 | Hollywood Squares has gone Hip Hop in this mobile version of the popular TV game show that plays like Tic-Tac-Toe. |
The Hip Hop edition features nine celebrity rappers and recording artists from the world of Hip Hop and R&B including Method Man, Bizarre, PitBull and Trina. These celebrities will ask multiple-choice questions in categories like movies, TV, pop culture, sports, and music of course. If you answer a question correctly, you win an X or O in that celebrity square. Whoever scores Tic-Tac-Toe first, wins the round.  The object of the game is to win two out of the three rounds for 1000 cash points. If you do, a bonus round is awarded where you must answer nine questions under 20 seconds. Each correct answer here will be worth an extra 100 cash points. The more cash points you accumulate, the greater your ranking in the national leader boards.
Since this is the Hip Hop edition, the culture is reflected in the questions and therefore you shouldn’t expect to find them on any other topic. Who flowed first on Tribe’s jam “Scenario”? What comedian has appeared on both of Kanye’s joints? Who was the 2005 NBA Rookie of the Year? The list goes on and on and once all of the available questions have been exhausted, new ones can be downloaded. The celebrity figures are caricatured and bear a good resemblance but they have very little animation added to them. This doesn’t really matter though. Each celebrity has also voiced their own introduction so that when selected or an answer is correctly given, you can hear an audio comment from them. These are captured well but unfortunately are repetitively annoying after a while since only one was captured for each. You can only take Isaac Hayes saying, “Hi, this is Isaac Hayes” for so long. Again, this isn’t all that important in the grand scheme of things. Hollywood Squares Hip Hop Edition is a fun Tic-Tac-Toe/Trivia game with a unique feel. I am not into Hip Hop myself but I can appreciate how this game strives to connect with the culture and delivers an experience that resonates with it. The celebrities and questions are well chosen. If you are into Hip Hop and want to test your knowledge or challenge a friend’s knowledge by playing this game, you should check it out. (view article screengrab) |
