Smarty Pants Wii

Another product prepared with casual gamers in mind, i.e. one that is suitable for the whole family and at the same time is characterized by exceptionally simple gameplay assumptions. This time Electronic Arts decided to prepare a computer quiz, which is a game of answering questions appearing on the screen. However, it was decided to diversify the game to a large extent, so that it would be possible to use the remote control for Wii. The Nintendo console is the only target platform for this product.

The questions that appear in this game have not been taken from a more specific subject matter. Even before you start playing, you should determine your age (introducing the year of birth), so that the game can adjust the subject matter and the level of difficulty of the questions to each of the players participating in the game. The difficulty level refers not only to the question itself, but also to the answers. It may happen that only two possible answers appear on the screen. At higher levels of difficulty there are, of course, more of them and they are more catchy. The game contains a total of about 20000 different questions. They can be about history, animal world or sport. There were also questions, in which simple calculations should be made, or a mismatching element should be selected.

The range of play modes available is quite large. For example, a maximum of four players can participate in the game in familiy mode. They shall answer as many questions as possible within the time limit set. Each player receives different questions, of course. As has already been said, the game tries to make significant use of the capabilities of the Wii remote control. For this purpose, among other things, there are simple mini-games called tug-of-war, consisting of pulling a rope. The remote control is also used to simulate raising a hand or taking part in simple dance games in order to slow down the passage of time or earn extra points. The visual setting is very simple, so that players can focus entirely on answering the questions posed by the game.

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Last updated on 10 December 2007