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When this game was first announced many questions were raised. How would it work? Disc or download? Would it be free? Would it only have a hundred and one players at a time? Are the free prizes for real? It goes on and on. Well after several Beta tests in Canada and the US we over in the UK finally get a chance to test our brains at 1 vs. 100.
1 vs. 100 is a quiz game based on the television show that used to run alongside the National Lottery. The idea of the game varies depending on who you are since there are three different types of player; “The One, “The Mob” and “The Crowd.” Each has starring roles in the video game and you’ll never find yourself sitting around doing nothing. “The One” is the centre of each round. He or she will answer a series of increasingly difficult questions while trying to defeat one hundred players called “The Mob.” These people will be eliminated should they answer a question incorrectly. For every person eliminated from “The Mob”, “The One” is one step closer to winning bigger and better prizes. If they eliminate every one of the hundred then they win the star prize. If they get a question wrong however, then the remaining members of “The Mob” share the prize amongst themselves instead. As for “The Crowd” these are the remaining thousands of players who simply answer questions for points which can increase their chance of being picked as “The One” or “The Mob” next round. In the crowd you also play for correct answer bonuses increasing your overall score which is added in a lifetime stat checker.
A nice feature is the fact you can play in parties with randomers online or your friends using controls on your console. It adds a competitive edge as you compete against the other three opponents.
Prize shows occur every Friday and Saturday for two hours a piece and offer Microsoft points to “The One” or “The Mob” and the top three scorers of “The Crowd” in each round. Then there are three hour sessions for the rest of the week that are simply a series of questions that you play for fun. So you have a lot of chances to enjoy the game but it should be noted you cannot play whenever you like and must be online during the scheduled shows which is a shame.
An announcer is supposedly meant to be on air live between rounds but whenever I’ve been on, he’s only said a few words at the beginning of the shows before disappearing entirely. Other than that it’s pretty much silence with some pre-recorded voices and absolutely no questions spoken aloud. On the upside though the pace is good when it gets going, but regular intervals break that pace leaving you waiting for a minute or more. Seeing you created Avatar in a group of others is pretty cool though.
The questions seem fairly mixed but tend to sway in favour of entertainment at times. You’ll often see movies, music and sometimes games all at once and while I understand it is an ENTERTAINMENT system you’re playing this on, maybe some more variety would be nice.
Let’s face it, you’re going to want to be in the main 101 participants rather than just in “The Crowd” so I did a little reading into just how the selection process goes for “The One” and “The Mob” and it basically comes down to speed of answering, frequency you play and accuracy in your answers from that week. While it seems a good system to separate the good from the bad, it feels flawed as those who play pretty much every day of the week are definitely at a higher advantage than those who have the odd go now and then. I’ve played a fair bit of the prize shows and friendly weekday ones and have still yet to make “The Mob” or “The One.” While it could simply be down to just not being good enough, it seems those who play more get in the hot seats more often. Have a look at the scoreboards each round and you’ll also see just how amazing you need to be in order to even come close to the top tier. It’s usually answer in a split second without a single wrong answer and for most people that just isn’t likely. So if you take all that into account you need to be very very good in order to qualify. A system where fifty get chosen on skill and fifty at random would have maybe been more suited.
This is an experience unlike any other and I could see it leading to more of these games being produced in the near future. While it’s fun to be playing with thousands of people around the UK, the broken pace and harsh selection scheme stop it from being a truly wonderful feature but when it’s all free you can’t exactly complain.
1 vs. 100 is a quiz game based on the television show that used to run alongside the National Lottery. The idea of the game varies depending on who you are since there are three different types of player; “The One, “The Mob” and “The Crowd.” Each has starring roles in the video game and you’ll never find yourself sitting around doing nothing. “The One” is the centre of each round. He or she will answer a series of increasingly difficult questions while trying to defeat one hundred players called “The Mob.” These people will be eliminated should they answer a question incorrectly. For every person eliminated from “The Mob”, “The One” is one step closer to winning bigger and better prizes. If they eliminate every one of the hundred then they win the star prize. If they get a question wrong however, then the remaining members of “The Mob” share the prize amongst themselves instead. As for “The Crowd” these are the remaining thousands of players who simply answer questions for points which can increase their chance of being picked as “The One” or “The Mob” next round. In the crowd you also play for correct answer bonuses increasing your overall score which is added in a lifetime stat checker.
A nice feature is the fact you can play in parties with randomers online or your friends using controls on your console. It adds a competitive edge as you compete against the other three opponents.
