44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a touchdown but not a fumble, November 30, 2000
This review is from: ESPN's Two Minute Drill (CD-ROM)
2 Minute Drill is a show whose transition from TV game show to CD-ROM sounds difficult, at least on paper. Disney Interactive made a valiant attempt at making a home version of 2 Minute Drill but there are a number of down sides to the game. First, the only multimedia on the CD-ROM is the occasional comment from Kenny Mayne, the host, or one of the panelists (all of which are ESPN personalities) plus some music, which could be from the show. The game is 1 player only. Therefore, it's not a great game for the Super Bowl party. The game is very quick. My first game, from start to finish, took approximately 7 minutes.
Despite the above criticisms, this game has a number of good qualities including over 2000 questions, game play that is just like the show, and a final 3-part fill in the blank question where you can double the points earned in the first 2 rounds. In addition, there are current questions in this game. My final round question was about the 2000 baseball playoffs, which took place approximately 6 weeks ago, as of the date this review was written.
I would recommend this game to any sports fanatic, despite the shortcomings mentioned in the first paragraph.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as I hoped, December 25, 2000
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This review is from: ESPN's Two Minute Drill (CD-ROM)
I had high expectations for this game given the excitement of the actual show. However, I was disappointed with game play. As the other reviewer indicated, game play is fast. No game I played last longer than 6 minutes. In addition, I had played only 4 games before I started to get duplicate questions and question categories. Now I have played 10 games-- totaling no more than 1 hour of game play-- and get duplicate questions with every game. It does not feel like the game has 2000 questions as advertised on the box. Very disappointing-- I'll stick to the show on TV.
When I do not get repeat questions, the game is fun and challenging. However, I can't help but realize that the game will probably last me no more than 1 week. Maybe the gamemakers can do something to ensure that the full 2000 questions are used before repeating them.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Your 2 minute drill begins now!, May 24, 2001
This review is from: ESPN's Two Minute Drill (CD-ROM)
Let me start off saying this game is fair. I bought it because I'm into sports and my favorite Sportscenter anchor Kenny Mayne was the host. They game has many flaws though. There are not enough questions and after you play the game enough you can master it. For the first few times you play you have to know everything about every sport for the past 50 years just get a few points, but once you play a lot you master the questions. If there were a way to download more questions the game would be pretty good, but why would companies want to do something smart like that?
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