12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Combines the first and second Wii games
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Most minigames better suited to DS
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Two-player download play
Cons
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Operation is worse on DS
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Not really better than the board games
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Price is ridiculous for what you get
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As the second Family Game Night landed on the Wii, the series made its DS debut, and this outing combines elements of the first and second Wii games. Battleship makes much more sense here than on Wii, and Connect 4 is easier to play with a stylus too. Bop It’s twists, pulls, pushes and shouts (either real into-the-mic ones or touchscreen ones) suit the DS, but Operation’s ‘guide the item along a path’ tasks are infuriating.
Two-player download play makes more sense than the TV-hogging Wii multiplayer, but despite the extra modes for each game you’re still basically paying considerable cash for four minigames.
Jan 12, 2010
More info
| Genre | Family |
| Description | Why make a bunch of games based on board games when you can make one big game based on a ton of board games? |
| Platform | "PS2","DS","Wii" |
| US censor rating | "Everyone","Everyone","Everyone" |
| UK censor rating | "3+","3+","3+" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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