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The best interactive DVD Game from the best talent show The X Factor! This is a music and X Factor trivia game to test all ages and decide: have you got what it takes? This DVD is packed with auditions, the judges' most memorable moments, unseen footage and is great for music and X Factor fans alike. It includes clips from all 4 series. Fearne Cotton (The Xtra Factor host) brings the game alive and makes you feel like part of the show every time you play! The interactive quiz tests your skill as a judge in the Auditions and then takes you through to Bootcamp, the Judges' Homes, the Live Shows and, if you're good enough, The Grand Final. The aim of the game is to score points in Rounds 1-3 and then reach The Grand Final in Round 4. Answer questions correctly and you stand a chance of winning a fantastic prize including backstage passes to The X Factor Live tour 2008!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Although obviously aimed at X Factor fans this game does have enough general music questions to keep the occasional viewer entertained.
It's entirely endorsed by the producers of the program, so we have the real X Factor music, the four current judges Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne, Danni Minogue and Simon Cowell, and the cheekily happy Fearne Cotton keeps the whole thing moving at a good pace. She reads out all the questions throughout the game and changes her outfit for each new round.
The game can be played by up to 4 players (I'm not sure why one person would play on their own?) and is quite simple, but that's not to criticise, for its appeal is in its simplicity. To win the game you have to answer questions correctly (using your DVD remote), getting a few bonus points along the way, and hopefully ending up in the Grand Final. The first one to get there and answer the Grand Final question correctly wins. It's as simple as that. A brief explanation of the 4 rounds is as follows:
Round 1. THE AUDITIONS
Fearne shows us a 10 second clip, taken from any of the previous X Factor Series, and asks us to guess whether the performer made it to Boot Camp. Guess correctly and you get a point, get it wrong and Fearne tells you off. Some of the clips are hilariously bad.
Round 2. BOOTCAMP
Once at Bootcamp you are given a category (Groups, 25+, etc) and again have to answer questions, but this time they are multi choice and are based on general music knowledge as well as X Factor based.
Round 3. JUDGES HOMES
Here you retain your allocated category and answer multi choice questions against the clock, having 5 seconds to make your guess. This is a good round for speeding up the game.
Round 4. LIVE SHOWS
In this final round you are in danger of going out. Answer incorrectly and the judges decide your fate. This part is a bit disappointing, for the judges `decision' is no more than a short clip of them voting off, or keeping in, an act from one of the X Factor Finals. If they stay, you stay, and if they get voted out so do you. Game over.
The aim is to earn ten points from 5 questions - you can select from easy (1 point), medium (2 points) or hard (3 points) - and if you reach Week Ten, The Grand X Factor Final, simply answer the final question to win the game.
Yes, the game is for X Factor fans, and yes it will be short-lived because that's all we require of this type of game. Two players can finish it in under half an hour, and the chattering Fearne Cotton does a great job of keeping the whole thing lightheartedy skipping along (the judges clearly needed no input as all their clips and comments are from previous shows).
Good lighthearted fun.
It's entirely endorsed by the producers of the program, so we have the real X Factor music, the four current judges Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne, Danni Minogue and Simon Cowell, and the cheekily happy Fearne Cotton keeps the whole thing moving at a good pace. She reads out all the questions throughout the game and changes her outfit for each new round.
The game can be played by up to 4 players (I'm not sure why one person would play on their own?) and is quite simple, but that's not to criticise, for its appeal is in its simplicity. To win the game you have to answer questions correctly (using your DVD remote), getting a few bonus points along the way, and hopefully ending up in the Grand Final. The first one to get there and answer the Grand Final question correctly wins. It's as simple as that. A brief explanation of the 4 rounds is as follows:
Round 1. THE AUDITIONS
Fearne shows us a 10 second clip, taken from any of the previous X Factor Series, and asks us to guess whether the performer made it to Boot Camp. Guess correctly and you get a point, get it wrong and Fearne tells you off. Some of the clips are hilariously bad.
Round 2. BOOTCAMP
Once at Bootcamp you are given a category (Groups, 25+, etc) and again have to answer questions, but this time they are multi choice and are based on general music knowledge as well as X Factor based.
Round 3. JUDGES HOMES
Here you retain your allocated category and answer multi choice questions against the clock, having 5 seconds to make your guess. This is a good round for speeding up the game.
Round 4. LIVE SHOWS
In this final round you are in danger of going out. Answer incorrectly and the judges decide your fate. This part is a bit disappointing, for the judges `decision' is no more than a short clip of them voting off, or keeping in, an act from one of the X Factor Finals. If they stay, you stay, and if they get voted out so do you. Game over.
The aim is to earn ten points from 5 questions - you can select from easy (1 point), medium (2 points) or hard (3 points) - and if you reach Week Ten, The Grand X Factor Final, simply answer the final question to win the game.
Yes, the game is for X Factor fans, and yes it will be short-lived because that's all we require of this type of game. Two players can finish it in under half an hour, and the chattering Fearne Cotton does a great job of keeping the whole thing lightheartedy skipping along (the judges clearly needed no input as all their clips and comments are from previous shows).
Good lighthearted fun.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I received this as a Christmas gift. To get past the audition stage, you have to guess correctly whether an auditionee got through or not. from then on answering questions to make it from boot camp, through to the live shows and finally the grand final. wicked fun, My brother played along with me and he's not even really a classic x factor fan and enjoyed himself. you'll love it whether you're into X factor, or music in general.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I've got to be honest here: if it hadn't been for the fact I got this as a gift recently I would have been the wrong person to review this game properly. I am a music buff and so a quiz like this is a tad more easier than the music questions at my local pub quiz night. However, this isn't all that bad for what it is.
