Wheel of Fortune

by Atari

Product Features

• The ultimate Wheel of Fortune experience!
• Spin for fantastic fantasy prizes and solve 3,000 puzzles!
• Take a sample contestant exam!
• Beat the clock in exciting bonus rounds!
• Exciting action for 1-3 players

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006ZCBY
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: December 1, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,637 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2 | Edition: Standard

From the Manufacturer

The #1 TV game show storms onto next-generation platforms with an awesome blend of Vanna White, fun puzzles and all the glittering sets. Bring Wheel of Fortune into your living room. 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 3 people at one time. See what it’s like to be a contestant on the Wheel of Fortune.

Product Description

Wheel Of Fortune 2003 is a great new edition of the world-famous puzzle game -- enjoy the fun of Pat & Vanna's show at home! Hours of fun as a contestant on Wheel Of Fortune! For 1 to 3 players

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars When will they learn?, December 29, 2004

By 

Dennis Laycock (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune (Video Game)

Game developers are constantly trying to make games more and more "realistic." Now we have action games that are more like watching movies - cheesy B-movies - but they're just not fun, and they slow the pace of the games to a crawl.

This insatiable quest for realism is even bleeding over into simple games like "Wheel of Fortune," where your game is interrupted every other second by computer contestants spouting stupid platitudes, or by Vanna White appearing to grin at you and show off her necklace, which looks like a belt buckle on a chain.

And what the heck is Vanna White doing *hosting* the show? Where is Pat Sajak? Vanna sounds like she's reading from a book titled, "Things Pat Sajak Might Say," and her inflection gives us a clue as to why her acting career didn't take off.

The game play is tried and true, but it does seem like you spin more bankrupts and lose-a-turns than the computer players do. I was also infuriated by the way the computer players constantly buy vowels as soon as they have the money -- just like the real show!

Thankfully you can play with one or two players and no computer contestants... a *very* smart move from Atari.

The graphics are fine, nothing too flashy. I like how the camera is constantly zooming in and pulling back on the wheel or the board. The sound is adequate and, as previously noted, annoying.

Some of the other options included are useless. I tried to take the "contestant exam," and after a 30-second load time, I was presented with a puzzle. I solved it and was told I had gotten 1 of 16 correct; then I had to wait through another 30-second load time before puzzle No. 2 came up. Intolerable!

I also noticed no differences between the "quick play" and the "normal game," except the fact that my name was "Player 1" instead of "Dennis."

Overall, if you're a "Wheel" fan, you'll like this version. Believe it or not, I had a version of this game in the 1980s on a floppy disc that played better than this one -- but as I've said before, simpler most of the time is better.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wheel of Fortune, January 9, 2007

By 

R. Perez (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune (Video Game)

Bought this game for an office activity function and everyone enjoyed it. Co-workers also went out and bought their own copy to play with their own family members.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent game, November 30, 2004

By 

Kevin C. Li (Campbell, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheel of Fortune (Video Game)

This is the first "Wheel of Fortune" game released on Playstation 2 and I believe this and "Jeopardy!" are the first two games released on Playstation 2 in 2004. I play it for a lot of times and I never feel that "I want to give up". Clearly, this is a perfect game with a real experience and some challenging puzzles. Also, it includes true audience sound effect for each letter that you guess. In addition, the graphics are perfect. So, this is a perfect game and absolutely recommended.

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