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Gets neither the style nor the substance right.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 11, 1999
Author: Amazon User

As a big fan of the TV show, I was really looking forward to the home version, and undoubtedly so were thousands of other fans. Unfortunately, the folks at Disney and Jellyvision were clearly aware of that, and the rush was obviously on to get this game to market as soon as possible, before the craze could die down. The result is a game that doesn't come close to matching either the TV show or Jellyvision's previous efforts.

The most obvious problem is the limited number of questions. This problem is greatly compounded by the fact that the game doesn't seem to make note of which questions have already been asked--a simply inexcusable error, which results in repeated questions after only a few games.

The box proudly touts the fact that a "virtual Regis" hosts the game; and sure enough, he's there. But his involvement in the project was clearly limited; he doesn't read any of the questions, only providing the pre- and post-question patter. That's understandable, given the amount of money that Regis would have probably demanded for such a large recording job; but it does greatly diminish the illusion of being on the show.

The game's incorrect pacing destroys the rest of that illusion. Instead of encouraging the player to take his/her time as the show does, a 30-second clock is inexplicably added. And while the game rushes you through the questions themselves, it needlessly slows down between them. Since the designers couldn't have Regis read the questions, they clearly wanted to maximize his involvement between questions; so the game stops after every question while Regis delivers one of a set of long canned remarks. This is tolerable later in the game, but it comes across as simply silly during the first few easy questions that the TV show would blast through in short order.

As others have pointed out, even the keyboard commands have problems. Assigning a lifeline to the same key as an answer choice is begging for mistakes; and the lack of an "Is that your final answer?" question in most cases further increases the possibility of errors, as well as erasing the remainder of the feel of being on the show.

The game does have its moments; if multiple people are playing, a clever implementation of the fastest-finger round decides who gets to sit in the hot seat. But frankly, I can't imagine playing this as a multi-player game anyway; the show's format simply isn't suited to be a party game, and this home version simply isn't exciting enough to watch.

In summary, the Millionaire computer game has its (brief) moments, but simply isn't worth even the low price Disney is asking for it. It's unfortunate that Disney and Jellyvision chose to put their names--and the show's reputation--on such a disappointing effort.

Big rip off!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the worst toys i ever got. I got it on christmas eve and by christmas day I had already started getting only old questions. Now, a week later, I have not got a new question in 4 days and i play it at least 1 time everyday.

The game crashes

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 27 / 57
Date: December 04, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Each time I play, the game crashes. One day after a crash, I called Disney Inter Active and it took more than a hour to get the game back. This problem of crashing continues on a daily basis. I am using Windows 98 on a Hewlett Packard, Pavilion.

Repeating questions

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: January 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was very excited when I received this game for Christmas, but was utterly dissappointed when the questions began to repeat on the third or fourth game. The other strange thing is that the $100 and $200 questions are harder than the questions for the bigger money. I would not recommending buying this game unless you have a very short term memory.y

VERY DISSAPOINTING!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: February 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

While this game is fun, the questions repeat themselves WAY too much, and after a short amount of time. The review where the 11-year old said it was easy enough for him should say enough for you. VERY EASY Questions, and FREQUENTLY REPEATED! Spend your money on something a little more challenging! The multiplayer is lame too! Not what I expected from the makers of YOU DON'T KNOW JACK! GO BUY THOSE...THEY'RE MUCH MUCH BETTER! AND MORE FUN!

I think it's a great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: January 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Even though it repeats a lot o the same questions it's easier for a kid like me who's only 11. It also takes a little while to install it with a few errors here and there but once you get it installed it was worth the wait. So you have to take how good the game is at a kids point of view who probably dont know half those questions.

It brings the hot seat to you!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 53
Date: November 27, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The Who Wants To Be A Millioniare CD-ROM game is a very fun game. The graphics are great and there are many questions. It is really fun to try to achieve the goal: winning $1,000,000. If you do win, you can start again and get a whole set of new questions. This is a great game for the whole family. This should be on everyone's Christmas list.

Rude Regis, Tough first questions ruin game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 27, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Regis yells at you if you leave the game to sit too long, Once you've lost and it shows your check for anything less than 32,000 he gives you very rude comments like asking if you are a moron and calls people pathetic, do not buy.

"Who wants to be.... timed?"

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: April 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I agree with an earlier reviewer. There is a timer in this game. You only get 30 seconds to answer each question. That's it. Now you tell me, is that fair? For goodness sake, when I saw the online game at abc.com, it had a timer. So I said to my self "Hmmm, those poor soles that have to play the game at abc.com! When I get my new millionaire cd, I'll get unlimited time to ponder the intellectual significance of these brain teasing questions." I never would have dreamed that this utter mistake for a cdrom would actually have a timer! We paid $20 to be timed! Heck, if I wanted to be timed, I'd play the online game.

Millionaire 2 will have 600 questions. I don't know if it too will have a timer. I hope for Disney's sake, they don't. Judging by all these reviews, I really doubt people will shell out another $20 for a game with new questions, and no improvements. Pathetic. Just Pathetic. Save your money.

Too Many Repeat Questions

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

We are very, very disappointed with all of the repeat questions! If it weren't for that it would be great!

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