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Game Information
- Platform: Nintendo DS
- PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
Product Features
- The game includes 5 levels of difficulty from beginner to brainiac
- Closely following TV show easy to play format, this game is guaranteed to have you addicted!
- With 3 exciting game modes
- Play against a virtual opponent, practice mode or with a friend
- 1000’s of English words are included in the game to challenge your vocabulary skills.
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Product Description
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The 1st programme aired on Channel 4 in 1982, with 59 series broadcast since its debut!
Become a contestant in this popular TV game show and face an opponent or engage a friend in a battle of wits, competing against the clock in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility!
Product Description
Become a contestant in this popular TV game show and face an opponent or engage a friend in a battle of wits, competing against the clock in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility!
- The game includes 5 levels of difficulty from beginner to brainiac
- Closely following TV show easy to play format, this game is guaranteed to have you addicted!
- With 3 exciting game modes, play against a virtual opponent, practice mode or with a friend
- 1000's of English words are included in the game to challenge your vocabulary skills
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
65 of 65 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
As a big fan of countdown I was very happy when I heard it was coming out on the DS.
There's a single player mode so you can pit yourself against the computer over various levels of difficulty. There's a mulilayer option so you an play against another DS owner and there is a training mode for practice, where you can choose between letters, numbers and conundrum practice.
The single player mode against the computer is quite good.
The words game you have to really think before submitting your word as you only get to submit once, there is a cancel button to cancel individual letters and a cancel all button to delete everything and start again then the submit button. I found that the computer on the first 2 levels of difficulty (beginner and amateur) was quite weak, with 2 and 3 letter words, but the 'expert' level really ups the pace.
After each round it shows you the longest word you could have had as well as an option to check all solutions, which is good for building up vocabulary.
The numbers game takes a little time to get used to, there are no brackets, but it gives multiple lines to work things out and you can use the end product of that line in the line below (so for instance if you wanted to do (5x5) x 10 for 250 you would do 5x5 = 25 then click on the 25 to put it on the line below to do 25 x 10 for the 250 etc.)
After the round it shows you the 'computers' working out as well as how the solution was best done.
I tried out the training mode for conundums and found that useful.
All in all a good effort.
There's a single player mode so you can pit yourself against the computer over various levels of difficulty. There's a mulilayer option so you an play against another DS owner and there is a training mode for practice, where you can choose between letters, numbers and conundrum practice.
The single player mode against the computer is quite good.
The words game you have to really think before submitting your word as you only get to submit once, there is a cancel button to cancel individual letters and a cancel all button to delete everything and start again then the submit button. I found that the computer on the first 2 levels of difficulty (beginner and amateur) was quite weak, with 2 and 3 letter words, but the 'expert' level really ups the pace.
After each round it shows you the longest word you could have had as well as an option to check all solutions, which is good for building up vocabulary.
The numbers game takes a little time to get used to, there are no brackets, but it gives multiple lines to work things out and you can use the end product of that line in the line below (so for instance if you wanted to do (5x5) x 10 for 250 you would do 5x5 = 25 then click on the 25 to put it on the line below to do 25 x 10 for the 250 etc.)
After the round it shows you the 'computers' working out as well as how the solution was best done.
I tried out the training mode for conundums and found that useful.
All in all a good effort.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
This is a faithful recreation of Countdown, no more and no less.
Presentation is sparse - no graphics of the presenter or contestants for example, it's just literally the letters board and the Countdown clock. But the little presentation that you get is nicely done in the recognisable Countdown style, and most importantly you get the famous clock music.
The format is exactly that of the show, with 11 letters rounds, 3 numbers and a conundrum at the end. There are 5 difficulty levels, so you can have a good competitive game no matter how good at the show you are.
The computer tells you the longest words that can be made at the end of each letters round, as well as offering the ideal solution to each numbers round, which is a nice touch. Unfortunately, a major problem is that the computer has no conception of which words are in common usage and which aren't. So on beginner level the computer opponent will play obscure 2-letter words such as 'ac' and 'oo', rather than more obvious words like 'cap' or 'car'. This wouldn't be so bad if the computer gave you a definition of these bizarre words, so you could at least find out what they mean, but it doesn't. This is a pretty poor omission. After all, Scrabble 2009 on the DS does it, so why can't Countdown? Unfortunately, the conundrum round also tends to use such what-on-earth-does-THAT-mean words (unlike the TV show, where the conundrum words are usually relatively familiar), so a lot of the time you won't stand a chance on the conundrum (although miraculously the same computer opponents who can't pick out simple words a 3-year old would know usually manage to solve the conundrum in the last few seconds).
The other main problem is that the way of inputting your answer in the numbers round is quite fiddly, which means you can end up running out of time even when you know the answer. As another reviewer pointed out, there's no option to use brackets, so for example you can't write 50 x (9 - 1), instead you have to write 9 - 1, and then write 50 x the 8 that the previous sum has produced. It may not sound like a big deal, but in effect it means you only have 20 seconds to work out your answer instead of 30, because you have to set aside 10 seconds just for inputting. It would have been better if you could declare your answer at the end of the 30 seconds and THEN input it, like in the show.