Prize shows occur every Friday and Saturday for two hours a piece and offer Microsoft points to “The One” or “The Mob” and the top three scorers of “The Crowd” in each round. Then there are three hour sessions for the rest of the week that are simply a series of questions that you play for fun. So you have a lot of chances to enjoy the game but it should be noted you cannot play whenever you like and must be online during the scheduled shows which is a shame.
An announcer is supposedly meant to be on air live between rounds but whenever I’ve been on, he’s only said a few words at the beginning of the shows before disappearing entirely. Other than that it’s pretty much silence with some pre-recorded voices and absolutely no questions spoken aloud. On the upside though the pace is good when it gets going, but regular intervals break that pace leaving you waiting for a minute or more. Seeing you created Avatar in a group of others is pretty cool though.
The questions seem fairly mixed but tend to sway in favour of entertainment at times. You’ll often see movies, music and sometimes games all at once and while I understand it is an ENTERTAINMENT system you’re playing this on, maybe some more variety would be nice.
Let’s face it, you’re going to want to be in the main 101 participants rather than just in “The Crowd” so I did a little reading into just how the selection process goes for “The One” and “The Mob” and it basically comes down to speed of answering, frequency you play and accuracy in your answers from that week. While it seems a good system to separate the good from the bad, it feels flawed as those who play pretty much every day of the week are definitely at a higher advantage than those who have the odd go now and then. I’ve played a fair bit of the prize shows and friendly weekday ones and have still yet to make “The Mob” or “The One.” While it could simply be down to just not being good enough, it seems those who play more get in the hot seats more often. Have a look at the scoreboards each round and you’ll also see just how amazing you need to be in order to even come close to the top tier. It’s usually answer in a split second without a single wrong answer and for most people that just isn’t likely. So if you take all that into account you need to be very very good in order to qualify. A system where fifty get chosen on skill and fifty at random would have maybe been more suited.
This is an experience unlike any other and I could see it leading to more of these games being produced in the near future. While it’s fun to be playing with thousands of people around the UK, the broken pace and harsh selection scheme stop it from being a truly wonderful feature but when it’s all free you can’t exactly complain.
Been meaning to have a go this,sounds interesting.
Nice review BTW :)
Nice review BTW :)
I'm all up for online game shows as I have had some fun with 1 vs 100. One problem though may be taking a gameshow format and making it so it suits that of the tens of thousands playing.
I've had a few ideas and obviously while you'd need to keep and open mind for some, others may well truly work on Xbox Live.
Crystal Maze? Playing with five other people in your team completing little games and puzzles in order to get time in the Crystal Dome and win a nice prize. I've seen they've introduced this show on the ITBOX in pubs and I have to say it's pretty fun. Add a lot more games with variety and you'd have a great game. Yes I know that only six could play at a time, but like gameshows on TV you could also watch and listen to them on Live seeing how they do.
Deal or no Deal? This would let... twenty two I think it is play at once and within a two hour show many of these games could be done quickly.
There used to be a kids show called 50/50 where games and questions were asked between two schools. Get rid of the games and have fifty random players compete against another fifty answering questions in order to gain points for your team. At points single players may be called upon for a question to put pressure on them. The winning team wins Microsoft points maybe?
There is potential for online gameshows and I hope we'll see more soon.
I've had a few ideas and obviously while you'd need to keep and open mind for some, others may well truly work on Xbox Live.
Crystal Maze? Playing with five other people in your team completing little games and puzzles in order to get time in the Crystal Dome and win a nice prize. I've seen they've introduced this show on the ITBOX in pubs and I have to say it's pretty fun. Add a lot more games with variety and you'd have a great game. Yes I know that only six could play at a time, but like gameshows on TV you could also watch and listen to them on Live seeing how they do.
Deal or no Deal? This would let... twenty two I think it is play at once and within a two hour show many of these games could be done quickly.
There used to be a kids show called 50/50 where games and questions were asked between two schools. Get rid of the games and have fifty random players compete against another fifty answering questions in order to gain points for your team. At points single players may be called upon for a question to put pressure on them. The winning team wins Microsoft points maybe?
There is potential for online gameshows and I hope we'll see more soon.
Nice. This has always been something I thought would kick off majorly. Online TV gameshows? :D
When this game was first announced many questions were raised. How would it work? Disc or download? Would it be free? Would it only have a hundred and one players at a time? Are the free prizes for real? It goes on and on. Well after several Beta tests in Canada and the US we over in the UK finally get a chance to test our brains at 1 vs. 100.
