Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade

 Wii U
Metascore
11

Overwhelming dislike - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 8 out of 8
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  1. GamingXP
    Dec 12, 2012
    26
    It's a shame that you can't really recommend Family Party: 30 Great Games - Obstacle Arcade thanks to it's technical deficits and nerve-shattering host.
  2. 4P.de
    Dec 5, 2012
    20
    30 games? Yes! Great? Hardly! If you want minigames for your Wii U GamePad buy a ticket for Nintendo Land or visit the Rabbids.
  3. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    Feb 18, 2013
    11
    ONM Coroner's Report: Patient suffered a psychotic breakdown while playing this game. No treatment possible.
  5. Nintendo Life
    Jan 28, 2013
    10
    As clunky and poorly considered as its title, Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade is awful. Relying entirely on the shallow and repetitive waggle that should have died along with Wii, there's absolutely no reason to recommend this obnoxious, screaming, clattering monstrosity at all.
  6. NintendoWorldReport
    Jan 5, 2013
    10
    Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade is a mess. It makes a promise it can't keep, assaults your ears with annoying voice acting, and sucks all the fun out of owning a Wii U. It is the coal under the tree that is Wii U.
  7. Gamereactor Denmark
    Dec 12, 2012
    10
    Do you want sad faces on Xmas? Do you like pointless mini-games with poor and confusing controls? Would you prefer everything looked like Wii party-games with slightly sharper graphics? Would you love to have to buy two wiimotes, two nunchucks on top of your Wii U and Gamepad to play with a friend? Then this game is for you.
  8. Eurogamer Sweden
    Dec 12, 2012
    10
    I'm really upset that it isn't illegal to sell garbage like this to innocent children, at a very steep price at that. Any kid who gets this as a Christmas present will have his or her holidays ruined, and anyone who bought it should get their money back with personal apologies from the game's developer.
  9. Game Revolution
    Jan 22, 2013
    0
    Family Party is terrible. Not only is it bad, it's borderline unplayable.

Awards & Rankings

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#35 Best Wii U Game of 2012
4
#4 Most Discussed Wii U Game of 2012
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#6 Most Shared Wii U Game of 2012

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User Score
2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 214 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 214
  3. Negative: 157 out of 214
  1. FamilyPartyFan
    Aug 27, 2019
    10
    December 4 2012 was the day my life changed for the better. Before that that day I was ready to give up on life and end it all. After a niceDecember 4 2012 was the day my life changed for the better. Before that that day I was ready to give up on life and end it all. After a nice lunch I walked into my local Walmart to by some rope and as I walked past the video game section I saw it. Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade. I bought the game and a wii u system and I went home and played it and it was so good I didn’t kill myself but I did make a mess of my pants :( . This game gave me a reason to live so I wanted to give some of that love back to the community. So I went on the street and gave a homeless man a free tv and then he started to cry and I then let him do a backflip on my car and then I ran for president of the USA. That’s right my name is Obama smith and I am the coolest man and this game is the coolest game click this web link for free v bucks.
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  2. bonnin40
    Feb 20, 2013
    1
    you know when a game has "30 great games" and "family party" its bound to suck. ive played this game for about 15 minutes at a friends house,you know when a game has "30 great games" and "family party" its bound to suck. ive played this game for about 15 minutes at a friends house, who had young kids, and good grief this game is bad. Im not even wasting time going into detail, but this is one of the worst games ive ever played, and the worst party game ive ever experienced. and this is speaking from playing someone elses copy with them, for 15 minutes. every misfire in the book is present here, and i made sure we were quick to whip out Nintendo land, or even grab rabbid land. Borderline unplayable, this is one of the worst cashgrabs ive ever seen.… Full Review »
  3. Berix
    Jun 23, 2013
    0
    This game is a sign that Nintendo needs to actually play what games people are making for their systems, because we keep getting filthy,This game is a sign that Nintendo needs to actually play what games people are making for their systems, because we keep getting filthy, disgusting garbage like this. Even if you're a collector, PLEASE don't buy this game, not even as a rental.… Full Review »
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