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Platform(s): PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360
Genre: Casual
Publisher: Electronic Arts

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'Hasbro Family Game Night' (ALL) Adds Jenga, Pictureka and Connect 4x4 - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 25, 2010 @ 10:41 a.m. PDT

The Hasbro Family Game Night lineup will take full advantage of Xbox Live community features such as online play, Achievements, the ability to launch new games without leaving the environment, and sharing customized space with friends.

EA and Hasbro will stock Xbox Live Arcade with Hasbro Family Game Night, a crowd pleasing assortment of games that are instantly recognisable household names such as Boggle, Battleship, Yahtzee, Connect Four, Sorry! and Sorry! Sliders. All games will feature both original and new ways to play, including a Party Mode that features multiple mini-game versions of each title. Additional customisation features will allow players to earn virtual trophies, furniture and themes to decorate their personal virtual game rooms. The Hasbro Family Game Night lineup will take full advantage of Xbox Live community features such as online play, Achievements, the ability to launch new games without leaving the environment, and sharing customized space with friends.

With three new Hasbro Family Game Night board games now available on Xbox LIVE Arcade, there’s never been a better way to banish the back-to-school blues and get the family together for a new, fun twist on Family Game Night!

  • JENGA – The original towering, toppling wood block game includes Classic Play and ‘Chance Blocks’, where players must perform challenges, such as removing red blocks or defusing bombs.

  • PICTUREKA – Find it fast—find it first!  In this exciting game of visual hide and seek,  players race the clock—and each other—to see who has the best eyes and who can think outside the box. Includes Classic Play and Remix mode with 4 new card types: Spelling, Sound, Silhouette & memory to spice up the challenge!

  • CONNECT 4x4 – With double the grid spaces and double the players, this new take on the original CONNECT FOUR game features a remixed ‘Super Squares’ mode where power-ups reside inside the board itself.

Key Features :

  • Classic Games!
    • Join your host Mr. Potato Head as you play games such as Scrabble, Connect Four, Battleship, Yahtzee, Boggle, Sorry! and Sorry! Sliders.
    • Experience new ways to play these best-selling board games.
  • Full Xbox Live Support!
    • Show off your skills with Hasbro Family Game Night achievements and compete with your friends to earn a spot atop the Xbox Live leader boards.
    • Increase your gamer score and talk while you play online with voice chat.
    • Get your Xbox avatar into the game with Hasbro Family Game Night’s avatar support.
  • Online Multiplayer fun!
    • Play locally with friends and family or take on other Xbox LIVE players in online play.
    • Play with up to four players in Scrabble, Yahtzee, Boggle, Sorry! and Sorry! Sliders.
    • Play up to two players in Connect Four and Battleship.
  • Deck Out Your Very Own Game Room
    • Launch new games within the Hasbro Family Game Night destination on Xbox LIVE without leaving your game room.
    • Download new themes and game room furniture to design and customize your perfect game room.
    • Show your custom game room to your friends when you invite them over to play!
  • Host a Game Party
    • Each game has a party mode featuring fun new ways to challenge your competitors.

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