Hilarious. Awesome game to play with friends.

User Rating: 8.5 | You Don't Know Jack PC
Although this game is over 10 years old, this game doesn't seem to lose any of it's quality as gaming has progressed.

You Don't Know Jack takes on the layout of a television game show, and you play as a contestant. You're greeted with an "On the Air, Stand By" sign on a white backdrop, with the crew of the show talking in the background. They then give you the choice of playing alone, or with 2 or 3 players. After this, you enter your name (I've found that if you don't enter your name, the announcer just names you, usually something like "Pus"). Then you decide if you want to play a 7 question tournament game, or a full 21 question game.

Every time I have started the game, the script is different. I've never seen the same thing repeated, and it's always filled with witty remarks and raunchy humor. I'd say the best thing about this game is the voice acting. There is a huge script, and I've laughed out loud numerous times each time I play the game. They don't bother being politically correct or nice, which is what I love about the humor.

Next, you see a blue screen with three categories to choose from. The category names are sometimes pretty damn funny as well. I haven't seen the same category twice any time I have played, so there are plenty in the database. After you choose one of the categories, you're told how much the question is worth. If it is worth $1,000, and you get the question wrong, you lose $1,000, so you have to choose the answer wisely. The questions are usually pretty tough, and they're really east to get wrong because sometimes they are strangely worded. If I didn't know the question, I just waited it out, and I could always learn some interesting bit of trivia from it.

Occasionally you will get a type of question called a "Gibberish Question". These were hard for me at first, but after a couple of them, you get the hang of it. What they do is take a famous phrase or saying, and come up with something that rhymes with it. They only show you what rhymes with it, and as each second passes the question loses a bit of it's money worth. You have to buzz in and guess what phrase rhymes with the one they have provided. The last round, called "Jack Attack", is more of a matching game. A category is on the screen, and words fly around, and you have to match the word with the category. This game is great to play with other people. It's probably one of the most fun party games I own. I'd have to say the highlight of it is the multiplayer, where you can "screw" your opponent by making them answer a question.

The only complaint I have is the apparent lack of a high score board. It would be nice to have one of those, they always make competition just that much better.

All in all, though the game is old, it is a great game to have when friends are over. Anyone can enjoy it, gamer or not. If you have a sense of humor, and a broad knowledge of trivia, this game is perfect for you. I even loved it when I was a little kid, though I didn't know what the questions were talking about. I just thought it was funny.