Smarty Pants
Wii- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2007
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The game is a real doozy when you have friends over who are willing to play, otherwise the single player is a real letdown.
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It's got a few issues with forced gimmicky controls, particularly the dance sequences, but for the most part the topics are well chosen, the questions varied, the Wii pointer functionality dead on and the tactile feel of buzzing in by snapping backward with the peripheral very rewarding.
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VideoGamerSmarty Pants is exactly what you'd expect it to be, but nothing more. It's basically an interactive quiz, with none of the frills seen in rival titles from Sony and Microsoft.
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Smarty Pants does a decent job of continuing EA's agenda to make games that the whole family can play.
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As much as Smarty Pants wants to be the next big thing on the Wii, it sure could have been, but I just didn't feel the originality nor the fresh face that could have taken this game to the next level.
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A solid fun title and you wont be disappointed, but just don’t expect to be wowed.
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Smarty Pants is a decent activity to do with your loved ones once in a while, but it's not more than a simple pastime.
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Games Master UKFamily fun for quiz nuts but it isn't the madness we hoped for. [Feb 2008, p.82]
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n-Revolution Magazine UKCritics have been a bit snooty about the game but with 20,000 questions on offer and graded skill levels, it works well despite the basic presentation. It's a good, unfussy family night. [Issue#19, p.89]
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Smarty Pants is a fun, no-frills trivia game for all ages.
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Overall, this is certainly a game that will get the family playing together this yuletide, but it is unlikely to see very much action on into the New Year.
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DailyGameThe age-appropriate trivia is good, but the game itself gets old fast, and the motion-sensitive functions get in the way of the core gameplay: answering questions.
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Smarty Pants will not appeal to everyone and for most of us it will languish under the bed or in the cupboard until guests drop by, or the kids want to play.
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Smarty Pants has all the groundwork for a fun title that's good for gathering up your friends and enjoying a nice, simple Wii experience. Unfortunately, the developers refused to settle for a basic trivia game and instead opted to throw in every little idea they had for ways to make it more "interactive."
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A game like this makes leaps and bounds over the conventional trivia game, but not as a single-player experience. The lack of an online mode, WiiConnect24 support, impressive graphics and outstanding audio ensures that Smarty Pants remain little more than a fun multiplayer title. What the game does, though, it does well.
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The inane mini games and forced motion-sensing features turn a bland trivia game into an annoying one instead.
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The graphics and sound are bland and lack party atmosphere; the shooting and dancing mini-games are lame; and even the spinner fails to function properly.
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If you've got the right family structure, it would make a decent addition to your Wii collection. Otherwise, you'll need a caring and patient older sibling who is willing to dumb themselves down during gameplay for the greater good. How likely is that?
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#71 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2007
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 11
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Mixed: 7 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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DougLMay 23, 2008
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EvanB.Jan 9, 2008
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BobC.Dec 29, 2007