Wheel of Fortune

by Infogrames

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000069111
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 8, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,951 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Developer

Bring Vanna White, fun puzzles, and all the glittering sets of Wheel of Fortune into your home. Spin for fantastic prizes, solve the puzzles, and hear the studio audience go wild. It's all the action and fun that makes Wheel of Fortune so popular on TV. It's great fun for up to three people at one time. See what it's like to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune!

Product Description

Bring Vanna White, fun puzzles, and all the glittering sets of Wheel of Fortune into your home. Spin for fantastic prizes, solve the puzzles, and hear the studio audience go wild. It's all the action and fun that makes Wheel of Fortune so popular on TV. It's great fun for up to three people at one time. See what it's like to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you don't have it, get it. If you have v2, skip it., April 30, 2005

By 

Alan Attebery (Arlington, TX USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune (CD-ROM)

I am a huge "Wheel of Fortune" fan. In fact, I've been a fan since Chuck Woolery was the host and Susan Stafford turned the letters. (I just dated myself, didn't I?)

That being said, I have owned just about every "Wheel of Fortune" computer game since my old Commodore 64. (I've got to stop dating myself.)

Although it doesn't indicate it on the box, this is actually the third "Wheel of Fortune" Windows game is actually version 3. If you have never played this game on your computer before, or if you still have the old version 1, you will thoroughly enjoy playing this game. There are several game play options you can choose from, including deciding how many rounds you want to play (3, 4, or 5) to how long the game should last (10, 15, or 20 minutes) to what kind of theme background you want to play with (70s Retro, Ultimate Adventure, Fast Cars, etc.). There is also a tournament mode and a cumulative high score section.

If you have version 2, then there is no reason to get this game unless you have played through all 2,000 puzzles from that version (this version contains 3,000 all-new puzzles). The interviews from version 2 have been dropped in favor of more puzzles and 2 new theme backgrounds. Vanna White's videos have been updated, as have how the computer players play the game.

What is most disappointing in version 3 is that the changes that had been made on the TV game at the time were not reflected in the computer game. There is no Toss-Up Round in this game, nor was the bonus round updated to reflect its TV counterpart. Dedicated "Wheel of Fortune" fans will be disappointed at this, as well as hoping the next version more accurately reflects the changes in game play.

So to sum up: Don't get this version if you have version 2 (unless you need the new puzzles). Otherwise, invite some friends over, load the game, and have fun.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This one is even worse than the first., October 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune (CD-ROM)

I have to admit right up front that I had high expectations for this new version. Up to now, I only had the original WOF game published in 1998 by Hasbro interactive. When I saw the 2003 version was released by infogrames, I was expecting computer graphics that really made me feel I was on tv (being that they had 4 years to make improvements and take advantage of all the lastest computer gaming power). I can honestly say the videos and animated graphics are inferior to those found on version 1. Not only that, there are way too many of them and you can't shut them off like in version 1. Many times they serve no function but to slow the game down to a frustrating pace (not to mention how choppy and visually unappealing they are). The three flashing graphics that ask if you want to spin, buy or solve are so intrusive and distracting, it is difficult to concentrate on the puzzle board. Depite the fact that the game was just released, it does not have any of the new improvements that are found on the TV show like the toss-up round or the mystery round. If you are looking for a new version because you've solved all of the puzzles of the previous version, by all means buy. Otherwise, pass.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny bugs in the game, May 2, 2005

By 

Mike Sweeney (Salisbury, MA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune (CD-ROM)

Well, I played this on my windows 98 computer, and I have to say the game is very fun. Each level is neatly textured, and the wheel has certainly improved from the last two games. I have to say that it's very funny to watch the computer players always spin bankrupts, or guess dumb letters like X or Q. Also, Vanna White finally has NORMAL hair for once, nothing too fancy like in the last 2 games. There was one bug in the game that made me fall out of my chair laughing so hard. Sometimes, if you solve a puzzle right, and get a bonus question as well, the game will keep going will not let you choose an answer to the bonus question, but instead let you continue to guess letters for the puzzle, even though it'sa already been solved. Even funnier, I once had a bonus question that I couldn't guess on, and vanna had to make the final spin! It was the funniest thing EVER since there was supposed to be a fourth round, but instead, the game just went to the bonus round instead. Speaking of the final spin, it's also funny to watch Vanna spin the wheel since right after you see her spin, she starts clapping as if she was clapping for you to earn big money. Anyway, I am a bit disappointed on how fast the wheel spins. When it gets close up to show what it's about to land on, the wheel goes from extremely fast to frozen. I just wish it was a little bit better. Overall though, this is a really good game to get even if you don't watch Wheel of Fortune.