TV Show King

TV Show King (WiiWare)

Become King of a fun TV trivia show! Confront friends and family with your Mii and see who is the smartest! Let your Mii try to answer fun and challenging trivia questions, from some old classics to original stumpers, spanning across history, geography, literature, science, sports and entertainment. Make it to the finals and see who can win the greatest amount of cash in one last, ultimate duel.

With more than 3,000 questions to answer and a lively TV set complete with host, DJ and cheering crowd, TV Show King will make you feel like you’re really under the spotlight. Use the Wii Remote as a torch, a scratching tool or pointer as you answer tricky questions in a variety of innovative ways. And don’t forget to keep your fingers crossed when the quiz show wheel starts spinning to determine whether you double your money or loose everything! The stakes are high, and so is the tension, in TV Show King!

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1. GameGod3008 United Kingdom 07 May 2008, 20:28 GMT

I'm more interested in this than Gameloft's other games. I also heard this one has Mii Support, so maybe for now

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2. calc_nerd United States 08 May 2008, 01:43 GMT

I don't want to waist my money on a game where you pretty much take a test. I do enough of that in school.

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3. Bass X0 United Kingdom 08 May 2008, 13:06 GMT

It'll probably be like those "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" style games.

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4. Bensei Austria 10 May 2008, 16:09 GMT

1.000 Points? I could get another Quiz game for 5€ for my mobile! But if you compare it to the 50€ "Who wants to be a Millionaire" costs...

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5. Pavetheway United States 11 May 2008, 01:22 GMT

It might be fun with a group of people but alone... this has to suck!

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6. HOT-ROD United States 11 May 2008, 07:53 GMT

It kinda reminds me of a board game that you play with your entire family, except it a video game. I think it could be fun though, since my family and I play lots of games like this. But for me alone, there are better things to play.

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7. Rossi United Kingdom 11 May 2008, 12:36 GMT

This actually looks like a very tidy and interesting game, with the mii support.. this is the first wii ware titles i wont!

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8. Objection_Blaster United States 11 May 2008, 15:40 GMT

I wisht his were cheaper...1000 points is a decent price, but I'd have to get another card for it...and its not quite worth the trouble...like LostWinds and Earthbound are

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9. Terranigma United Kingdom 11 May 2008, 22:09 GMT

1000 Points? Now i'm not to sure whether to buy it. i'd probably have more fun with other games for that many points

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10. Adamant Norway 12 May 2008, 03:04 GMT

"Like Buzz"? Yeah, and like every other one of the billion quiz games that didn't get as overrated as Buzz did. Nothing particularly outstanding about Buzz at all, other than the fact that the first game had ridiculously little variation in the questions department (all questions are about music? Who came up with that brilliant idea?), but that's hardly something to be praised.

Stupid Buzz.

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11. ouenben United Kingdom 12 May 2008, 19:51 GMT

Impressions in the Wiiware Forum on VC forums for those interested.
I voted 4/5 stars :)

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12. dj_nada_one United States 13 May 2008, 02:10 GMT

anybody know roughly how many questions are in this game? meaning, how long will i play this game before i start to see the same questions repeated?

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13. Objection_Blaster United States 13 May 2008, 04:34 GMT

there are 3,000 randomly asked questions
-typed on Wii

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14. jrsmaster411 United States 13 May 2008, 06:27 GMT

it doesn't remember which questions its already asked so you'll probably be repeating sooner than you think

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15. dr.j Belgium 13 May 2008, 13:49 GMT

I take it that it won't be translated to the European languages? Then I'll pass, since my family isn't that good in English...

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16. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 13 May 2008, 18:38 GMT

@Objection_Blaster: Thanks for noting that.

I'm not into this title at all and 3,000 questions means expect to get the same questions quickly, I'd imagine. didn't Smarty Pants have over 10,000 questions. Mind you, that game was horribly-priced but at least there was some more substance to it.

I was appaled this appeared at launch, tbh. My sib wanted me to get it but I said I wouldn't bother, especially when it doesn't seem too appealing, not to mention I'm already tight on both points and memory.

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17. Objection_Blaster United States 13 May 2008, 21:13 GMT

@Knuckles- You're welcome.
I think its a decent number of questions for Wiiware, but its no good for me, since you need $40 wiimotes for each player and i only have one.

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18. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 13 May 2008, 21:22 GMT

True. I have to keep that in mind that it is Wii Ware, heh.

And yeah, obviously, the game is far better playing it with multiple people than solo. I only have two remotes myself but I'd love to have 4 if I had the resources.

What are your overall impressions on it, briefly? Is it so bad everyone should avoid it or is it at least a bit of fun. Mind you, you only tried single-player but still, others should know if they should steer clear I guess. I don't plan on giving this the time of day at all, personally, but not because I'm not appealed by the game. It has some appeal to me but the fact that my sib has Buzz is good enough I guess. Not to mention, I thought Smarty Pants was horrible (rented it just to see how bad it really is and because there was nothing left in the store I believe) so it's turned me off from most Trivia games unless they have some added spark to them that others do not.

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19. Objection_Blaster United States 14 May 2008, 02:44 GMT

@Knuckles
Sorry if my wording mislead you. When I said "its no good for me" I meant that I "wont download it at this time", not "I tried it and it wasnt enough" I think that it's one of those games that you wait on for a while and check reviews such as IGN.COM which already has all wiiware reviews. I belive they gave this a 7-8ish score. This IMO is not a MUST GET NOW title like Defend, LostWind, FFCC are/could be argued as being. Hope that helps!

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20. Dazza United Kingdom 14 May 2008, 11:11 GMT

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21. Boo United States 14 May 2008, 15:27 GMT

I got this.
It's pretty awesome. I only played with 1 other person, so I'm sure it'll be great when you have 3 others to play with.
The Mii intergration is awesome. It's always great to see them used, IMO. The questions aren't all easy, but they aren't impossible either.

If you usually have people to play Wii with, then this is a great addition. Sure it's corny, but it could be one of 2 things:
1) The writers for this game are lame
2) It's a mockery of how corny gameshows can be.

I'd give it a 7.5/10 :)

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22. Ryan Nicholas United Kingdom 14 May 2008, 16:01 GMT

I think this looks really cool can't wait to get it.
Also for anyone who has it is it like buzz on ps2?

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23. Adamant Norway 14 May 2008, 23:15 GMT

Yes, it's like Buzz. In other words, a generic quiz game. Why would it be different?

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24. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 15 May 2008, 15:05 GMT

Objection_Blaster: Don't worry. I was not even interested in getting this game at all. I was just saying that what everyone is saying is helping me see I'm making the right choice in ignoring it, especially since I rented Smarty Pants (against my will) and I thought it was horrible, I'm reluctant to try any Trivia Games nowadays unless they offer something much more unique and something to come back to.

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25. kaya122 United States 15 May 2008, 19:37 GMT

Are you going to make it so we can add wiiware games to our collection like VC? I would like that please.

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26. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 15 May 2008, 19:41 GMT

Yes, they do plan to do that. Naturally, of course ;)

@ Ryan: My sib has Buzz. I enjoy it moderately. The questions aren't properly tailored as this game or Smarty Pants, imo.

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