Customer Reviews

You Don't Know Jack Vol. 5 - Offline

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

YDKJOL isn't a bad game. It has more questions then the previous games in the durable PC series, The best host in the game-Cookie-is again at the helm making sure that your quest for game dollars is a sarcastic and smart allecky one, and those phoney commercials at the end of the game as always are gold. So why not 5 stars? Well this game has got some flaws, but they all mostly fall in the same catagory. One is that it takes away from game 4, THE RIDE format, which in my opinion was the best. THE RIDE helped with the looping question problem as well as the possiblity that anyone can win near the end, unlike others where it is sometimes pretty obvious. But since this game supposed to be best of the netshow game, it was unavoidable. The biggest flaw is the extreme re-use fo older jokes, music and sound bites from previous games, particularly game 3. Offline was the frame to hold the new questions on, for those who do not get the netshow, but I guess the jokes and sound slipped off the side. Regardless, Offline is not a bad game, it is YDKJ, it is still a blast, and if you haven't played any of the games, it's a good place to start, and veterans will more then likely want it too. Those veterans however aren't going to find anything exciting or new, with the exception of the new Pissed About a Question feature, a slightly new question type in which angry players who vented to the company with their frustrations get well, vented back. Over all, a good game, but it could have been better.

This game is fun and funny at the same time, It helps to have a good sense of humor when playing any of the YDKJ games, and this one is no different. I love the Did or Dat category.

It also works on Windows XP.

I was a big fan of the YDKJ games in the 90s, and I was excited to see that the two newer versions were supposed to be Mac-compatible. I purchased YDKJOL and was disappointed to discover that it does not work on newer Macs (MacBook or MacBook Pro).

The game itself might be a lot of fun, but I am not able to comment on that.