Smarty Pants (Wii)

I bought Smarty Pants for £24.99 when it was first released as it was on sale. Being a fan of quiz games, I was really looking forward to playing it. The family mode allows you to play against other people, and during setup you enter details of your age so that the questions are suited to each player. Playing the family mode is fun, especially as you have to put your hand up, similar to a 'classroom' situation, in order to answer a question. The only drawbacks to this mode are that you have to have one wii remote each, so if you don't have enough then someone has to sit out. Also, if there are 4 players then it can become a little crowded as players jostle for ...  Read the complete review

Smarty Pants is a quiz game for the Wii and is much alike to it's predecessor BUZZ on the Playstation. I absolutely love the Buzz games for the PLaystation and thought i would give this game a try on my new Wii console. Smarty Pants is a mutliplayer game for a maximum of 4 players and is described as a Puzzle game or more accurately a quiz game. This game is aimed at families and friends of all ages as this game has a 3+ rating. In the game itself, you spin a wheel to get questions on a category. You then answer questions on this category and earn points for the questions you have entered correctly. This game is great for family partys. ...  Read the complete review

Smarty Pants is a quiz game for the Wii, competition for Buzz on the Playstation and Scene It on the Xbox. As a big fan of Buzz I thought I'd give this a go. Although it isn't quite as good as Buzz it is a good game. You get to spin the wheel to select a category and answer questions on that to earn points. While you are playing you can pick up various different cards like the 'That's to easy' card which you can use to make the question harder for another player if they buzz in before you. Another one is the 'double points dance' which you have to perform a dance so that when you answer the questions you receive double points for it. This game is good to play ...  Read the complete review

The Wii has allowed a rich diversity of different games to be published, due to its focus on family and multiplayer fun in the 17 months it has been out. The Playstation has Buzz! while the Xbox has Scene it?, and now a rival to them, which is Smartypants, has arrived for Wii. A seemingly simple quiz game on first view, but actually Smartypants tries to be a little different, in order to keep the player coming back for more. Graphics/Sound As Smartypants is a quiz game, amazing graphics aren't top of its list of priorities. However, it does have an inviting, colourful and fun display, to help grab the player's attention, and more importantly, maintain it. ...  Read the complete review

I have never had buzz for the PS2, I always wanted it but thought it was too expensive so when I came across Smarty Pants on special offer at £12.99 for the Wii, I thought I'd give it a go. I can't comment on whether it is as good as Buzz or not but its certainly as good as Trivial Pursuit. You can set the game to recognize whether each team member is a child or an adult (pick the correct sized icon) and the question will vary between childish and adult questions so all the family can play. You get to really spin the wheel using the wii mote to select your category and answer questions on that to earn points. While you are playing you can pick up ...  Read the complete review