What can I say about this game? Simply put, it's wonderful. This game was created back in 1991, when the show was really gaining the start of its success. At that time, there were no Windows 95 and XP, technology allowed us to use the Apple, and I must say, for this time, this game was the best Wheel of Fortune that I've seen so far.
For 1991, the graphics were very cool. It features America's game show sweetheart, the lovely Vanna White, as she gracefully walks each time to uncover a letter one at a time.
What can I say about this game? Simply put, it's wonderful. This game was created back in 1991, when the show was really gaining the start of its success. At that time, there were no Windows 95 and XP, technology allowed us to use the Apple, and I must say, for this time, this game was the best Wheel of Fortune that I've seen so far.
For 1991, the graphics were very cool. It features America's game show sweetheart, the lovely Vanna White, as she gracefully walks each time to uncover a letter one at a time. This game doesn't have a video of her, like most of the later versions, but it seems like she is a computerized look-a-like. She smiles, claps, and
even shrugs her shoulders when you guess an incorrect letter. Oh, and when she turns each letter, I don't think you can get closer than that. It's like the Gametek software developers watched her every move from the real show, and tried to incorporate it into this game. Great job!
The set is what takes me by surprise. Although, the spinning wheel and the puzzle board are shown, these add a realistic approach to the game. The wheel's colors are very precise, similar to those of the show, and the puzzle board - each letter lights up, as usual, and when you solve the puzzle, the lights on the puzzle board begin to flash, just like the real show! Even the music for the game is close. Of course, everyone knows the real theme. It's played during the opening and closing of the game and even the famous "puzzle-solved" music is played when you solve the puzzle.
How close is that? The game is played just like the show. It features bonus prizes that are added to the wheel, including cars, boats, trips, etc. It even features the spaces of the show, such as $2500 and $5000. How cool! You play and win, and after 3 or 4 rounds, the player with the highest amount of money goes to the bonus round, and even that's played the same. You pick a prize from the letters W-H-E-E-L, see the puzzle, get the R, S, T, L, N, and E for free, guess your own additional 4 letters, and solve the puzzle. If you solve it, you may win a cool prize- a Motor home, Cadillac, or $25,000.
Overall, if I had to rate this game, I'd definitely give it a ten out of ten.
