Cleese can be funny in a costume from history, delivering silly lines for "Fate Card" interruptions. These seem to come around randomly, and can cause you problems or acceleration on the game board. His accent makes one feel better about getting booted back a space, and being insulted.

The varied types of information make this an exciting game. The actual game play is pretty straight forward, so it doesn't add much excitement or competition. The space-trooper theme seems superfluous to the trivia game play. Cleese will occasionally pop up with amusing information with a witty tone. Braxton will pop up to encourage you when you get to milestones, like the 6th space. ½ way. Sometimes the "Fate Card" moves you forward, but the fact that you have no idea when they will show up makes them less a part of game play and more a part of "Why did that happen?" play. Winning is as simple as being the first to get to 12 spaces.

Use of the DVD remote to play the trivia game seems to work out just fine. One bugaboo is that during game play setup, you can't change a decision once it has been made, until you get through the setup, which then allows you to go "back" and start the setup all over. If you get a repeat question, you can push the menu button to get a new question. This is a good advance over the Trivial Pursuit DVD.

After a good look at this game, I think Bequal did a good job of putting together a product that is both inviting to the whole family, and educational for all. If the most time you spend with your family is in front of the television, why not give Time Troopers a spin and see how it promotes more interaction! For more information.
This review was written by Russell Mann. You can find more excellent perspective on books, movies, art, and music at his blog. This review of Time Troopers DVD Game can be found on his blog as well.