Luckily, the wife and I are fans of the show (though not necessarily the records released in its wake) and the odd clip or two punctuating the questions stirred a few memories of past shows and familiar X factor faces. It was a bit of a glide through to the final rounds for me but I'd imagine some of the question will tax many out there with even the slightest knowledge of music trivia. However, to my surprise, the final question to win the X Factor was a real toughie and I got lucky...on my 2nd attempt! Oops.
Another worthwhile feature is the chance - in Round 1 - to be one of the 4 judges and decide if a contestant makes it through. In some cases it's very easy to guess correctly that the caterwauler in front of you didn't go anywhere near bootcamp, but with others it's far less obvious. In fact, I incorrectly guessed the future status of quite a few of the contestants in the first round.
Unfortunately, although all of this was fun the game has two big faults which marred the overall experience for me. Firstly, it's presented by Ferne Cotton. Yikes! Her schoolgirl over-excitedness about the most meagre of details was really irritating after a while (thank goodness we don't watch the Xtra Factor these days!). In the 2nd game that I played I just flicked on as soon as she appeared (cruel, I know) which meant the game went very quickly!! Now why couldn't they afford the eminently likeable Dermot O'Leary?
Secondly, whither Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue? They're credited on Amazon for 'starring' in this DVD but (unless I've missed out on some clips) their appearance on this X Factor DVD seems to be non-existent. Their photos are on the cover but that's it as far as their 'involvement' seems to go. However, for those who *love* Simon Cowell, he's the *star* of the show with oodles of clips of him saying 'fantastic', 'you're a hotel singer' etc. Hmm, I wonder why that is??!!
But I'm digressing. As I said, it's not a bad bit of fun and would probably be perfect for a post-Xmas dinner bit of fun with drinks all round. That is if you can stomach Fern!
Luckily, the wife and I are fans of the show (though not necessarily the records released in its wake) and the odd clip or two punctuating the questions stirred a few memories of past shows and familiar X factor faces. It was a bit of a glide through to the final rounds for me but I'd imagine some of the question will tax many out there with even the slightest knowledge of music trivia. However, to my surprise, the final question to win the X Factor was a real toughie and I got lucky...on my 2nd attempt! Oops.
Another worthwhile feature is the chance - in Round 1 - to be one of the 4 judges and decide if a contestant makes it through. In some cases it's very easy to guess correctly that the caterwauler in front of you didn't go anywhere near bootcamp, but with others it's far less obvious. In fact, I incorrectly guessed the future status of quite a few of the contestants in the first round.
Unfortunately, although all of this was fun the game has two big faults which marred the overall experience for me. Firstly, it's presented by Ferne Cotton. Yikes! Her schoolgirl over-excitedness about the most meagre of details was really irritating after a while (thank goodness we don't watch the Xtra Factor these days!). In the 2nd game that I played I just flicked on as soon as she appeared (cruel, I know) which meant the game went very quickly!! Now why couldn't they afford the eminently likeable Dermot O'Leary?
Secondly, whither Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue? They're credited on Amazon for 'starring' in this DVD but (unless I've missed out on some clips) their appearance on this X Factor DVD seems to be non-existent. Their photos are on the cover but that's it as far as their 'involvement' seems to go. However, for those who *love* Simon Cowell, he's the *star* of the show with oodles of clips of him saying 'fantastic', 'you're a hotel singer' etc. Hmm, I wonder why that is??!!
But I'm digressing. As I said, it's not a bad bit of fun and would probably be perfect for a post-Xmas dinner bit of fun with drinks all round. That is if you can stomach Fern!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent item
this is a fantastic item and the best interactive dvd game ever and i think the other reviews are not true because this is really good and if you like the x factor you will like... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Gary Bainbridge
Not my cup of tea
Gave it as a present to someone who would enjoy the DVD
1 star only for arriving on time sorry
1 star only for arriving on time sorry
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by C. Fletcher
Good game
Enjoyable to have played this with friends, i liked it... sometimes I haven't watched the show and if a question on that comes up. It's tough luck really. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2008 by Ms. C. J. Franklin
A giggle, but not hugely impressive...kids loved it
This is a laugh, it plays the well-known X Factor music in the background and between levels, and it features our four favourite "Love to hate" judges, Simon Cowell, Sharon... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2008 by Sassy Brit
For the fans only?
I am not a huge fan of X Factor though I have watched at least most of one whole series so I know how it works. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2008 by Carly
I love Simon Cowell but........
Hmm, not sure about this one. Yes, it was abit of fun over the festive period and gave us a few laughs and killed abit of time on Boxing Day but other than that I'm not sure it's... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2008 by Boof
Simply awful
If you are looking for a bit of fun over the festive season then please pass this by and look elsewhere.
Its simply awful. Read more
Its simply awful. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2007 by Scully Bloke
Good fun for the family
Just like the show, this DVD has superb graphics, launching into the game with a cosmic zoom from out of space. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2007 by P. Barclay
Not quite tacky ....
This type of quiz isn't personally my kind of entertainment...but the production values are quite slick. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2007 by Withnail67
Pop trivia, with slick presentation
I'm not completely sold on DVD games, because they simply can't offer the level of sophistication that a full console or PC game can, but I've no doubt that after a few drinks this... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2007 by David Burton
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