Despite these problems, the game does play a fun game of Countdown which fans of the show will enjoy. Its no-frills no-extras nature means it's not worth the RRP, but it's definitely worth a tenner if you like the TV show. Let's hope next time the game's designers include a dictionary which gives definitions of words, which would push Countdown DS up to being a 4-star game.
Presentation is sparse - no graphics of the presenter or contestants for example, it's just literally the letters board and the Countdown clock. But the little presentation that you get is nicely done in the recognisable Countdown style, and most importantly you get the famous clock music.
The format is exactly that of the show, with 11 letters rounds, 3 numbers and a conundrum at the end. There are 5 difficulty levels, so you can have a good competitive game no matter how good at the show you are.
The computer tells you the longest words that can be made at the end of each letters round, as well as offering the ideal solution to each numbers round, which is a nice touch. Unfortunately, a major problem is that the computer has no conception of which words are in common usage and which aren't. So on beginner level the computer opponent will play obscure 2-letter words such as 'ac' and 'oo', rather than more obvious words like 'cap' or 'car'. This wouldn't be so bad if the computer gave you a definition of these bizarre words, so you could at least find out what they mean, but it doesn't. This is a pretty poor omission. After all, Scrabble 2009 on the DS does it, so why can't Countdown? Unfortunately, the conundrum round also tends to use such what-on-earth-does-THAT-mean words (unlike the TV show, where the conundrum words are usually relatively familiar), so a lot of the time you won't stand a chance on the conundrum (although miraculously the same computer opponents who can't pick out simple words a 3-year old would know usually manage to solve the conundrum in the last few seconds).
The other main problem is that the way of inputting your answer in the numbers round is quite fiddly, which means you can end up running out of time even when you know the answer. As another reviewer pointed out, there's no option to use brackets, so for example you can't write 50 x (9 - 1), instead you have to write 9 - 1, and then write 50 x the 8 that the previous sum has produced. It may not sound like a big deal, but in effect it means you only have 20 seconds to work out your answer instead of 30, because you have to set aside 10 seconds just for inputting. It would have been better if you could declare your answer at the end of the 30 seconds and THEN input it, like in the show.
Despite these problems, the game does play a fun game of Countdown which fans of the show will enjoy. Its no-frills no-extras nature means it's not worth the RRP, but it's definitely worth a tenner if you like the TV show. Let's hope next time the game's designers include a dictionary which gives definitions of words, which would push Countdown DS up to being a 4-star game.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
The game is very easy to play and the single player mode has five different difficulty settings. It plays out round by round, as a televised game of Countdown would. Fantastic. Almost exactly what I expected here.
However, one major oversight is on the Multiplayer mode (which you can play with another DS user wirelessly). For some reason you cannot play a full game of Countdown on this, but instead can only choose to do first to two, three, or five games in either letters rounds, numbers rounds, or conundrums. There is no choice for mix and match, or to play a full game of Countdown.
I really did expect better from an otherwise well interfaced game.
However, one major oversight is on the Multiplayer mode (which you can play with another DS user wirelessly). For some reason you cannot play a full game of Countdown on this, but instead can only choose to do first to two, three, or five games in either letters rounds, numbers rounds, or conundrums. There is no choice for mix and match, or to play a full game of Countdown.
I really did expect better from an otherwise well interfaced game.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
My New Favourite!
Me being me just jumped right in without having a practice. I was acing the letters rounds and couldn't figure out why I was not getting the numbers right at all so I then did... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Lady Precious
Not like the TV prog
I sold this game back on Amazon then decided to re-buy it. It didn't take long for me to realise why I got rid of it the first time and I soon sold it again.
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Published 3 months ago by Dozza
Bought for a friend
We bought this for a friend who loves watching countdown, she absolutely loves it its hard to think of anything else we could have bought her that would give her so much fun
Published 5 months ago by JFW
very good
The countdown game is very good value, there are different levels to cater for everyone. Highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys the TV game.
Published 6 months ago by lindylou
Countdown for DS: Good, with one rider
The game is great fun, with only one serious drawback - the vocabulary seems to be American English, so the conundrums often appear either inscrutable or misspelled - it's as if... Read more
Published 7 months ago by eyreguitar
If you like watching COUNTDOWN:BUY IT!
If you enjoy watching COUNTDOWN, then you'll enjoy playing it on Nintendo DS! It's easy to use. The computer comes up with some obscure words!
Published 16 months ago by Miss D.A.C
Virtual opponent mostly stupid!!
I like this game the graphics are very good, only downfall the virtual opponent does not pose much of a challenge. I have yet to lose a game. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Wanda
nintendo game
I recieved this very quickly but found it dissapointing as it is too americanised
lots of the words used in the games are not used in the uk I will not be playing this game... Read more
lots of the words used in the games are not used in the uk I will not be playing this game... Read more
Published 16 months ago by ascot
Good game, good game
The game arrived very quickly, well packed and loaded with no trouble. It's very easy to play and I'm really enjoying having it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by SaraT
Well thought out, but limited game.
I bought this DS game for my wife, who enjoys word games. She has found it to be very user friendly and quite enjoyable, but it can become a little repetitive after playing for... Read more
Published 18 months ago by C. J. ELEY
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