This game is a must have, but don't buy online!!
581399
I read all the reviews of this product and almost didn't buy the game until I saw it on sale for 19.99 at Toys R Us and couldn't resist. I AM SO GLAD I DID. If you are a Star Wars fan (which I assume you are if you're looking at this game) this game is a must have. Sure some of the questions are easy but some of the questions are extremely difficult (but considering the fandom obsession with star wars even these questions may seem easy).

To prove my point here is a sample question that I though was very hard "Who is Darth Sidious talking about when he says 'I don't want to see this stunted slime in my site again'?" Most people would initially think Nute Gunrray but it's actually the Nemodian standing next to him whose name I still don't recall. The only way anyone could possibly know this dudes name is if they studied the books.

Next a lot has been staid about repeat questions. The game comes with 3 decks of cards and I played the game 3 times the first set and only had 1 or 2 repeat questions. As far as the DVDs go, they are set up for 20 games. That is to say you can play 20 games before you will get any repeat DVD questions. That's not as extensive as the Scene It games but that's still A LOT of questions for only 6 films of material. Overall this game is a must have for casual and obsessive Star Wars fans alike!!
4036894
Be careful you don't pay to much for this release. I went to my local mall and saw 2 used copies for $11.95!!! It was at a used trade in store called CM Games...

I don't know where in the world they are getting these $100+ prices...Sad...
1295819
You need to shell out extra money to play this game online fully. I'm not talking about extra DLC or expansions, but content that was available at the time the game was released. Just another way to charge you for features that should have come with the $60 game.

Great single player game, but it's ridiculous that you have to pay extra money to play online.
1508470
I must have bought this game more than two years ago by now. And not once have I been able to play, not even for a second. Let me tell you right now, if you have the money, buy this game for another console. Preferably PS3, if it's available, I'm not even sure. Because if you buy it for PC or Xbox, you're screwing yourself purposefully.

When I bought this game, I was really excited. I had played Midway and loved it. Absolutely stunning game series, if I do say so myself. But, the main difference between the two games is not graphics, controls, play. But playability. This game has none, if you're not into sadism, that is.

I installed the game only to find out I had to make an Xbox Live account (no, I'm not joking, I wish I was), which, I thought, was no problem at the time. I made the account only to find out the game refused to sync to it. No matter what I did, it wouldn't sync. Finally I called tech support and spent three hours on the phone, to no avail. The game wouldn't work. I spent money and my  time to play a game that won't work. Not even in single player.

Look, it's not enough that you have to put in a code to verify that the game wasn't pirated, God no, that'd be too easy. You have to make an account, which syncs the game to it, and if you can't connect to the servers, well, you can't play the game. I'm not even kidding. Well, you can play it, but, you can't save single player, change preferences, play online or anything. Which, at that point, where's the fun? Christ, it reminds me when I was playing Vice City back before I had a save card for my PS2. Except you can't change things. If you can't sync anything, you're bummed.

Now, almost two years later, and a new computer (hopefully fixed the problem) I tried again. This time I could connect, yay! But they had lost all of my player details, so, the game, which was already synced to an old account which couldn't connect to the servers, was now useless. I spent another three hours on the telephone with tech support to no avail, again. Now I'm angry at Microsoft for making me jump through all these hoops just to play a single-player game, which didn't work, at myself for not returning the game when I got it, hoping that I could play it once the computer or internet changed, and at the fact that just to play a video game, you have to put in codes, access accounts, connect to the internet, etc, etc. I want to go back to my N64, where you put the game in and played. No BS.

What a miserable experience.
1152792
If you're contemplating on whether to get this game or not, Just Do It! It's one of my favorite games and personally, I don't think you can get it any cheaper from any other trustworthy source. The game really males you feel powerful as you could choose to save the world or watch it burn! (not literally, you're either a hero or villain)
1129763
I have bought this game twice; once when I was in high school, and again when I gave up trying to find my original copy. This is the Sold-Out-Software version.

The game itself is incredible. Turn based strategy at its best, with a sprinkling of philosophy and soul-searching questions about who we are, and where we as a species are going in the future. It receives 5*'s.

