- Family-friendly multiplayer fun for up to four players that includes Mii avatar support.
- Sequel to the award winning Hasbro Family Game Night.
- Play classic and all-new versions of your favorite Hasbro games: Operation, Jenga, Bop-It, Connect 4×4 and Pictureka.
- Play with your Nintendo Mii in the Hasbro Family Game Show, which encompasses all five classic games included.
- Customize Mr. Potato Head and earn new themes and trophies.
Product Description
All the excitement of a prime time TV game show in your very own living room! With Mr. Potato Head, himself, as your host, you are guaranteed to have a thrilling night of family-friendly fun. Hasbro Family Game Night 2 lets up to four players become contestants with a wide variety of fun and engaging party games. Win and collect parts for the coveted Golden Potato to become the ultimate game show champion! Pictureka Play with your Mii in the Hasbro Family Game S… More >>
December 27th, 2009 at 1:50 am
I felt there were not enough games and the games they did have were boring and repetitive.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 27th, 2009 at 3:50 am
I rented this over a week ago at blockbstr, so excuse any memory lapse…
graphics/background
background graphics were much improved, you are now on a roof of a building in NY, China? or las vegas. (perhaps more are unlockable.)
sounds/music
like the first game, I was impressed with the details in the sound. the music is ok, it’s upbeat overall, but it can be a bit annoying.
potatoheads
you now have mrs. potato head with mr. potato head as choices, but they seem to interact less & less animations. the potatoheads seem to barely be there during the game, they might as well be a pictire & sometimes they aren’t there at all, like in pictureka or perfection. hasbro really listened to the complaints people had about the potatohead making noises during the games, I liked him being there, sad to see them barely there. the unlockable outfits are a nice touch (get one for having a saved game of the first family game night) & there are MANY to choose from & you mix/match limbs/face features from any of the theme outfits such as policeman, gameshot host, pirate, rock star, frankenstein, etc. it will take a lot of games to unlock each & every part of all the outfits.
games
pictureka
never played the original & it wasn’t as easy as I thought. you scroll to different scenes if the object or objects you’re looking for aren’t there.
remix – it adds “sounds like” to find the object that makes the sound on the card & only one other remix idea that I forgot.
perfection
loved it as a kid, this is completely different except for the theme. you click on the oject the text asks for. it then zooms into the body & you have to grab it & then pull it through rings that are in the shape of that object. it’s very easy & do best if you barely move your wrist. I saw the DS tailer that shows it more a 2d side scroll to pull it out & it looked to be more fun & more average challenge. the only gameplay is if you don’t clear the rings or grab it in time, you play small mini games to “save” sam from …errr… from losing your chance at points on that turn. the only other gameplay is scrubbing germs away or blasting them with the IR pointer. has single player option.
jenga
didn’t like it on bloom blox, so… good controls though, good physics & animations. I don’t remember any remix options, but sure there was 1-2, but barely changed anything.
bop it
never played the real version, has different options to hear what to do, such as by voice of a guy, by beat, by sound, etc. pretty intuitive controls, bop is A, then holding B while either turning, pulling, or lifting for the other motions. also choice of 4 basic music background like rock, latin, pop, etc.
connect 4 X 4
I loved connect 4 on the original family game night. this version is so that there can be 4 players,(if only 1 player, there is always 3 AI). I enjoyed the original version, though the AI on easy was pretty easy, not as dumb as the easy on the 1st game, but smart is very smart, a huge leap, though on the 1st game I was on genius most times. it also is because not only do you have 4 solid colored chips to watch, but 4 open hoop chips at the same time.
remix – like the 1st game, this has power ups. but instead of the great power up chips, there are some bad perment spots that are there if you can get a chip there. some are just extra points, there’s 1 bomb that throws a whole load of your colored chips raining down. there’s a teleport that lets you go ANYWHERE you want, even if that spot is already taken. these powerups seem a bit off-balance & take away some of the strategy. you can choose to either play until whoever is first to get a connect 4 or total amount in several choice time limits.
game show & high score
multiplayer game that incorporates all the games in minigame form to compete.
video of gameplay on youtube.com
EA: Hasbro Family Game Night 2 Producer Walkthrough Video (6+ minutes)
Hasbro Family Game Night 2 Review (keepcasual com)
Wii Hasbro Family Game Night 2 game review
Rating: 4 / 5
December 27th, 2009 at 6:22 am
A lot of great old favorites and a few new ones. This is worth the money~
Rating: 5 / 5
December 27th, 2009 at 7:01 am
It’s just hard to jazz up board games and make them fun on the Wii. Just a little to hard for most people, especially Jenga.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 27th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Ok, I wrote a review a few days ago asking if anyone else was having contriol issues, especially with Bop-It…well, last nite I was playing again and I figured it out, for SHOUT-IT, I was moving my arm up w/ the controller, and it was not registering, you have to just move your wrist…and guess what? I now LOVE THIS GAME!! Bop-It & Pictureka I can play for hours (which I was doing last nite)…yeah I can get the same experiance if I bought original versions of these games, but to have them all in one place that you can play on the comfort of your couch is the best part. Plus you can play the Remix versions of the games, it mixes it up a bit (especially Pictureka). Would definitaly recomend this game.
You can also create your own backgroung music playlist from dozens of different “songs” – some annoying (like the game show songs) to some that are more fun (the Horror and Superhero themes). Also, you unlock new items for your Potatoe Head to customize him as you please, not like the first game where you can add new stuff to your room. I like this way better cause how you customize him he stays like that in every game you play. I also like you can play you Wii in the Game Show mode.
Basically all I can say is give this game time. The first few times you may get frustrated and give up (as I almost did) but once you get the hang of it, it can be hours of fun for everyone!!
Rating: 3 / 5