick with the book.
Dec 8, 2008
More info
| Genre | Other Games/Compilations |
| Description | No one ever said breaking a world record would be fun, and no one will EVER say playing minigames based on records is fun either after this game. |
| Platform | Wii, DS |
| US censor rating | Everyone |
| UK censor rating | 3+ |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 (US), 7 November 2008 (UK) |
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