The DRM on the other hand, is SecuROM. There have been complaints of destroyed optical drives, and the best part is that you can't uninstall it. Seriously. The only way to do it is to completely reformat your drive, and reinstall everything. Otherwise it will come back and potentially cause hardware damage. It receives 0*'s, since one cannot divorce it from the game it is sold with here.

Combined Score: 2*'s (rounded down). It's a pity such a treasure from my childhood was laced with poison, like setting a bowl of delicious looking figs on the counter, only to douse them with a few drops of sodium cyanide.
3912670
first off, i love this game! i would have absolutely given it 5 stars simply based on playing it on a friend's computer, and another friend's xbox one. i'm glad i held back until i played it online with my ps4. when i got in an online game with others, the gameplay was laggy. it was impossible for me to track the ball effectively and play competitively because of the ball and players changing suddenly position a little every time i tried to line up and strike the ball. to the other players i was so ineffective, it was like i wasn't even there, and i'm pretty good at this game. i was so embarrassed, i had to turn it off within 60 seconds of joining the match.

those of you taking the time to read this review may be thinking, "no big deal, he probably just has a poor ip bandwidth, or something like that. well, not so. i can play gta 5 online all day on my internet connection without ever experiencing lag, and there is WAY more action going ot at once on gta online. the problem is with psyonix's rocket league servers, not my internet speeds.

i am going to have to leave a 3 star rating due to the game's inability to perform smoothly online, as that is the most important and desirable aspect of playing this game. i will rate higher if this issue get addressed and fixed.
4636035
I have not played the game yet as my download just completed but I would strongly recommend finding another way of buying this game rather than using Amazon. The download took me 48 hours -- no joke-- for a 6.8 GB file. I understand that is a big file but two entire days is not acceptable. In an era in which one does not need much gumption to find games for free online with very fast download speeds, Amazon cannot afford to add a truly massive time delay as an additional disincentive to customers who are already paying out of their own pockets.
2456560
I thought I was buying the entire game for 60 bucks. After playing it looks like I bought half the game.  Unless you pay for everything expect to lose matches against people who have paid for all the add ones to ensure winning.  This aspect makes the game very disappointing and unplayable as an online multiplayer.  The other half is roughly 60 bucks to get.  Last game I buy from 2k or Turtlerock.
2394068
I won't write a long review, I'll just say that the game is amazing, and you are crazy if you don't get it. Now, I read a review that said to just buy it used, since you don't need to use the CD every time. That's partly true, but don't EVER even consider buying it used. That is because you have to bind the game to a Steam account using the CD Key on the case. So if someone has already bound it to their Steam account, your basically screwed. Besides, you can get it new for 20-30 bucks on Amazon, or at a Gamestop.
1170771
First of all, this is an amazing game. Stunning, beautiful, brutal, and a perfect expansion of the first in the series. I'm particularly impressed with how much better character models look, with expressive faces. We're almost to the point of matching "Polar Express" in real-time on a PC. Very, very good.

But wait, there's more! To play, you have to sign up for Ubisoft's Uplay! Ok, I thought, no problem. Just one more password and account to have, be hacked into, etc. No biggie.

So I start playing, enjoying myself tremendously, and then the game stops. Not crashes, that would be something I'm used to. No, it just stopped, telling me that I lost connection with their DRM server, and that I couldn't play anymore until the connection came back.

Holy crap. Really? Well, I guess piracy is a perceived problem, so they feel they're better off by irritating customers. We'll give them a pass, since the game is just that GOOD!

So I play on. The next day I fire up the ol' PC to continue, and... what's this? I'm not where I was. I've lost items, progress, and... by golly, I'm back where I was about 8 hours ago! So I might have well not played at all yesterday. Sure, I can get through the missions faster this time, but I'm just frustrated enough to not do it at all. Maybe later, but not now.

The problem, apparently, is again related to their silly online service failing to save my game. Let me get this right - a game that's several years old, you can't even properly save a game in? Where exactly are your development dollars going, Ubi?

So I can't recommend this game - even though it's fantastic - because the experience has been so inconsistent and painful, not at all due to the game or game mechanics. The DRM is painful, and until Ubisoft decides to stop punishing paying customers (they claim that about 95% of their games are pirated), I'm not going to buy any of their games.

