Trivial Pursuit

 Wii
Trivial Pursuit Image
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • Summary: The console version of Trivial Pursuit brings the party to the living room TV allowing players to customize the experience with several ways to play. Players can connect with friends in classic Trivial Pursuit mode, hone their knowledge with the single player mode, and gather their buddiesThe console version of Trivial Pursuit brings the party to the living room TV allowing players to customize the experience with several ways to play. Players can connect with friends in classic Trivial Pursuit mode, hone their knowledge with the single player mode, and gather their buddies and bet on their brains with the high stakes mode where every answer counts. [Electronic Arts]… Expand
Buy Now
Buy on

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. GameDaily
    80
    With thousands of questions across six categories, and the option to purchase downloadable packs on the cheap, this version of Trivial Pursuit won't get old anytime soon. You'll love the game's format, thanks to a multiple-choice set-up, jumping player pieces and single and multiplayer modes.
  2. IGN
    78
    Trivial Pursuit is a surprisingly fun and well put-together version of the classic board game of the same name. A couple new modes add variety to the rules we've been playing with for most of our lives, and the console-specific tricks, like picking spots on a map and the use of images, is great.
  3. Cheat Code Central
    76
    If you enjoy Trivial Pursuit, this title is a must-have in your collection.
  4. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    70
    Trivia buffs will have a fun time with this one, even if it isn't too different from the original board game. [May 2009, p.87]
    All this publication's reviews
  5. Nintendo Gamer
    62
    It's hamstrung by a presentation problem - i.e., you can't read the questions. [June 2009, p.60]
    All this publication's reviews
  6. GameSpot
    60
    There are plenty of good trivia questions, but this is a flawed port of the classic board game.
  7. Gameplayer Sweden
    40
    Trivial Pursuit is fun as a board game but as a digital game it doesn’t sport the same intense feeling of victory. It’s you against the game, not you against your competition and with that comes an apparent lack of intensity and fun. TP should be enjoyed around a table with friends and family, not in front of the TV.

See all 11 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 3 out of 5
  1. chillin2010
    Aug 20, 2010
    10
    I rate this game a 6.5/10. The user display and instructions are easy enough to follow, but there are a few drawbacks. The background musicI rate this game a 6.5/10. The user display and instructions are easy enough to follow, but there are a few drawbacks. The background music is pulsating, horrible, and combined with the comments of the guy who bothers you when you miss a question brings the game down a few notches to say the least. The graphics are simple, allright, but seem a little inappropriate sometimes in terms of the guys reactions to playing the game. The questions in general are good and informative.… Expand
  2. McCoxter
    Nov 18, 2010
    10
    Love this game. Definitely a fun "background game" at parties. Fact or Friends mode is sweet! Overall, this was a solid purchase and a lot ofLove this game. Definitely a fun "background game" at parties. Fact or Friends mode is sweet! Overall, this was a solid purchase and a lot of fun to play through.… Expand
  4. dlayton
    Oct 24, 2010
    2
    This game is extremely poorly made. Though it is not one of the worst games I have ever played, I rate it a 2 because the difficultyThis game is extremely poorly made. Though it is not one of the worst games I have ever played, I rate it a 2 because the difficulty associated with making a game like this is virtually nonexistent -- i.e. all it takes is putting up some halfway decent questions (which presumably the folks at Trivial Pursuit shouldn't have trouble with) and putting up some halfway passable graphics.

    What we have instead is a game with incredibly vague and irrelevant questions and atrocious graphics that are impossible to see.

    Regarding the former criticism, I play a fair amount of trivia games and have played several trivia games off of many systems, anywhere from IRC text to jeopardy on NES (heh) to several trivia games on PS3/wii. The question selection in this game is unbelievably poor. The art and literature section, for instance, includes strictly questions about literature produced in the past 15 years. Some of the works have never even grazed the NY Times bestseller list, which is completely disastrous when considering the fact that this is a game about general knowledge that your average person should more or less have a chance at answering. In my case, I consider myself very well-versed in general knowledge and trivia and was able to confidently answer about 20% of the questions. I have no idea what they are thinking.

    Regarding the second point about the graphics being hard to see, we don't have a fantastic TV - a 28" CRT - but the questions are very difficult to see on our TV. I am frequently squinting and getting closer to the TV to make out questions - a problem which I have never had with another trivia game (or really any game involving text, honestly).    … Expand
  5. Caarlyy98
    Jul 16, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El peor juego del mundo. Para empezar, en deportes te preguntan geografía y voces de actores en diferentes películas. Te puede tocar desde cuánto son dos más dos hasta cuánta gente invadió un país antes de que existiera. Penoso.… Expand
  6. Disrupture
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    What a disappointment. Player 1 basically makes all the decisions, since they have to answer for the other players. The board itself is reallyWhat a disappointment. Player 1 basically makes all the decisions, since they have to answer for the other players. The board itself is really bland and boring. No special animation or anything. Skip this one.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

96
#96 Best Wii Game of 2009
86
#86 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2009