Scene It? Box Office Smash - Software Only (Xbox 360)

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-12-04 rating:
Better than LCA!
As I was a big fan of Buzz! on the PS2, the first Scene it game - LCA was soon added to my collection once I got an Xbox. Personally I found it a little US orientated, but still good fun.

Scene it BOS is much better. The content is more mainstream with some UK films thrown in (Lock, Stock..., Snatch, etc). My g/f and I played last night for nearly 5 hours and didn't get any repeat questions! Ok there may have been questions on the same film, but the clip was different as were the questions.
The game itself has a better 'feel' to it. If you are using the avatars in the NXE, these are incorporated into the game. The narrator voice is more witty (again reminding me of Buzz!).

There's also the added bonuses of online play via LIVE, and downloadable content on the horizon. I look forward to new question categories - hopefully following the boardgame route - maybe specialised questions such as 007, or Harry Potter.

Finally, it must be said - if you are an achievement junkie - this is easy pickings. I managed to unlock 23 of the 50 achievements just by playing normally.

Overall - a great fun, family game.

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review by: date: 2008-12-01 rating:
Brilliant!
I really wasn't expecting too much after playing the first SceneIt? game but bought it anyway because my partner loves it. I was very wrong to judge this prematurely as it is leaps and bounds ahead of the previous installment. Very impressive lineup and the game types are highly imaginative. I will be keeping this one on my shelf with all my other favourite games.


review by: gk_uk date: 2008-11-27 rating:
Another buzz for movie fans
As a movie buff I really enjoyed the first Scene It: Lights, Camera Action. It was immediate and accessible, although the interface, presentation and voice acting were a little on the kitschy side and drifted into irritation quite often. In addition, many of the films featured seemed to smack of "couldn't get the rights to really good or more recent ones"...

This sequel, available both with and without the buzzers (as if you have the first one like me, you won't need a new set), addresses quite a few of these flaws. Overall, the presentation is slicker and less annoying - it drops the smarmy "backlot" theme of the first in favour of a more standard interface, and throws in lots of knowing, self-depracating humour. In addition load times have been also reduced, and the new films are in many cases more recent and closer to the "A" list. It is also the first game I have encountered (other than those on Xbox Live) to make full use of the new Avatar system for your gamertag.

The first Scene It was regarded by many as a source of quick gamer points, as achievements can come thick and fast - but to be honest you have to do very well and know your movies to get them, as most only onlock through winning points, maxing out categories or getting unbroken chains.

However, "scorewhores" often exploited the fact that you could pause the game and go Google the answers. This new game disables the pause feature during questions, making the achievements ones you have to earn and not just harvest. I think you'll see a lot less people with high points on this one...

With some fun new quiz types and an online play mode, Scene It: Box Office Smash is probably as close as the 360 gets to the inclusiveness of the Wii. If you're a movie fan and like party games, then this is a great buy.

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