Chuck E. Cheese's Party Games
© 2010 UFO Interactive Games
A case study in bad design, this party game (for up to four players) for the Wii contains 18 activities inspired from Chuck E. Cheese pizza restaurants. To start, each player chooses from one of six avatars. The games are mediocre and rather non-original, including Whack-A-Munch, shooting hoops, and making pizzas. Good scores earn tickets that can be traded for up to 50 prizes. An online leaderboard lets you compare scores with others. There is no worrisome content. The DS version also shares design flaws, with challenges that are either too easy or way too hard, and instructions that are difficult to understand. This is a game that is more work than fun. See the game trailer at http://ufointeractivegames.com/trailers.asp?t=ccpgw
$20, Wii, iPhone, Nintendo DS
Teaches: spacial relations, timing
CTR Rating: 26%