New WOF Games

Here's a question from me that you can ask this representative, Mario. Do the Wii and DS editions of Wheel have a speed up round like the real show does?

This game looks nice. Too bad I don't have a Wii or a DS, maybe they can release these to the PS3, too, maybe.

Yes, I know Sony Online made one last year. I haven't bought it and Jeopardy! for it, yet. This one seems more better at the moment.

Well, it took a while because of E3, but I finally got the answers to our questions. Here they are:

Q: Will the game have online play? If yes, can additional puzzles be downloaded?
A: No

Q: Since the Wii version can use WiiSpeak, can the DS version use the DS microphone?
A: No, but there is the unique handwriting recognition feature.

Q: Will there be any sort of "speech confirmation" for the game to avoid mix-ups? (Example: "Did you say 'T'? Yes/No")
A: Yes, if it feels that.

Q: What are the "commercial break minigames" like for the game?
A: TBD

Q: What other modes are there besides the traditional "TV mode"?
A: TBD

Q: What are the controls like for the DS version?
A: Virtual keyboard to select letters.

Q: What kind of prizes are offered in WOF (concerning the gold "PRIZE" wedge and Prize Puzzles)? Can one win a car in the Bonus Round?
A: Yes, there are various prizes that you can win, including cars.

Q: Is spinning strength determined by how hard the Wii Remote is swung or does the Wii Remote simply stop the strength bar (like in the NES version)?
A: Spinning strength is determined on how hard the Wii Remote is flicked.

Q: How will the "rounds" for WOF work? Will there be a "Final Spin" triggered after a certain amount of elapsed time? Will there be a minimum of 4 regular rounds (with the $3,000 Toss-Up and the $5,000 space)? (I ask this because many recent WOF games only do 3 regular rounds and the Bonus Round)
A: TBD

Q: Will the game feature voice work from Charlie O'Donnell (WOF)?
A: Yes

Q: Are there any "sequels" planned like "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader"?
A: TBD

Looks like THQ is still hard at work on these games. Hopefully we'll have answers to the "TBD" questions soon.

I knew already. MarioGS told me about those shots already, but I still appreciate it.

I'm glad you see you're doing it too, but if you do, I just want to make sure you know the rules for the American version, because the rules are quite different from those of the Aussie version, one example being the way scores are kept, and another being the Free Play wedge. As long as you know about all that, that's great. I just want to make sure with you.

For those who have the new iPhone/iTouch app, they lowered the price (once was $.99, now it's $1.99), plus they've updated it. They fixed some bugs, plus there are a few noticeable changes: the mistakes in the top dollar values have been fixed as well as the "invisible mystery wedge" glitch, plus Toss-Up games now have only one puzzle instead of up to six. Also, now that the app is much more popular (it was #2 in Top Downloads at one point), I played my first online matches today. Online mode is pretty glitchy. While solving, there is a lot of lag between typing the letters and seeing them appear on the board, so be careful. I've seen people lose the Toss-Ups because of this. Another thing to be careful of is that if even one player disconnects or leaves the game at any time (except the Bonus Round), the game is over. Other than that, online play is a blast. It's a shame that the Wii and DS games won't have it. I told the THQ representative that online play offers lots of replayability and hopefully we'll see it next time. Another interesting fact: according to the leaderboards, to date, 50 people have won the million.

By the way, there's yet ANOTHER WOF game that was released today. It's for the iPad and it's called "Wheel of Fortune HD." It's pretty much the same as the new iPhone game but with a few significant differences: the avatars are now in 3D, player totals are displayed above the board like on the show, plus the game shows the set in a scheme similar to the recent PC games with the players and the wheel in the bottom-right corner (the podiums/scoreboards/flat wheel sprites are the same as the iPhone game). The wheel is exactly the same as before (just a picture, no 3D modeling), but the puzzleboard is much more life-like. I don't know if anyone here has an iPad, but it looks great.

Oh, I don't have an iPad, either. I just got that info from the screenshots on iTunes.

I'm sorry.

Here are some screenshots from the upcoming DS game.



I have no idea why it shows the Round 4 wheel after the second Toss-Up.

And here's an interesting screenshot from the Wii version.



I love Vanna's dress. ;D