Not like there aren't other good choices out there.
1744008
THE GAME WILL INSTALL BUT NOT PLAY. Probably because of the technology the game contains to prevent copying.  Called Customer Service and got a recording that says "LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER WE WILL CALL YOU BACK."  Yeah right.  They better not charge for POSTAGE to get a working copy, if that even happens.  What a rip. Eidis Interactive, stay away from this company they obviously have to Quality Assurance groups working within there walls!  So, how do explain to a 8 year old that we spent $30 bucks on a game that won't work ?
2863650
I've played it before and loved it ... picked it up today from the Spanish Post Office and all looked good and new. I would say my favourite of the Spanish Civil War games. One of the last copies on planet Earth. Just for the future for the seller (it would be could if you could somehow charge import duties to Spain upfront and include them in the total cost of the purchase (I dunno how amazon.com sellers do that but I know 100% many already do because I get a message about Import Duties just before paying. I had to make several trips to the Spanish Tax Office, Bank, Spanish Post Office to pick this one up near the Madrid Airport and it takes 3+ hours from start to finish if import duties are not paid up front.
3183792
WoW is great!  Each subsequent expansion has just added more and more content and has continued to make the game better.  Get the Collector's Edition/Battle Chest if you can afford it because you get a lot of goodies that you just can't get anywhere else.

However, beware of sellers who list their product as "Used" or "Collectible" and read their descriptions VERY carefully.  One seller, Myst, has a so-called Collectible version up for sale for $150, BUT when you read carefully, you will find that he/she says "great condition, only thing opened was the game DVD, all else still sealed. Game code has been removed."  WHAT???  Game Code REMOVED???  Hmm.  Last time I checked, NO game is even worth having if it does not have a USABLE Game Code!  ANY seller who USES or REMOVES the Game Code has rendered the game USELESS!

Another Seller, Less_Than_Retail says "Game code used..." which puts you in exactly the SAME situation as with MYST!  A used Game Code is USELESS!  Blizzard will consider the game stolen or used and they state very clearly in the Blizzard TOA that you may NOT transfer a game to another person unless you completely close your account and remove the Game Code, which essentially renders it unused.  Perhaps this person followed the rules, but I would check with Blizzard BEFORE buying it from him/her!

Another seller, idunnominame, says "game not present, key is used. cards are opened but there and great condition. Toons are also available lvl 80 hunter, druid. well geared."  The way that sounds to me is that you do NOT get the Game DVD OR the Game Code and the seller is claiming to sell you his/her Blizzard WoW account with experienced characters.  DO NOT BUY this!  This practice will get you BANNED!  Besides, half the fun of the game is leveling your own characters and learning how to play them from the beginning.  Buying characters will immediately tip off those who have played the game because you will have a high level character, but you will have NO CLUE how to effectively play that character.  If you develop your own character, you will probably do a lot of things differently from these so-called "trainers" who are violating the TOA by even offering an account for sale.

The sellers above ALL listed their games as "Collectible" in spite of the fact that they are useless.  Perhaps they think that people want to buy their used games to put on the wall or shelf and look at them?  Almost every one of the sellers who listed their games as "Used" either specify that the Game Code has been used or they are very unclear about whether it has been used or not.  Anyone buying from people like these people is running a high risk of being banned from WoW the minute they try to create an account!  Please do not fall for these scam artists or you will just waste your money!
1131246
You can't use the game unless you register. OK, the only # included was at the bottom of the one sheet install directions, doesn't work. They said a play manual pdf was included, not included. The only way I could play was to pay $20 again for registration and download of the game I already bought. Thanks
871825
Must play online no single player offline. Dumb stupid pointless. I'm a grown man, have no interest playing online. Also if AND when they stop supporting these online Games only, you're stuck with a coaster or flying disc. Sixty bucks so they have complete control over you're gaming experience, how you play ,how long, how much you're willing to spend and get a finite experience. Heck just make the systems online only so like some games if server down or your internet or you don't have unlimited GB for a 100 bucks a month. Then you can't play period,what if I enjoy single player campaign more,which I do. For sixty bucks ,which I did not pay and do not for any game 25 max,I paid 17. Which I sent back for full refund.

Then take in account Cyber Bullies Gods of cyber world loser in real world,being jerks and there you have it.
2763678
The game is good, so I can't play online. One game than you cant play online, losse all the atraction.