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Summary: Needs More Work
Review: I think they jumped the gun on this one. They should have taken more time to work out the kinks. My CD is jumpy and tends to skip. There is also too much time wasted getting to the actual game, and no way to go around it that I can see. Also, sometimes the answer misses the mark. For example, the "answer" was "...this family..." and my "question" was "Who was the Mayo Family", which was not accepted, but the other contestant's "Who was Mayo" was accepted! On the good side, the graphics are wonderful. I think I will return to the old game for now.
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Summary: Jeopardy Patch for Windows ME
Review: If you have Windows Me, THIS WILL NOT WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER!!! While other game programs, such as Chessmaster 2000, Tachyon: The Fringe, and B17 Bomber WILL work with the Windows Me OS, this will be a waste of your money if you are using this OS. I can't comment on the game play, since I was unable to get that far after trying several things. So do yourself a favour and save your money.
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Summary: Don't buy this if you have Windows Me.
Review: If you have Windows Me, THIS WILL NOT WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER!!! While other game programs, such as Chessmaster 2000, Tachyon: The Fringe, and B17 Bomber WILL work with the Windows Me OS, this will be a waste of your money if you are using this OS. I can't comment on the game play, since I was unable to get that far after trying several things. So do yourself a favour and save your money.
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Summary: Categories repeat soon if you play often
Review: Let me start by saying that I love this game. It is so much like the TV game it's amazing. There are a few problems though. First, if you play this game 2 or more times a week by yourself you will find that categories begin repeating after 2 weeks or so. This can really ruin the fun when you get your friends together to play and categories keep coming up that you have already played by yourself. Second, The "buzz in" keys don't all have the same response time. The player with the Ctrl key always gets in before the player with the space bar, However I was still able to win using the space bar. Third, sometimes the audio does not come through and you end up wondering what player 3 said. And lastly, Alex does not always ask you to be more specific when you provide just part of the question such as "what is a bee" instead of "what is a honey bee" and you will told your response is incorrect. Having said all this I really love this game and just purchased the 2nd edition. Pete
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Summary: Categories repeat soon if you play often
Review: Let me start by saying that I love this game. It is so much like the TV game it's amazing. There are a few problems though. First, if you play this game 2 or more times a week by yourself you will find that categories begin repeating after 2 weeks or so. This can really ruin the fun when you get your friends together to play and categories keep coming up that you have already played by yourself. Second, The "buzz in" keys don't all have the same response time. The player with the Ctrl key always gets in before the player with the space bar, However I was still able to win using the space bar. Third, sometimes the audio does not come through and you end up wondering what player 3 said. And lastly, Alex does not always ask you to be more specific when you provide just part of the question such as "what is a bee" instead of "what is a honey bee" and you will told your response is incorrect. Having said all this I really love this game and just purchased the 2nd edition. Pete
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Summary: Pretty good if you like "Jeopardy!"
Review: Let me start off by saying that no game show computer game can be spectacular or addictive. It just can't be realistic enough. But Jeopardy is about as good as a game show computer game can get. The questions are realistic (I think that they are actual show questions) and the opponents are tough enought to beat you more than half the time, if you want to set the difficulty high enough. That is my favorite feature of the game -- it is not too easy to win every time. Another feature that I like is that you can set the spelling strictness to the level that you like. It is rare that you get a question wrong because you misspelled the word. That is a nice feature. I haven't played the game enough to see the categories repeat themselves. That is a problem with every computer game of this type, and there is basically no way around that. I give this game a three, which is about the highest rating that I would give a game show game.
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Summary: Pretty good if you like "Jeopardy!"
Review: Let me start off by saying that no game show computer game can be spectacular or addictive. It just can't be realistic enough. But Jeopardy is about as good as a game show computer game can get. The questions are realistic (I think that they are actual show questions) and the opponents are tough enought to beat you more than half the time, if you want to set the difficulty high enough. That is my favorite feature of the game -- it is not too easy to win every time. Another feature that I like is that you can set the spelling strictness to the level that you like. It is rare that you get a question wrong because you misspelled the word. That is a nice feature. I haven't played the game enough to see the categories repeat themselves. That is a problem with every computer game of this type, and there is basically no way around that. I give this game a three, which is about the highest rating that I would give a game show game.
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Summary: This game is too hard for anyone
Review: This game is almost impossible to win. I've played over 16 games and it's too hard. The game needs some more work and it gets really boring after a while because the questions are really difficult and they give you so much time for every question.
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Summary: Buy Jeopardy ... If you LOVE Jeopardy!
Review: This game is for anyone that really likes to watch Jeopardy and wants learn something new. I pre-qualified for the "real" Jeopardy. I was never on the show however. The question are not outrageously hard. However, if you feel the questions are too hard ... keep playing at the same skill level. You will have repeated categories ... that will be your test. How good is your memory? It is a lot of fun if you play to learn instead of play to win! I read other reviews about the "ring in" keys. The three ring in keys are, Control for player 1, Space Bar for player 2, and Shift Key for player 3. My experience with the game is, player 1 has an advantage over 2, and players 1 & 2 have an advantage over player 3. In another review, the writer stated that the shift key had a big disadvantage over the other two players. I find this totally untrue on my keyboard. So, the "flaw" in the game is not necessarily the same for all keyboards. Don't let this stop you from buying the game. For my family, the fun is more in the knowledge received from playing. Even if you are at a disadvantage it is still fun. And, we change seats for each game. So, if you have the shift key (slowest ring in)for the first game you will have the control key (fastest ring in) for the second game. Really ... BUY Jeopardy if you love Jeopardy!
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Summary: Buy Jeopardy ... If you LOVE Jeopardy!
Review: This game is for anyone that really likes to watch Jeopardy and wants learn something new. I pre-qualified for the "real" Jeopardy. I was never on the show however. The question are not outrageously hard. However, if you feel the questions are too hard ... keep playing at the same skill level. You will have repeated categories ... that will be your test. How good is your memory? It is a lot of fun if you play to learn instead of play to win! I read other reviews about the "ring in" keys. The three ring in keys are, Control for player 1, Space Bar for player 2, and Shift Key for player 3. My experience with the game is, player 1 has an advantage over 2, and players 1 & 2 have an advantage over player 3. In another review, the writer stated that the shift key had a big disadvantage over the other two players. I find this totally untrue on my keyboard. So, the "flaw" in the game is not necessarily the same for all keyboards. Don't let this stop you from buying the game. For my family, the fun is more in the knowledge received from playing. Even if you are at a disadvantage it is still fun. And, we change seats for each game. So, if you have the shift key (slowest ring in)for the first game you will have the control key (fastest ring in) for the second game. Really ... BUY Jeopardy if you love Jeopardy!
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