THE *ULTIMATE* YAHTZEE CDROM
(Posted 2003-06-16 17:30:17 by basscomm)

I'm going to conduct this review assuming that you know what Yahtzee is. If
you've never played Yahtzee, then you've probably at least heard of it, and
if you haven't heard of it, here's a quick rundown of the rules to get you
started. [ s a quick rundown of the rules to get you started. [ What you
get ]


The Ultimate Yahtzee CDROM is, well, it ]


The Ultimate Yahtzee CDROM is, well, it's Yahtzee on your computer. Let's
start off with a quick comparison of the two:
	The Ultimate Yahtzee CDROMRegular Boring YahtzeeGame Modes	Classic
YahtzeeTriple YahtzeeBattle Yahtzee	Color YahtzeePyramid Yahtzee	Classic
Yahtzee
Triple YahtzeeAny number of Home-Brew Yahtzee variants
				Number of Players
				1-4
				As many as you have score sheets
			
			
				Music
				CD Music
				The box sounds sort of like a drum
			
			
				Dice Cup
				3D animated dice cup
				Depending on which version of Regular Boring Yahtzee you buy, you will
either 
					get a cup covered in imitation leather, or no cup at all. Yahtzee
without a cup 
					is... well... still Yahtzee, I guess.
			
			
				System Requirements
				Very low. Probably the only computer that won't run this game is a
TI-83.
				Even lower! No computer required.
				
			
			
				Price
				$4.99
				Anywhere from $5 to $15.
			
		

Here's my patented one-sentence summary of the different game modes
offered:

* Classic Yahtzee: Regular Yahtzee with standard rules.

* Triple Yahtzee: Regular Yahtzee, but you can get 1x 2x or 3x your normal
totals.

* Color Yahtzee: Your dice have different colors painted on them, making
scoring a little more interesting.

* Battle Yahtzee: You use 2 sets of dice (and have to play this with 2
players) and use the red dice to try and knock around the hand of the
person who threw the green dice. 

* Pyramid Yahtzee: Regular Yahtzee with 4 sided dice and different scoring
methods


So there it is. I don't really know what else I can say about this game
except that it *is* Yahtzee, and you don't have to worry about losing the
dice. You can play against the computer if you don't have any friends, and
the 3D animated dice cup and dice all look fine.

The hallmark of this game is it's medioctriy. There's nothing in this game
that makes me want to jump up on my roof and sing it's praises, but then
again, there's nothing really bad about it. It's just there. 

Game Name: The Ultimate Yahtzee CDROM
By:* Hasbro Interactive
Price I paid for it:*$4.99
Price I wish I'd paid for it:* $4.
Rating:* I give this game a 6.5 out of 10. It's an OK game, just nothing
great. If you like Yahtzee and have a computer, it's certainly a viable
option.


			
				<IMG alt="What you get"
src="/images/games/yahtzee/thumbnails/package.jpg"> [
/images/games/yahtzee/1.jpg ]
			
			
				This is what you get with the game.
			
			
				<IMG alt="Random Game Shot"
src="/images/games/yahtzee/thumbnails/1.jpg"> [
/images/games/yahtzee/me.jpg ]
			
			
				Me doing horribly at the game.
			
			
				<IMG alt="What happens when you play Yahtzee all night"
src="/images/games/yahtzee/thumbnails/me.jpg">
			
			
				This is what happens when you play shoddy software all night.
			
		


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There is 1 comment on this post:

Comment #1 by  Wellens (  mwel@wanadoo.be ) on 2003-11-18 08:23:31
How to get it in Belgium ?



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