Awful visuals and cheap gameplay make Deal or no Deal, another DSI dud.
The TV show mode is the first mode of the game. Like in the real show, you choose a case from a bunch of lovely ladies on the stage, then choose more cases, hoping you have the million bucks in your case, while also trying to avoid the banker, who'll try to make you sell your case. There are a few good things about this mode. One, it works, well, and two, the tension of looking in the cases and trying not to sell the case to the banker makes you feel like your in the real show.
Unfortunately, the feeling only lasts a few seconds. Once you get a glimspe of Howie Mandell, you realize you're in hell. No, it's not because of how you feel about him or how much you hate him (Like Gamespot does). It's that awful, pixelated, and completely dull visual of the host that brings the devil. Even the ladies and audience look terrible. Sure thery look somewhat better, but you can't see their faces or the ladies' balloons. The sound effects and voice acting sound horrible. Mandell's voice is bad and he repeats himself constantly. And the audience sound like a normal GBA-sounding audience, but it gets annoying when you keep hearing the same sound over and over again. And after a while, sadly, the gameplay gets cheap, and it's not really challenging. Overall, TV mode, sucks.
The second mode, Vault game, is a game where you find the correct three cases to unlock a vault containing up to $500,000. Every time you get the wrong combination, you lose $50,000. It's impossible to get the $500,000, so the grand prize would techinically be $450,000. Overall, the Vault game is the best mode on her, though there are some drawbacks including the same no-face visuals, bad sound effects, and some surprisingly difficult moments. The last mode available is High or Low. Basically, you choose a case and then choose another case and try to guess if the value of the case is higher and lower than the original. Like the Vault game, it has the no-face visuals and bad sound, but it's a little easier.
The multiplayer has the same modes expect it's with two players. Overall, Deal or no Deal is just another sad attempt at a wanna-be good game. If only DSI games found the definition of that, but that sadly happens only occasionly. Awful visuals and cheap gameplay make Deal or no Deal, another DSI dud.
Gameplay: 3/10
Graphics: 1.5/10
Sounds and Music: 2.5/10
Story: none
Replay Value: 4/10
Fun: 3/10
Overall: 3/10
POSITIVES: For a short time, you feel like your there; Occasionly fun.
NEGATIVES: Awful, pixelated visuals; Poor sound; Bad voice of Howie Mandell; Cheap modes and gameplay; When it's by DSI games you know it's gonna be bad.
Final Word: Here's a tip: Enduring the bad created the good. If you can't take the bad, there is no good. Don't play this game unless you're desperate.