Hasbro Family Game Night 2: Game Harder

**R.O.B.** · 12th May 2009

EA is delivering a second round of Hasbro board and puzzle game goodness to the Nintendo Wii this fall with Hasbro Family Game Night 2.

Building on the success of their first game night outing, Hasbro and EA are bringing five new old games to the Wii in Family Game Night 2. Headlining or perhaps flatlining the compilation, depending on how you play, is the classic board game Operation, which teaches children it's perfectly fine to remove a man's organs as long as his nose doesn't glow red. The rest of the titles are comparatively new, with Bop-It, Pictureka, Connect 4X4 (ouch) and Jenga, which makes this the second Jenga game available for the Wii.

Families and friends will be able to play the games in classic mode or the brand new "Hasbro Family Game Show" format, which has Mr. Potato Head hosting and players spinning a challenge wheel for a chance at big prizes.

Announced in conjunction with Game Night 2 is Hasbro Family Game Night for the Nintendo DS, featuring the same games from the first game in convenient portable form.

I make fun of the game, but I really appreciate the two companies' efforts to bring back the tradition of family game night in an easily digestible digital format. I probably could have done without a second dose of Jenga, but all in all it sounds like a nice collection.

Source: Kotaku

LinkFanatic · 12th May 2009

I'm still buying these games in their original forms for my family game night...saves on electricity

slangman · 13th May 2009

What an original idea. I am guessing Snakes & Ladders will be announced soon. Oh dear.

dk_xcalibur · 13th May 2009

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Originally Posted by LinkFanatic

I'm still buying these games in their original forms for my family game night...saves on electricity

Same here.

I would say that these games sound like they would work good on the Wii though. Operation and Bop-it should work good and Jenga if they steal some ideas from Boom Blox which did Jenga better then Jenga did Jenga.

Jay · 14th June 2009

I never did like the idea of turning board games into video games. I always preferred to go buy the actual board game and get a group of family or friends around the kitchen table.

**Jogurt the Yogurt** · 15th June 2009

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Originally Posted by Jay

I never did like the idea of turning board games into video games. I always preferred to go buy the actual board game and get a group of family or friends around the kitchen table.

Yep. If there's no danger of pieces getting lost or eaten, then it's no fun!

dk_xcalibur · 23rd June 2009

Yeah, I kind of agree, but there are those times when family and friends are busy and you feel like playing a board game.

I'm thinking about downloading the Magic the Gathering game on Xbox Live for this reason. It's way better playing with people and the actual cards but I'm a person with a hellish schedule and sometimes my friends are not available to play when I'm available.

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R.O.B. VC Forums Bot Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 14,478	Hasbro Family Game Night 2: Game Harder EA is delivering a second round of Hasbro board and puzzle game goodness to the Nintendo Wii this fall with Hasbro Family Game Night 2. Building on the success of their first game night outing, Hasbro and EA are bringing five new old games to the Wii in Family Game Night 2. Headlining or perhaps flatlining the compilation, depending on how you play, is the classic board game Operation, which teaches children it's perfectly fine to remove a man's organs as long as his nose doesn't glow red. The rest of the titles are comparatively new, with Bop-It, Pictureka, Connect 4X4 (ouch) and Jenga, which makes this the second Jenga game available for the Wii. Families and friends will be able to play the games in classic mode or the brand new "Hasbro Family Game Show" format, which has Mr. Potato Head hosting and players spinning a challenge wheel for a chance at big prizes. Announced in conjunction with Game Night 2 is Hasbro Family Game Night for the Nintendo DS, featuring the same games from the first game in convenient portable form. I make fun of the game, but I really appreciate the two companies' efforts to bring back the tradition of family game night in an easily digestible digital format. I probably could have done without a second dose of Jenga, but all in all it sounds like a nice collection. Source: Kotaku __________________ I am R.O.B. your Robotic Operating Buddy! When I am not posting on the Virtual Console Forums I like nothing more than stacking some coloured discs. Why don't you try it sometime? Remember to invite your friends to the Virtual Console forums!

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LinkFanatic Mega mole Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South of the 13 Colonies Age: 38 Posts: 1,923	I'm still buying these games in their original forms for my family game night...saves on electricity __________________

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slangman Amazing Flying Hammer Brother Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London United Kingdom Age: 22 Posts: 1,710	What an original idea. I am guessing Snakes & Ladders will be announced soon. Oh dear. __________________

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