Current host Drew Carey, who could have provided some much needed humor to the game, is totally absent here and Bob Barker is only mentioned because the studio is named after him as the current announcer, Rich Fields, voices the game dialogue. Better A.I. provides good challenges when playing the CPU and the wide game variety increase the replay value for players who want master each game. Load times, action screen size and often unnatural player reaction animations could have been greatly improved, plus profile creation is limited to eight characters (profile and name length). Overall, any setbacks are minor because players get multiple chances to win throughout the all ages game play.
Occasionally products in the pricing game don’t match descriptions/text and players can’t access detailed descriptions, like they ask on the show sometimes (e.g. product size/weight, etc. - see if you get the right price for the Chips Ahoy cookies on the first try). As the show, the game has plenty of advertising. The sound enhances the game well with the theme music, the losing “wa wa” horn and the crowd noise (e.g. shouting out help, though not distinguishable enough to actually use for assistance).
This game triggers nostalgic memories (e.g. watching at home when sick from school) with good production values and authentic loyalty to the show (great for die hard fans), but does not make the graphics functional or readable enough or utilize customization options and Wii console motion capabilities.
The Price is Right is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB for Alcohol Reference. This game can also be found on: Nintendo DS and PC.
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