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Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months Binding: Video Game Brand: ACTIVISION EAN: 0047875757035 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Activision Inc. Manufacturer: Activision Inc. Model: 047875757035 Platform: Nintendo Wii Publisher: Activision Inc. Release Date: November 11, 2008 Sales Rank: 8191 Studio: Activision Inc.
Features:
Wreak havoc throughout the neighborhood and show your neighbors you have what it takes to be crowned the Best on the Block
Neighbors engage in fierce and funny competitions where they will perform a variety of zany and addictive games such as Super-Sack Race, Backyard Juggling, Trampoline Tricks and Lawn Bowlin'
Compete in 3 different gameplay modes, including Story Mode for single players, Quick Play Mode for Multi-player and Tournament Mode for the Ultimate multi-player competition
Simple and straightforward pick-up-and-play controls are designed for all ages
Product Description: Battle against your neighbors in a family vs. family style competition at the most outrageous neighborhood party ever. It's all about beating the Jones' as you compete in hilarious competitions to prove that you're Best on the Block.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - very dissapointed
I don't usually review items but thought this was worthy of review. based on description and front cover view, this is not what i thought I was purchasing. Expected it to be along the same lines of Game Party and it is not. I wanted lawn darts and lawn bowling and ended up with crack pot games like Trash Tossin, Garage Juggle and Crazy Clothesline. Even though the product description clearly mentions lawn bowling and the picture represents lawn darts and horseshoes, this game contains neither. VERY MISLEADING!!! Greatly disappointed.
Rating: - Dull, SCARY & Buggy - some games don't respond & many, MANY glitches
Do NOT buy this game, don't even rent it.
Menu is basic, single & multi & music & sound levels. The music is actually nice, kinda Broadway musical feel. Too bad ITS ONLY IN THE MENU. There is NO music during gameplay. There are no sounds other then requisite 1-2 sounds of whatever your doing & a lot of giggling & "whoa" for no reason. The colors are bright & cheerful, but there is no texture, no nothing. It feels half done & halfheartedly at that.
There are a lot of bugs, in one that you are a human sling shot, you sail in the air, my character landed sideways & flat. In one balancing on the ball, one of the AI was a blond boy, when the game ended, it was a redheaded girl.
There are 4 sections to cycle through, each with 5 games, 2 of which are locked. You have no idea which game unlocks those & you must get 20,000 points.
The game styles are inane. Shoot SCARY looking 3D bugs that fly AT YOU complete with blood red eyes before they eat your cake, STUN the dog who ate your friend so you can pry your friend by their feet out of the St. Bernard's mouth. Follow the trace lines like a Rayman Raving Rabbid game w/o the personality, MANY shooting games: shoot clay targets, shoot your characters balloons, shoot the BOY riding in the free falling tire, etc. MANY hit the buttons displayed games one in which you are hanging on a metal chain over a evil plant in a pot who is trying to eat you, waggle & hit buttons to do tricks in the air like Mario & Sonic Olympics trampoline game w/o the personality & the flips aren't even programmed fully. Drink soda, fart into the air & try to hit the gingerbread cookie targets in the air on the way down, etc.
The text/drawing instructions make sense & work most times when it only involves buttons, though once the instructions were wrong by saying to shoot the OPPONENTS balloons to win, but the goal was to land which means shooting your own. Though the games has trouble recognize the movements correctly & sometimes doesn't respond AT ALL & even the IR for shooting feels sluggish & off. Anytime in the "rhythm" games w/o the music, if it asks you to swipe to left/right or up/down, it rarely works. Even pushing forward to launch yourself in Sling shot doens't respond the first 3x. Some games are even insanely difficult for anyone, much less a child.
Balance ball - using nunchuck stick to balance left & right (constantly moving) & on the wii mote hit A or B as they quickly for 1-2 seconds scroll under your character.
Chariots of Fruit - no, you pull a baby wagon of fruit & run like M&S Olympics. But no matter what you're still last & the score doens't even make sense.
High Wire hangup - balance the wii mote to walk across. But if the ball in the rectangle telling you where the balance is, the ball & rectangle falls lower on the left, you don't bring the right side down which would make gravity sense, no, you drop the left side LOWER. Same for the right side.
Crazy Clothesline - ok, if the above wasn't hard enough, you do that PLUS you move the nunchuck's stick in a circular fashion because now you're on a short unicycle.
this game was poorly done, from controls, to gameplay ideas to looks. this is PURE shovelware, this is NOTHING good in it. DO NOT FEED lazy & cheap programmers by buying this or EVEN renting it. Your wallet controls how much time/effort companies put into games, don't let them even think this will make them money.
Rating: - not recommended for anyone
I got this game as an early birthday present (I am turning 30). I love all the game party type games.. I quickly got this game because it said there were 20 games.... Well I found the controls to be terrible. It reminds me of a game that would be for kids, but I honestly dont think that kids would play it. I have mine up for sale if anyone would dare to try it. Some of you probably have it on your list to buy for Christmas. Mine was played twice and it is in like new condition LOL.
Rating: - Botched party
I have to agree with the other reviewer....this game is really really bad.
Thought about tossing it in the trash but I guess I will give it to the neighbor kids who will probably throw it in the trash within minutes. Don't get stung with this game.
Rating: - Not "E" for Everyone!
I rented this game, thinking it might be fun with 20 games!! The box says it's "E" for everyone!! NOT!! On the back of the box it states 10+ for ages 10 and up!! NOT!! The game should have 10- for ages 10 and under!! I rented the game for my husband and I to play! I took Block Party back within 30 minutes! Pathetic for anyone older than 10 years old. So my review is strictly coming from an adult, the little ones will probably love it!! It's bad when I continued to try different games and my husband tells me he would rather eat a raw onion!! Just so you know, he hates onions - period!! LOL
