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Unless you're an idiot, don't buy this.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: August 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Not only is the presentation tedious and awful, but the game is broken: first game you play when you fire up the cartridge, every single time, pick case #21. You'll always have the million dollars. In other words, these morons couldn't even write a routine to randomize a one-dimensional array.

There's no way this should have been anything but a $20 budget title if it WORKED, but seeing as these people couldn't even be bothered to program the game, you would be a fool to buy this.

NO DEAL!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I read the review that said the winning case in his version was always 21. In our situation, it is always case 8. In fact, all the cases are the same each time you turn the game on. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. My next step will be to complain to the company...(UPDATE: The distributor acknowledged the problem, apologized, and promised to send my son a different game. That was months ago, and we never received anything).

I would rate it lower than a 1 if I could!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The only thing that is good about this one is Howie's voice. The rest of the game is slow, visually not even close the graphics of any other game. It is so slow that you think it is stuck moving from one screen to the other. As far as the mini games, only the safe guess is even close to kinda fun. I was so discouraged.

Game gets old fast

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I read a review stating that if you picked case #21, you would win the $1,000,000. I was skeptacle so I went to a local used video game store. They had a used copy so i asked if I could use it, they allowed me to. The other review was right!! I picked #21 and I picked the magic case. The game is very predictable and is also very slow moving. There is no fun in this game at all. The graphics are not the best but they are not bad. Other than that, the sound is good and basically the game play is the same as the show. If you can live with predictability, get this game, if not, it's no deal!!!

Boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was really disappointed. The game takes too long to get through each round - I don't have time to listen to Howie chit chat. I also found that after I completed one game and shut off the system, the same cases had the same amounts when I played it again (hint: case 13 has the $1,000,000). That fact in itself is the reason I returned the game. If the bugs are fixed I might consider trying it again.

Deal?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: July 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

There has been recently so much talk with the game show industry lately. Mainly from Drew Carey lately, who was declared as the new host of The Price Is Right, to N'Sync singer Joey Fatone who has had surprising success on The Spelling Bee, game shows are making a comeback. Howie Mandel knows that success quite well. Since he started hosting Deal Or No Deal, the game show has been an phenomenon that continues to surprise viewers everywhere. the game show has been released before as a home version on DVD, on the computer and now it is making its handheld debut on the DS. Is this a good deal, or a sore lemon the banker made for fans?

Deal Or No Deal for the Nintendo DS takes the smash NBC hit show to gamers who want a little gaming action on the go. The gameplay is very simple, you have to draw your case from a group of 26, trying to find the one that has $1,000,000. As you play, the banker makes outrageous offers at you to sell your case. The graphics aren't really as spectacular unlike the P.C. version, and you really don't see the models as well, but the gameplay really keeps longtime fans guessing, with simple control. The music and the feel of the game isn't so bad, as it makes you feel like you're really playing. Sadly though, it just doesn't measure up with so much deal in the stores, many may feel better with something a bit more exciting.

All in all, I really was expecting much more with Deal Or No Deal on the Nintendo DS than what was available. While there are just too many versions of Deal Or No Deal for home, you're definitely better off with the one for the computer, or just watching the show and see Howie do his magic on the air. This unfortunately is a deal you'll just have to pass up.

Graphics: C+

Sound: B-

Control: B-

Fun & Enjoyment: C 1/2+ for Single player; B- for multiplayer

Overall: C 1/2+

Just like the show...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is exactly like the show, graphics could be better. My complaint about this game is it takes too long to play. I would rather pick a case(s) and see an offer instead of waiting and listening to the banter of Howie. It was fun the first few times you play but after that you want to speed up the game.

Just like the tv show

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game actually does the tv show justice. It's amazing how much of Howie Mandel's voice there are able to squeeze onto the cartridge. If your a fan of the show this is the best version for on the go players!!

Deal or No Deal

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: October 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I received Deal or No Deal for the DS and everything was a promised. This is a Christmas Present and has not been played yet.

Fun game but the graphics could have been better.....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game is fun like on tv but I think for what they can do with graphics they could have done better Howie's hands are a a little too big.

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