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Summary: Fun, yet short and slow.
Review: Bringing YDKJ online was a great idea. Now people who have no friends can make friends with other people who have no friends via the internet. Unfortunately, I have some complaints.(1) The game is WAY too short. After about 15 games or so online, all you see are repeats. The game should check to make sure its playing an episode that hasn't been played by any of the contestants before (and if each contestant has played all the games, the one that has been played the least) Repeated questions make for not-fun and not-fair online games. (2) In The Ride, selecting a question value was fun (mostly because of the snappy music) and they sort of fooled you into thinking that you were also selecting the category, even though you weren't. In 5th Dimentia, it's an unnecessary step. The only thing that is useful about it is that it decides who gets to play the Dis or Dat, although they could have just as easily made all the contestants roll a "virtual die" or let the one in last place play. (3) The guy who welcomes you to the game and asks you how many players there are, etc, is not funny. After Cookie got that hosting gig they just couldn't find a good replacement. (4) Although the game will let you play online if you're by yourself, why won't it let you go online if you have 2 players? That way, the 3rd seat can be filled by someone on the internet. (5) Whenever someone leaves during the game (Which is often, especially if they're getting beaten very badly) all that happens is that they go POOF and the host announces how rude they are, etc. etc. What should happen is that the game should wait for someone who is willing to be a replacement, plop that person in, give them the score the old player had, and continue the game. It's really annoying when the 2 people you're playing with abandon you and you're stuck going back to the green room. Well, that's all I have to say. YDKJ 5 is good for its online capabilities, bad for all of the above. If, after reading this review, that you think the online capabilities make up for all those shortcommings, then YOU DON'T KNOW JACK!
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Summary: Fun, yet short and slow.
Review: Bringing YDKJ online was a great idea. Now people who have no friends can make friends with other people who have no friends via the internet. Unfortunately, I have some complaints. (1) The game is WAY too short. After about 15 games or so online, all you see are repeats. The game should check to make sure its playing an episode that hasn't been played by any of the contestants before (and if each contestant has played all the games, the one that has been played the least) Repeated questions make for not-fun and not-fair online games. (2) In The Ride, selecting a question value was fun (mostly because of the snappy music) and they sort of fooled you into thinking that you were also selecting the category, even though you weren't. In 5th Dimentia, it's an unnecessary step. The only thing that is useful about it is that it decides who gets to play the Dis or Dat, although they could have just as easily made all the contestants roll a "virtual die" or let the one in last place play. (3) The guy who welcomes you to the game and asks you how many players there are, etc, is not funny. After Cookie got that hosting gig they just couldn't find a good replacement. (4) Although the game will let you play online if you're by yourself, why won't it let you go online if you have 2 players? That way, the 3rd seat can be filled by someone on the internet. (5) Whenever someone leaves during the game (Which is often, especially if they're getting beaten very badly) all that happens is that they go POOF and the host announces how rude they are, etc. etc. What should happen is that the game should wait for someone who is willing to be a replacement, plop that person in, give them the score the old player had, and continue the game. It's really annoying when the 2 people you're playing with abandon you and you're stuck going back to the green room. Well, that's all I have to say. YDKJ 5 is good for its online capabilities, bad for all of the above. If, after reading this review, that you think the online capabilities make up for all those shortcommings, then YOU DON'T KNOW JACK!
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Summary: Entertaining But Not Much Else
Review: I got this game a few days ago and still have not been able to play it. I've been to the YDKJ web page and have read several posts there from people who are having the same problems I'm having. I've contacted Sierra and have yet to hear back from them. How could is this game???? I wish I could tell you one way or another!!!! :o(
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Summary: Not Windows XP compatible?!?
Review: I got this game a few days ago and still have not been able to play it. I've been to the YDKJ web page and have read several posts there from people who are having the same problems I'm having. I've contacted Sierra and have yet to hear back from them. How could is this game???? I wish I could tell you one way or another!!!! :o(
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Summary: Jack games get shorter and shorter...
Review: It seems that every time Jellyvision releases a new JACK game, there are fewer questions, and therefore less gameplay. Jack 5 has 600 questions -- while Jack 4: The Ride had 800 questions. I recall the first Jack having 1000 questions and an expansion pack. So why the decrease in questions? Likely to clear up disk space for additional features like online play (nearly a pointless exercise given the number of people out there who enjoy cheating), better graphics and animations, new question types, and theme episodes. And of course, Schmitty's back as host, so the game can't be all bad. But still -- the previous edition of Jack had 33% more questions and came on 2 CDs for the same price. What gives, Sierra? Yes, I'll keep buying Jack games even if there are only a couple of hundred questions in each box -- and maybe that's the problem. I, like many trivia fans, enjoy the irreverent humour and off-colour questions in the Jack games -- and make no mistake, there's a good chance you will be offended by this game at some point -- and even with the perception of lower value, I'll still buy these games. However, if you are new to the Jack series, I would recommend JACK XXXL -- 2400 questions for the same price. And any game you haven't played before is a new game, right?
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Summary: The Dementia
Review: JACK 5th Dementia is a JACK game with a real attitude. Hosted by Schmitty. (Phil Ridarelli) From L!F! F! Ride etc. With New Question Types Anagram and Bug Out, 5th Dementia can spread on the internet. Themed eposodes like Cliches. 600 new questions. This game is a must own JACK game. From Internet to Themed eposodes to new question types, JACK 5th Dementia may be the best of them all. But remember, YOU DON'T KNOW JACK!
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Summary: Someone Doesn't Know Jack...think it's Sierra
Review: Sierra offers little if any help on fixing the compatibility issue for YDKJ5 and Windows XP. In fact their solution has nothing to do with the issue. htt..... If you want a good laugh, compare their solution to the one Microsoft provides. You don't need a keen eye to notice that one of the tech support people cut and paste from their website, of course leaving out the key phrase "This behavior is by design." Beware XP users!
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Summary: Someone Doesn't Know Jack...think it's Sierra
Review: Sierra offers little if any help on fixing the compatibility issue for YDKJ5 and Windows XP. In fact their solution has nothing to do with the issue. htt..... If you want a good laugh, compare their solution to the one Microsoft provides. You don't need a keen eye to notice that one of the tech support people cut and paste from their website, of course leaving out the key phrase "This behavior is by design." Beware XP users!
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Summary: Someone Doesn't Know Jack...think it's Sierra
Review: Sierra offers little if any help on fixing the compatibility issue for YDKJ5 and Windows XP. If you want a good laugh, compare their solution to the one Microsoft provides. You don't need a keen eye to notice that one of the tech support people cut and paste from their website, of course leaving out the key phrase "This behavior is by design." Beware XP users!
Rating:
Summary: Someone Doesn't Know Jack...think it's Sierra
Review: Sierra offers little if any help on fixing the compatibility issue for YDKJ5 and Windows XP. If you want a good laugh, compare their solution to the one Microsoft provides. You don't need a keen eye to notice that one of the tech support people cut and paste from their website, of course leaving out the key phrase "This behavior is by design." Beware XP users!
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