Weakest Link (video game)

Weakest Link
Developer(s) Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s) Activision
Platform(s) PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release date(s)

PlayStation

  • EU 28 September 2001
  • NA 2 October 2001

PlayStation 2

  • EU 2 November 2001
Genre(s) Edutainment
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Weakest Link is an edutainment video game developed by Traveller's Tales, published by Activision and distributed by BBC Multimedia for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings74.93% (PS)[1]
63.43% (PS2)[2]
54.58% (PC)[3]
Metacritic63/100 (PS)[4]
47/100 (PC)[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame (PS)[6]
(PC)[7]
CVG4/10 (PS)[8]
EGM7/10 (PS)[9]
Eurogamer6/10 (PC)[10]
Game Informer7/10 (PS)[11]
Game RevolutionD+ (PS)[12]
GameSpot4.4/10 (PC)[13]
GameZone6/10 (PC)[14]
IGN3.5/10 (PC)[15]
OPM (US) (PS)[16]
PC Gamer (US)73% (PC)[17]
PC Zone4.5/10 (PC)[18]

The game has been received to mostly average or mixed reception. On GameRankings it was given a score of 74.93% for the PlayStation version,[1] 63.43% for the PlayStation 2 version,[2] and 54.58% for the PC version;[3] while on Metacritic it was given a score of 63 out of 100 for the PlayStation version[4] and 47 out of 100 for the PC version.[5]

IGN gave the PC version of Weakest Link a bad rating of 3.5 out of 10 overall criticising the gameplay for slow pace and the graphics by stating they were "drab".[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Weakest Line for PlayStation". GameRankings. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  2. 1 2 "The Weakest Link for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  3. 1 2 "The Weakest Link for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  4. 1 2 "The Weakest Link Critic Reviews for PlayStation". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  5. 1 2 "The Weakest Link Critic Reviews for PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  6. Miller, Skyler. "The Weakest Link (PS) - Review". Allgame. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  7. Thompson, Jon. "The Weakest Link (PC) - Review". Allgame. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  8. Ellis, Les (2001-10-04). "PlayStation Review: The Weakest Link". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  9. "The Weakest Link". Electronic Gaming Monthly: 232. January 2002.
  10. Taylor, Martin (2001-10-24). "Weakest Link Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  11. "The Weakest Link". Game Informer: 88. January 2002.
  12. Nash, Joe (2001-11-01). "The Weakest Link Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  13. Poole, Stephen (2001-10-18). "The Weakest Link Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  14. Lafferty, Michael (2001-10-14). "The Weakest Link - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  15. 1 2 Sulic, Ivan (2001-10-22). "The Weakest Link (PC)". IGN. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  16. "The Weakest Link". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 175. December 2001.
  17. Smith, Rob (December 2001). "The Weakest Link". PC Gamer: 68. Archived from the original on 2006-03-15. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  18. Woods, Dave (2001-10-25). "PC Review: The Weakest Link". PC Zone. Archived from the original on 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2013-08-21.

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