GENRE
	Family, Party
	DEVELOPER
	Ludia
	PUBLISHER
	Ubisoft
	NUMBER OF PLAYERS
	1-2
	WI-FI ENHANCED
	No
	DS COMPATIBLE
	No
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Nintendojo was provided a copy of this game for review by a third party, though that does not affect our recommendation. For every review, Nintendojo uses a standard scoring criteria.

Time for a face-off! Ready? "Name an iconic game show from the 1970s that is still in production today."

"Ummm... Match Game?"

"Let's see. Survey said?"

BUZZ! "Rebound! Wanna give it a try?"

"Family Feud."

"Show me 'Family Feud!'"

DING!

In production for over thirty years -- with a couple of hiatuses -- Family Feud is one of America's most iconic game shows. The basic premise is that 100 people are surveyed on a series of questions which are then asked on the show. Two families compete with one another to guess the most popular answers, and win points based their accuracy in doing so. A "family" does not have to be parents and children; it could consist of four cousins, or a grandfather and thee grandchildren, or some other combination.

A huge step up from the board game "home versions" of decades past, Ubisoft's Family Feud: 2010 Edition for Wii attempts to bring the game show into the player's living room in an interactive format. The current Family Feud set is recreated in great detail, and the game itself is almost identical to the real thing -- save that Wii families consist of four, rather than five, members. It might have been a pipe dream to expect retro '70s sets and Richard Dawson kissing female contestants full on the lips, but current host John O'Hurley is also omitted from the game in favor of a generic announcer. This seems inexplicable as anything other than a cost-cutting measure.

Controls are completely motion-based: Making a pressing motion with the Wii Remote signifies buzzing in, and answers are entered in via the pointer. The game will offer some auto-completed predictions above the virtual keyboard to assist in entry, as there is a time limit for answers. The predicted answers are usually pretty good, and the game does a decent job of recognizing when an answer is a synonym or just slightly different than a survey response but still correct.

Once a team has won 300 points, it wins the game and goes to the bonus round, which gives the team a chance for accumulating $20,000, which the game's disclaimer is quick to point out does not represent a real prize or contest winning. This offers a chance to more accurately simulate the TV show, but since the winnings don't carry over from game to game, it is somewhat pointless from a gameplay perspective. Having some sort of career mode, or even a tournament of champions, might have been a good way to improve upon the game's single-player mode, which consists of twelve games with twelve families to face off against.

Players can custom-create a character to represent them on-screen. There isn't a lot of variety, but more costumes and hairstyles can be unlocked through the single-player game. It also seems like there should have been an option to assemble an entire family. The game auto-completes a different set of family members for a player with each individual show, so custom-creating a family as well would have been a good feature.

Multiplayer is a strength of Family Feud: 2010 Edition. While the box says the game is only two-player, in reality, any number of participants can compete while handing the Wii Remote back and forth, although shouting out answers can come back to haunt eager beavers when the other team uses a yelled answer to steal points. The game excels as a party-syle game, although, again, offering some sort of tournament competition would have been a nice addition.

Despite being a fairly low-frills package, Family Feud: 2010 Edition manages to keep things fun and fresh with its large amount of content. The game's label promises "Over 1000 surveys!" and this would seem to be true, as this reviewer did not see a single duplicate question throughout a single-player run and multiplayer sessions. If you're a fan of the Feud, this game is for you, provided you have some other people to play with.

7.8/10