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Weakest Link
Developer(s)Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)Activision
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation, Microsoft Windows
  • EU: 28 September 2001
  • NA: 2 October 2001[1]
  • NA: 8 November 2001 (PC)[2]
PlayStation 2
  • EU: 2 November 2001
Genre(s)Game show
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Weakest Link (also known as Weakest Link in the English (US) version and Le Maillon Faible in the French version) is a video game based on the television game show of the same name, developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Activision under license from BBC Multimedia for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows platforms (although the PlayStation 2 port was released exclusively in Europe). In the English (UK / US) version, Anne Robinson, the television show's real-life host, features in the game throughout gameplay and recorded footage, beginning with the opening speech, at the beginning of each round, and during each round's voting stage. In the French version, Laurence Boccolini, the host of the show, is featured in the game for both gameplay and recorded footage.

Gameplay

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 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.

The money tree is as follows:

Question Price (English (UK / US) / French)
Normal Game Mode
Championship Mode 		Championship Mode Only
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
7 £2,500
$125,000
€2,500 		£10,000
$500,000
€10,000 		£30,000
$1,500,000
€30,000 		£125,000
$6,250,000
€125,000
6 £1,750
$75,000
€1,750 		£7,000
$300,000
€7,000 		£21,000
$900,000
€21,000 		£87,500
$3,750,000
€87,500
5 £1,000
$50,000
€1,000 		£4,000
$200,000
€4,000 		£12,000
$600,000
€12,000 		£50,000
$2,500,000
€50,000
4 £500
$25,000
€500 		£2,000
$100,000
€2,000 		£6,000
$300,000
€6,000 		£25,000
$1,250,000
€25,000
3 £250
$10,000
€250 		£1,000
$40,000
€1,000 		£3,000
$120,000
€3,000 		£12,500
$500,000
€12,500
2 £100
$5,000
€100 		£400
$20,000
€400 		£1,200
$60,000
€1,200 		£5,000
$250,000
€5,000
1 £50
$2,500
€50 		£200
$10,000
€200 		£600
$30,000
€600 		£2,500
$125,000
€2,500

The Team

There are 24 people in the game.

Reception

The PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, while the PC version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[19][20]

IGN criticized the PC version's gameplay for slow pace and the graphics by stating they were "drab".[12]

References

  1. ^ "The Weakest Link Preview". GameSpot. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ I. G. N. Staff (9 November 2001). "Weakest Link Ships". IGN. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ Thompson, Jon. "The Weakest Link (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. ^ Miller, Skyler. "The Weakest Link (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. ^ Jongewaard, Dana (February 2002). "The Weakest Link" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 211. Ziff Davis. p. 99. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ EGM staff (January 2002). "The Weakest Link". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 150. Ziff Davis. p. 232.
  7. ^ Taylor, Martin (24 October 2001). "[The] Weakest Link (PC)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  8. ^ "The Weakest Link". Game Informer. No. 105. FuncoLand. January 2002. p. 88.
  9. ^ Nash, Joe (November 2001). "The Weakest Link Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  10. ^ Poole, Stephen (18 October 2001). "The Weakest Link Review (PC)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  11. ^ Lafferty, Michael (14 October 2001). "The Weakest Link - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  12. ^ a b Sulic, Ivan (22 October 2001). "The Weakest Link (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  13. ^ Wells, Lou (December 2001). "The Weakest Link". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. No. 14. Future Publishing. p. 150. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  14. ^ "The Weakest Link". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 51. Ziff Davis. December 2001. p. 175.
  15. ^ Smith, Rob (December 2001). "The Weakest Link". PC Gamer. Vol. 8, no. 12. Imagine Media. p. 68. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  16. ^ "The Weakest Link for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  17. ^ "The Weakest Link for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  18. ^ "The Weakest Link for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  19. ^ a b "The Weakest Link Critic Reviews for PC". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  20. ^ a b "The Weakest Link Critic Reviews for PlayStation". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

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