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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Vivendi Universal EAN: 0020626707664 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Format: CD-ROM Label: Vivendi Universal Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal Model: 70766 Platform: Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95 Publisher: Vivendi Universal Studio: Vivendi Universal Accessories: Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: The moderator of You Don't Know Jack might be the only game show host in the history of celebrity judges, buzzers, and door-number-fours to consistently insult the contestants. (Well, maybe Bob Eubanks on a really bad day.) But Jack gets away with it--plus a whole lot of stuff that Bob Barker has only dreamed of--in a Gen-X answer to the typical trivia game format. There's a lot to be said for earlier incarnations of Jack, including the original moderator (newer voices seem to be doing a derivative imitation) and sparse graphics that seemed retrocool in a You Bet Your Life 1950's fashion. But You Don't Know Jack--Offline offers Internet connectivity as well as Wired Magazine/Matrix-influenced screen decor. Aesthetics aside, the brilliance of the game is its intersection of pop-culture history--movie and television characters, primarily--with textbook knowledge. Questions are put through the Jack blender until a quiz emerges that includes particle physics and Starsky & Hutch. Because of the clever (and prevalent) double entendres, You Don't Know Jack--Offline isn't appropriate family fare. Instead, pick up a copy for your favorite procrastinating graduate school student. They might not finish their doctoral thesis, but their life will never be the same. --Jennifer Buckendorff Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Warning to Mac UsersI was a big fan of the YDKJ games in the 90s, and I was excited to see that the two newer versions were supposed to be Mac-compatible. I purchased YDKJOL and was disappointed to discover that it does not work on newer Macs (MacBook or MacBook Pro). The game itself might be a lot of fun, but I am not able to comment on that. Rating:  - Fun with an attitude!This game is fun and funny at the same time, It helps to have a good sense of humor when playing any of the YDKJ games, and this one is no different. I love the Did or Dat category. It also works on Windows XP. Rating:  - Recycled Jack, Needs a little workYDKJOL isn't a bad game. It has more questions then the previous games in the durable PC series, The best host in the game-Cookie-is again at the helm making sure that your quest for game dollars is a sarcastic and smart allecky one, and those phoney commercials at the end of the game as always are gold. So why not 5 stars? Well this game has got some flaws, but they all mostly fall in the same catagory. One is that it takes away from game 4, THE RIDE format, which in my opinion was the best. ... Read More |
