| Deal or no Deal has breathed life into the TV | | | | Be prepared at the end of the round for the |
| game show genre. Over the years viewers have | | | | banker played by Peter Abbay. He just makes a |
| increasingly been turned off the usual formulaic | | | | list and checks it twice to give you a good offer |
| TV game shows. There have been many | | | | that you might think is good enough to take. |
| variations on this theme but none have really | | | | One problem area of the game is where virtual |
| caught the imagination of viewers. Deal or no Deal | | | | models are used carrying the cases, rather than |
| has managed to do this without a single question | | | | the actual models from the game show. This is |
| being asked. Deal or no deal has now been | | | | where it appears to lack some reality as the |
| transferred to the computer gaming market. | | | | models appear to have the same faces and |
| Gamers can experience a little bit of the magic by | | | | bodies. They never speak or talk or say "Hi |
| being involved rather than just watching passively. | | | | Howie" as in the real show. However, over all this |
| Primarily the game is aimed at the TV audience | | | | game is fun, and exiting |
| who want to get a bit more excitement from | | | | The game gives you many options such as the |
| their favourite game show. | | | | ability to choose what the prizes are. As the |
| The computer game version is available to work | | | | money is not real you can change it into |
| on a number of different platforms including PC, | | | | something that is more meaningful for example |
| Nintendo DS, Gameboy and Wii. The computer | | | | treats and chores about the house. There are |
| version of the game appears to be far better | | | | options for 1 or 2 player. You can also be the |
| than the previous DVD version. | | | | banker. There is even a head to head feature. |
| The Deal or no Deal computer game displays all | | | | In addition to the main game, Deal or no Deal's PC |
| the action from the hit NBC quiz show and puts it | | | | version has three mini games. The first is called |
| onto your computer system. The game develops | | | | 5-Case Monte. In this version of the classic betting |
| the action just like the TV show. The object of | | | | game of skill Howie Mandel will ask you to find the |
| the game is to choose a briefcase which is | | | | million dollar briefcase through ten rounds of skill |
| numbered from 1 to 26. You try to give up the | | | | and luck. The second is the Puzzle Challenge. If |
| case or go all the way to the end after each | | | | puzzles are your thing then you should like this |
| offer. This all depends on you being convinced | | | | game of skill. You have to try to put puzzles of |
| that your brief case contains the jackpot. You | | | | Deal or no Deal pictures together in the quickest |
| hope to go all the way and win the maximum | | | | time. The third mini game is called Memory |
| prize of $1,000,000. | | | | Challenge. Here you have to find the matching |
| The graphics are really good. This includes virtual | | | | model under each case and is loads of fun to play. |
| models and the way Howie Mandel is placed into a | | | | In general it is a good game with great graphics, |
| virtual version of himself. Just like the TV show | | | | and sound. It is as if you are actually playing on |
| Howie will say his famous 'Ladies Please | | | | the show. If you like the TV show you should like |
| catchphrase' to introduce the beautiful 26 models | | | | this game. It is easy enough for the little ones to |
| that hold the famous silver briefcases. Once you | | | | play, but enough fun that the adults will like it too. |
| have picked your lucky briefcase the fun begins. | | | | |