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The gameplay consists of choosing specially-created characters, and the game can be played either with a second player or against the CPU. Players can choose the difficulty of questions for each game, as well as whether to play from the beginning or from a particular round with selected CPU
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characters. Players can also "bend the rules", changing the settings to whatever they would like to play, including questions, the difficulty of CPU players and more.
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The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, while the PC version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the
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platforms (although the PlayStation 2 port was released exclusively in Europe). In the English (UK / US) version,
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criticized the PC version's gameplay for slow pace and the graphics by stating they were "drab".
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Developer(s)
Traveller's Tales
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Activision
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PlayStation
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Game show
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