Integration with Ubisoft Club is just as rewarding, and options to toggle between short games and family mode provide new ways to play. If you can look past those rough edges and are a fan of the show then the core of Wheel of Fortune is present enough to warrant $20.Īs part of the same release, Jeopardy! borrows many features from Wheel of Fortune. Couple that with the fact that Pat Sajak and Vanna White are nowhere to be found in this game, and you may be feeling a bit salty afterward. For such a simple game that’s pretty inexcusable, and it shows an obvious lack of polish on Ubisoft’s behalf.

During review we experienced multiple crashes and noticeable framerate dips on PS4. As fun as the traditional gameplay can be, it’s marred by some serious bugs that haven’t been patched weeks after release. Wheel of Fortune was developed internally using the Unity engine ( Jeopardy! was farmed out to a third-party studio) but that doesn’t necessarily make for a better experience. It’s a neat way to make these seemingly inconsequential party games matter. In other words, playing Wheel of Fortune could mean unlocking a cool outfit in Assassin’s Creed Origins. As you win games or hit various achievement milestones tied to a Ubisoft account, you can earn points that hold value in other Ubisoft games. The real hidden treasure is integration with Ubisoft Club. Playing through rounds to unlock clothes is a solid way to “gameify” things, but it’s also a pointless grind.

Creating a contestant that looks like you is fairly meaningless as there aren’t many customization options, and, as you can see from the screenshot below, they all look a bit derpy anyway. In an effort to make Wheel of Fortune feel a bit more modern, Ubisoft has added a few clever hooks like avatar customization and integration with the Ubisoft Club service. In the past developers would often release special “family edition” games. Both gameplay variations can be toggled in any format, which is a nice touch. If you’re playing with younger kids, a family mode is easier to solve. If you don’t have the full 30-ish minutes for a complete game, there’s a quick mode option with fewer puzzles.

Something really worth appreciating are the additional modes beyond the standard rounds of play. The basic gameplay of Wheel of Fortune is pretty much there.

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