

#FIBBAGE GAME RATING SERIES#
I've always loved the series - which is why this is the most disappointing part of the pack. For instance, in the first episode, a question is introduced and phrased to be about Kim Kardashian's body parts, but is actually about how much water is around the brain. The questions are actual trivia questions disguised as something weird, which may throw off more "serious" trivia players. The game plays like it's 2011 counterpart - questions are arranged into an "episode" (so they aren't random) complete with the "Wrong Answer Of The Day" where, if you find the sponsored wrong answer, you get extra cash and a prize. The 2015 edition updates the questions to current pop culture and, once again, nails the tone. This introduced a whole new generation to the party game, since most of the humor is topical pop culture references, which makes it more difficult for younger people to appreciate the original entries in the series. It took a hiatus until a revival in 2011 under the now defunct THQ. Popular in the 90's and early 2000's, You Don't Know Jack was THE definitive trivia video game. We're going to look at each of the games, and also tell you how well they can be streamed. There is no "traditional" online mode - and not all of the games work too well in this fashion.
#FIBBAGE GAME RATING TV#
Theoretically, a controller can be anywhere in the world - and with the prevalence of game streaming, you can stream the TV and have players play with you.


#FIBBAGE GAME RATING CODE#
That doesn't mean that you necessarily NEED to be in the same room - the various controllers don't connect directly to the console, but rather to a webpage where they put in the four letter code on the screen. This does mean that you need a persistent online connection for the console, and you need to be able to have either adequate 4G or wifi coverage for each individual controller. All five of the games use Internet-enabled browsers as the controllers, which allow for 8 or, in one case, 100, players to be playing the same game that is being shown and narrated on the TV. This allowed the team's imaginations to go wild, and create four other party games and release them in a bundle with a new You Don't Know Jack with current questions. Gone were the limitations of the console. Suddenly, you didn't need to buy multiple controllers - people could bring their own controller. What they realized was that the vast majority of their target audience owns some type of mobile device: a phone, a tablet, or a laptop. If only there was a way to mitigate that limitation? Jackbox Games is the studio that is behind the hilarious and seminal video game trivia game You Don't Know Jack (formerly called Jellyvision Games.) Fans of party games, they lamented that only four people could play their games, and that was only if there were four expensive controllers available.
