Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Copyright: KBkids.com 1999

Who wants to be a millionaire? Seems like a pretty stupid question. This is actually the title of the new popular ABC television show. For all of you who are convinced that you could win this game if only given a chance, here is your chance! This is one of those games that found reviewers saying things like: "I'm not going to get into this game, what a dumb idea," "OK, let me try it one more time," shortly followed by, "Let's just order out for pizza. I know I can win a million dollars!"

The same people who made the wildly popular You Don't Know Jack series produce Who Wants to Be Millionaire. The humor here is just not so irreverent. The premise of the game is simple: Answer fifteen trivia questions and win a million dollars. The questions start out very easy, becoming progressively harder.

Game Features:

Multiplayer capabilities: you only go head-to-head on one question, and the winner then plays a single player game while everyone else watches. This is more a way to prevent fights than to really play 'with' someone else.

Lifeline: You can ask for help three times in the game: Eliminate half of the answers Call one of Regis' friends for advice Take an audience poll

Safe Haven Levels: Keep everything you have earned so far at the $1,000 and $32,000 levels, as well as select 'walk away with the money' options from time to time.

The questions are much too hard for most elementary school children, so save this one for older kids and adults. It will really let you know how 'well rounded' your education and exposure to the world have been.

This game is very addictive.... sort of like a slot machine! Regis Philbin's comments become repetitive, but testers found they were ignoring that as they went for the big bucks 'just one more time.'

Ratings: (based on KBkids.com's 4 star rating system)

Overall: 4

BrainGain: 3

FunFactor: 4

EasePlease: 4 (giving this a 4 for ease of use, not questions)

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