The Price Is Right

Download The Price Is Right and test your knowledge of prices in this classic game show! Spin the wheel, guess the prices, and compete in exciting mini-games to win fabulous prizes. Are you ready to come on down? Play now!
a game by Ludia, Inc.
Platform: PC (2008)
Editor Rating: 7/10, based on 1 review
User Rating: 9.0/10 - 2 votes
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Come on down because The Price is Right! It is kind of crazy just how many video games have been made based on TV shows where you win money. I mean, I guess I get the idea, but in the game, you never actually win any money. Ok, so perhaps I am looking way too deeply into this! Anyway, I was looking for something to play and I used to like the TV show, so I thought, what the hell, I will give it a try!

Like Being On The Show…. Kind Of!

If you have seen the TV show, The Price Is Right, you know what to expect here. You have to guess the price of things and try to beat the other three contestants so that you can have the chance to take part in the last game mode at the end of the show. I think that to be fair to the game, it does a decent job of replicating the TV show in video game form, I do not see how they could have done it any better, to be honest with you.

Where Is The Host?

You start by picking your avatar and then you and up to three other people have to compete. Now, the game has that classic, The Price Is Right feel to it, especially with the announcer just sounding like the dude off TV. However, there is one area where the presentation of the game falters and that is the fact there is no host! It really takes you out of the game to not have Bob Barker or at the very least Drew Carey here calling the shots. Even if they created their own host for this virtual representation of the show, I think it would have been better than having no host at all.

Playing The Game That Plays You

Just like the show, The Price Is Right starts you and the other contestants bidding to see who can get the closest to whatever item it may be. After this, you can take part in various mini-games that are based on elements from the show. Plinko, Flip Flop, Shell Game, and more are all included here and they play decent enough and are fun virtual representations of the game modes we all know and love. While they are all fully functioning and resemble what we see on TV, there is just a real lack of excitement here when you are playing by yourself.

Fun With Friends

To really enjoy The Price Is Right, you have to play with other people, The AI is not the best and it just lacks any real excitement. If you play with a friend, you can have some real laughs, especially as you try and screw each other over. This is a four-player game, but I only had the pleasure of playing it in two-player which was still fun, but I am sure it would have been even more fun and competitive with two other players.

7

Look, The Price Is Right is not an amazing game, but it could have been way, way worse. I think that the lack of a host is a pretty unforgivable thing, to be honest with you, but apart from that, it captures the feel of the show well. I will say that if you have no one to play with, this is like a 5/10 game, and after playing it once, you will probably not want to again. However, for a multiplayer game night, there are some fun and laughs to be had here.

Pros:

  • I liked the TV-style presentation
  • The game can be fun when played with other people
  • I loved when it said “come on down”
  • The mini-games are more fun than you would expect

Cons:

  • Without a host, it loses much of what made the show so iconic
  • As a single-player game, this will lose its appeal very quickly

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PC

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP

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