Deal or No Deal DVD Game
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Toys and Games Reviews of Deal or No Deal DVD Game
Customer Review: Deal or No Deal on DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
I can only speak for myself here (seeing as how so many other reviewers were less than flattering in their commentary), but I love playing this game. I requested it for Christmas, and it has run perfectly on my DVD player, which I purchased over four years ago (that would make it a dinosaur by today's standards). I don't know why everybody else is having so many technical problems with the DVD's game play, but mine works just fine.
My only quibble with the game is that you don't get to interact with the models. You interact with Howie Mandel, the host; you even get to see the banker, which is a nice feature. But part of the guilty pleasure of the show is watching the models open the 26 briefcases, and that is sorely missed here. They ARE on the DVD; you see them at the beginning of the game play, and you see them at the end when the credits are rolling. But during the actual game play, only one model is used to open each of the 26 briefcases. It would have been a lot more fun if ALL the models were on the DVD, just like it is on the television show.
Despite that minor flaw, I love playing this game. It's unfortunate that so many others have had difficulty playing theirs, however. Hopefully, the makers of this DVD can improve on their formula and come back with an even better DVD release.
Customer Review: SOMETIMES DEAL, SOMETIMES NO DEAL
Summary: 2 Stars
This game is very touchy based on the system it's being used with. Sometimes it's fast and fun and other times it's slow and frustrating(sometimes even buggy). In my XBOX 360 the game runs nearly flawless and is very repsonsive, however, in my Pioneer and Toshiba dvd players the game is frustratingly slow to be read(game is on a dual-layer disc which may create majority of problems depending on where info is). I've also experienced the $.01 case being opened 3 times during the same game and when it goes to the board, I've eliminated a larger amount. The worst part of this game is choosing your case. They're not all displayed, giving you no idea which numbers are left or how many are left. You shouldn't have to keep a mental/written tally the entire time. Depending on your player, the selector for the cases will be extremely repsonsive or so slow that you'll probably feel frustrated enough to choose any case just to get it over with. Also, every time you do select a case, you have to scroll by your case which you've already chosen making it take even longer. This could've been an easy fix, however, they obviously opted to take the lazy way out and just create a really simplistic screen. For the price you can't really complain, however, this could've been much better had a little more time gone into its creation.Customer Review: Good God, Save Your Money! ! ! !
Summary: 1 Stars
This game is one hot mess. I bought it for my Mom for Christmas. We decided to play the 2 player game thinking it would be fun. Well, the word my Mother used to describe it is "EXCRUCIATING". This was the slowest and most boring thing I've ever played. There is at least a 10 second pause between EACH function (choosing a case, opening the case, Howie giving you directions, taking turns, looking at your opened case. . .you name it). Each time you switch back to the other player, THE SCREEN LITERALLY GOES BLACK! You only see the suitcase girls in the beginning and the end. When a case is opened, you only see two arms, breasts and the case! When it is your turn to pick a case, there is COMPLETE SILENCE as you scroll - and I use the term loosely - up and down to pick a number. For a "video game" which you assume to move quickly, you'd better set aside at least an hour to play it. You will be exhausted when you're through. We suggest they go back to the drawing board and stop with all the pauses, play some theme music when you are choosing your case, show the girl who opens your case, have the audience clap - ANYTHING!!!!!!!! If you buy this game, you only have yourself to blame. P.S. I won $750,000 and didn't even care, I was just glad it was over.Customer Review: Don't deal with this one
Summary: 1 Stars
I have watched a few of the tv shows before receiving this game as a gift, so I was familiar with the game and how it is played. I don't think the tv show translates well to a DVD game as most of the excitement of the show is generated by the audience and family members of the contestants.
The graphics on the DVD game are also disappointing. For example, you don't get to see all the suitcases on the screen at the same time when you have to pick one, instead you have to scroll through a list of numbers to choose the suitcase you want, which can be time consuming, and you lose an interesting part of the game by not being able to visualise the suitcases that are left, or the money amounts that are still in play. The game is pretty boring, even in the two player mode when you are playing against someone else. We found that we played it once and then did not want to play it again. Not worth the money I am afraid. It seems to have been rushed out for the Christmas market, without much thought about what would be appealing or fun for the players.
Customer Review: Save your money - get the board game instead
Summary: 1 Stars
I have played this on an Xbox 360 and a conventional DVD player and have yet to complete a game. We bought this as a family game and it created more frustration than fun family memories.
The biggest complaint we have is that it locks up and we had to eject the DVD and start over. I don't know what the end of the game is like.
The other thing we noticed when playing was that even after selecting a case the game would sometimes show that case still available to be picked. If you scrolled through them it was gone again. Very confusing. Selecting cases is quirky because you never see the whole field of cases, you look at one case and the number on it 'changes' as you hit the up or down arrow to scroll through them. A very cheesy interface. We're taking it back tomorrow and getting the board game instead. There is NO way they did any Quality Assurance on this game, all 3 of my children noticed bugs in the software the first time we played. These guys should be ashamed for putting such garbage on the market.