Do you remember when we talked about a “Price” PC game in development? Well, after a long wait, it has been released to the public.
I must say, it’s pretty good. Graphics are good-looking,
There’s only a couple of minor issues. First, the prizes are video clips from actual aired shows, so there’s a very small chance that somebody playing may have that episode on tape, and can then guess the ARP exactly. Second, it would be nice to have keyboard support for typing in bids. Clicking on “hidden arrows” up and down gets the job done, but it’s not the way the average user would expect to enter numbers on a PC game.
The complete list of pricing games:
- 3 Strikes
- Bonkers
- Check-Out
- Cliffhangers
- Flip Flop
- Freeze Frame
- Hole in One (or Two)
- It’s in the Bag
- Master Key
- Money Game
- Plinko
- Punch-A-Bunch
- Push Over
- Race Game
- Range Game
- Shell Game
Overall, I give the game 4/5. Try it out first, then buy it if you like it. I certainly did. :-DLudia’s “The Price is Right” software is available as a 30-minute free trial or as a $19.99 purchase (plus applicable sales tax). Download it here.
As a tip: You can skip through Rich’s explanation of Contestant’s Row, the pricing games, etc., by clicking anywhere in the main portion of the screen. However, you cannot skip through prize descriptions (unless you bid on the first showcase, which will then produce a “Skip” button to click on during the second).
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