The Price is Right 2010

Michael E. | Mar 28, 2010 Games

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(6 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)

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“Come on down! You’re the next contestant on The Price is Right!”

If you’ve ever wanted to hear those words directed to you, now’s your chance. Ludia’s The Price is Right 2010 is as close as you can get to the real thing as most of us ever will. Short of going to Burbank, California, that is. But even then, there’s no guarantee that you’ll hear your name called to run down that aisle to participate in the classic game show.

This is a nice game. The beginning is reminiscent of The Sims 3 (for iPhone) in that the player can choose and customize a 3D avatar, including gender, general appearance, wardrobe, attitude, and even name.

The player is offered the choice of playing a three strike game or the original 60-minute classic. All the elements you’ve come to know and love with the TV game, whether with Bob Barker (who most of you know as the old guy who beat up Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore) or Drew Carey. There’s Contestants’ Row, the Pricing Game, the Big Wheel, and the Showcase Showdown.

The player gets six attempts to make it past Contestants’ Row and from there, it plays exactly like the television game show. There are even actual clips featuring real pricing objects (jewelry, appliances, electronics, and other furniture) and what used to be known way back in the day as Barkers Beauties, the women who demonstrate the items up for bid.

If estimating the price of an item is not your strong suit (as I’ve learned is mine), then you will struggle to advance in this game. Simply making it to Contestants’ Row is the beginning of the game, not the end. In order to win, you must triumph over each of the rounds. As you progress, you’ll unlock additional games along the way. Personally, I’m lookng forward to unlocking Cliffhangers. That was always my favorite part of the growing up. Well, that and trying to predict who would win the new car.

There is a multiplayer mode (aka Party mode) to the game, so you can challenge up to three of your friends to a game as well. And The Price is Right 2010 is on sale for just 99 cents, making it a great bargain. I found TPIR 2010 to be an enjoyable game, once I was happy to play many times.

I’m still waiting to win that new car, though.

iTunes Link – The Price is Right 2010

Version 1.0.0

Tested on an iPod Touch 3.1.3