Scooby-Doo! Haunted House Game
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Toys and Games Reviews of Scooby-Doo! Haunted House Game
Customer Review: Great fun if you like to waste your time and money
Summary: 1 Stars
This game was only fun for my family insofar as we laughed and laughed every time another piece fell off. Every time someone had to push the ghost down, one of us would yell, "call the repairman!" Traps almost spring, hinges jam, and players fall off the board (creating amusing family controversy over which player used to be on which space). One of the most fun and entertaining challenges of this game was trying to figure out where the players start, which is not indicated on the board or in the instructions. The game is especially fun for four players, as the instructions state that players may not occupy the same space, and must therefore stack up behind one another in a delightful log-jam configuration. After a rollicking ten minutes of sheer side-splitting frustration, we declared our six-year-old the winner and then selected another game that might tempt us to play it more than once.Customer Review: Lots of entertainment value.
Summary: 4 Stars
My 6 year old son received this as a gift and loves it so much he will play with it by himself. Yes, I admit the picture instructions on how to put it together require a high powered microscope but to be perfectly honest, aside from one piece, my son put it together on his own by just looking at the box. It has no educational value at all for the age group it is most suited for. Because maneuvering your man around the board requires the fine motor skills of a surgeon I can see that it would be frustrating for any child under 6 years of age. As well, the board pieces do tend to fall off when the "ghost" is pushed down to trigger the "booby traps". Overall though, it does have a lot of entertainment value for my son who is a huge Scooby fan. It is similar to the game, Mouse Trap, which my son loved putting together but never actually played. This game we actually play.Customer Review: Fun Fun Fun, but Breaks Easily
Summary: 1 Stars
This game is a blast if it doesn't break. I played it with my 5 year old for about 30 minutes before it broke. We sent it back and Amazon got us another one very fast. Second toy hasn't broken yet. Basically you move your scooby character through the game and if the spinner lands on a "ghost", you press a spring loaded ghost on top of the game. The ghost turns some gears inside the game and randomly activates "traps" which can do various things to your character--very fun. The ghost on top is what broke so that it popped back up violently and would send your scooby flying across the room....still funny but not the way it's supposed to work. Furthermore, it broke with an adult operating the game. I can't imagine this will hold up with unsupervised kids playing it. Bottom line, it's super cheap chinese made garbage, but it's also really fun...worth the risk for $15-20.Customer Review: Like Totaly Worthless
Summary: 1 Stars
Please spare yourself the agony of this poor excuse of a toy. I can't say enough bad things. Took my wife 1 hour of trying to put together before she gave up. I managed to get it together in about 20 minutes. Beware, you will need a micro scope to read the directions. It's so small an un-legible there may as well be no directions.
Once the game is together it's very flimsy and poorly bilt. This game was obviously never tested by children when it was being produced. B/c had it, it never would have been made. I couldn't even push the ghost on top down without pieces of the game falling apart. Forget a kid doing it.
My 2 boys are huge Scooby Doo fans. They couldn't wait to play it. Even my 5 yeard old is quoting as saying, "this game's a piece of junk."
Save your kids the disapointment and stay far away from this garbage.
Customer Review: Beware the Haunted Mansion
Summary: 2 Stars
The game is actually a pretty good concept and kind of fun. Plus, it has the bonus of going pretty quickly. Unfortunately, it is made so cheaply (overpriced!) that at times it is almost impossible to play. First off, the game board is small, so it is even hard for smaller hands to move the pieces on the back of the lower lever. Then the snakey stairs fall off continually. Plus, they are so shaky that the characters fall off almost every move which is a complete pain. Once you make it above the snakey stairs, the rest of the game is OK. Assembly is very easy. Our ghost didn't pop up properly at first, but now works fine. Beware - your kids will want to press down the ghost all the time. I don't see this game lasting long without breaking.