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6.9 out of 10

Wheel of Fortune®

First seen: 19 march 2009

Information found in: from 8 sources in 3 countries.

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  • Expert Score (6)
    6.2 6.2 from 6 reviewers
  • Gameplay (2)
    6.1 6.1 from 2 reviewers
  • Graphics (2)
    5.3 5.3 from 2 reviewers
  • Sound (2)
    5.3 5.3 from 2 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • trophy support, thousand of puzzles
  • how could you, at the very least, a human voice, almost lifeless, limited and broken multiplayer

Wheel of Fortune®

Wheel of Fortune® is developed by Sony Online Entertainment for the PS3 console and captures the spirit of the popular TV show with high-definition graphics and realistic gameplay. Players create their own character and experience being a participant in the Wheel of Fortune, taking turns spinning the wheel and calling out letters to reveal the puzzle from the comfort of home. Players can also challenge their friends online, play in a local three-player match, or play solo and compe…

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Wheel of Fortune®

Wheel of Fortune® is developed by Sony Online Entertainment for the PS3 console and captures the spirit of the popular TV show with high-definition graphics and realistic gameplay. Players create their own character and experience being a participant in the Wheel of Fortune, taking turns spinning the wheel and calling out letters to reveal the puzzle from the comfort of home. Players can also challenge their friends online, play in a local three-player match, or play solo and compete against the AI to earn PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system trophies. Wheel of Fortune® has an ESRB:E (Everyone) rating.

Features

Wheel of Fortune® features the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system trophies which pits the player against real opponents in online multiplayer mode. The game features realistic graphics and sounds that allows gamers to immerse themselves in the actual game show set. There are nearly 9,000 puzzles to challenge the mind with customizable characters. The game also features single-player, multiplayer and network/multiplayer modes, eleven different playable cities across America, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, New Orleans, Charleston, Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale and studio sets and sound effects straight from the TV show. Aside from single player mode against A.I. opponents, the game offers network/multiplayer modes with voice chat support. The multiplayer mode allows up to 3 players on Offline Versus Multiplayer mode, Online Versus Multiplayer mode and just Online Multiplayer mode. Wheel of Fortune® was released for the PlayStation Network on March 19 and retails for $14.99.

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Reviews of Wheel of Fortune®

  1. Wheel of Fortune Review

    Reviewer: ps3evolved.com
    29 March 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Here’s your clue: A TV game show on the PSN. Would you like to buy a vowel? OK that’s enough of that. Wheel of Fortune hits the PSN full of puzzles and creepy looking contestants. Read more

  2. Wheel of Fortune

    Reviewer: Metacritic
    30 March 2009
    Overall 6
    5.5
     

    Spin the wheel and solve the puzzle with America’s Favorite Game Show! Wheel of Fortune® captures the spirit of the popular TV show with high-definition graphics and realistic game play and is now available on the PlayStation®Network! Create your own character and experience Wheel of Fortune as never before. Solve puzzles to earn PLAYSTATION®3 system trophies, and challenge your friends online or play solo to become the game’s big winner! Read more

  3. Wheel of Fortune - 4.3

    Reviewer: GameFocus
    21 April 2009
    Overall 4
    4.3
    Gameplay 4
    3.5
    Graphics 5
    5.0
    Sound 4
    4.0
     

    Here's a small guide to help you understand our evaluation of games. PRESENTATION GRADE Can be from the game's box to the contents of the booklet, and even the game introduction. (Intro, menus, options, etc) GRAPHIC GRADE Up to what point the graphics have been worked on my the developper. The design type, the effort used for textures and environments, as well as animations and framerate. AUDIO GRADE Is the soundtrack a good match to the game's style, he ambient sounds... Read more

  4. Wheel of Fortune

    Reviewer: Gamer 2.0
    30 March 2009
    Overall 7
    6.8
    Gameplay 8
    8.0
    Graphics 5
    5.0
    Sound 6
    6.0
     

    The original, manually-operated puzzle board was used for 22 years until it was replaced in 1997 by a digital board made of monitors. This cut out the breaks that the crew had to take to wheel the board off-stage and put the proper letters in place for the next round, which caused individual shows to take much longer to tape and edit before they aired than they would with digital monitors. Read more

  5. Wheel of Fortune PS3 Review

    Reviewer: Gamers Platform
    30 March 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Fans of Wheel of Fortune will enjoy the game without a doubt. I’d also like to note that bringing these sorts of games to the Playstation Network is exactly what we need simply for the fact that it is nice to have something to bring friends and family together while playing a game. I think the game would have been better priced at a $9.99 price-point rather than the $14.99 price it carries now and I would really like to see some automatic updates adding new puzzles on... Read more

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