1 vs. 100 is a quiz game based on the television show that used to run alongside the National Lottery. The idea of the game varies depending on who you are since there are three different types of player; “The One, “The Mob” and “The Crowd.” Each has starring roles in the video game and you’ll never find yourself sitting around doing nothing. “The One” is the centre of each round. He or she will answer a series of increasingly difficult questions while trying to defeat one hundred players called “The Mob.” These people will be eliminated should they answer a question incorrectly. For every person eliminated from “The Mob”, “The One” is one step closer to winning bigger and better prizes. If they eliminate every one of the hundred then they win the star prize. If they get a question wrong however, then the remaining members of “The Mob” share the prize amongst themselves instead. As for “The Crowd” these are the remaining thousands of players who simply answer questions for points which can increase their chance of being picked as “The One” or “The Mob” next round. In the crowd you also play for correct answer bonuses increasing your overall score which is added in a lifetime stat checker.
A nice feature is the fact you can play in parties with randomers online or your friends using controls on your console. It adds a competitive edge as you compete against the other three opponents.
Prize shows occur every Friday and Saturday for two hours a piece and offer Microsoft points to “The One” or “The Mob” and the top three scorers of “The Crowd” in each round. Then there are three hour sessions for the rest of the week that are simply a series of questions that you play for fun. So you have a lot of chances to enjoy the game but it should be noted you cannot play whenever you like and must be online during the scheduled shows which is a shame.
An announcer is supposedly meant to be on air live between rounds but whenever I’ve been on, he’s only said a few words at the beginning of the shows before disappearing entirely. Other than that it’s pretty much silence with some pre-recorded voices and absolutely no questions spoken aloud. On the upside though the pace is good when it gets going, but regular intervals break that pace leaving you waiting for a minute or more. Seeing you created Avatar in a group of others is pretty cool though.
The questions seem fairly mixed but tend to sway in favour of entertainment at times. You’ll often see movies, music and sometimes games all at once and while I understand it is an ENTERTAINMENT system you’re playing this on, maybe some more variety would be nice.
Let’s face it, you’re going to want to be in the main 101 participants rather than just in “The Crowd” so I did a little reading into just how the selection process goes for “The One” and “The Mob” and it basically comes down to speed of answering, frequency you play and accuracy in your answers from that week. While it seems a good system to separate the good from the bad, it feels flawed as those who play pretty much every day of the week are definitely at a higher advantage than those who have the odd go now and then. I’ve played a fair bit of the prize shows and friendly weekday ones and have still yet to make “The Mob” or “The One.” While it could simply be down to just not being good enough, it seems those who play more get in the hot seats more often. Have a look at the scoreboards each round and you’ll also see just how amazing you need to be in order to even come close to the top tier. It’s usually answer in a split second without a single wrong answer and for most people that just isn’t likely. So if you take all that into account you need to be very very good in order to qualify. A system where fifty get chosen on skill and fifty at random would have maybe been more suited.
This is an experience unlike any other and I could see it leading to more of these games being produced in the near future. While it’s fun to be playing with thousands of people around the UK, the broken pace and harsh selection scheme stop it from being a truly wonderful feature but when it’s all free you can’t exactly complain.
1 vs. 100 is a quiz game based on the television show that used to run alongside the National Lottery. The idea of the game varies depending on who you are since there are three different types of player; “The One, “The Mob” and “The Crowd.” Each has starring roles in the video game and you’ll never find yourself sitting around doing nothing. “The One” is the centre of each round. He or she will answer a series of increasingly difficult questions while trying to defeat one hundred players called “The Mob.” These people will be eliminated should they answer a question incorrectly. For every person eliminated from “The Mob”, “The One” is one step closer to winning bigger and better prizes. If they eliminate every one of the hundred then they win the star prize. If they get a question wrong however, then the remaining members of “The Mob” share the prize amongst themselves instead. As for “The Crowd” these are the remaining thousands of players who simply answer questions for points which can increase their chance of being picked as “The One” or “The Mob” next round. In the crowd you also play for correct answer bonuses increasing your overall score which is added in a lifetime stat checker.
A nice feature is the fact you can play in parties with randomers online or your friends using controls on your console. It adds a competitive edge as you compete against the other three opponents.
Prize shows occur every Friday and Saturday for two hours a piece and offer Microsoft points to “The One” or “The Mob” and the top three scorers of “The Crowd” in each round. Then there are three hour sessions for the rest of the week that are simply a series of questions that you play for fun. So you have a lot of chances to enjoy the game but it should be noted you cannot play whenever you like and must be online during the scheduled shows which is a shame.
An announcer is supposedly meant to be on air live between rounds but whenever I’ve been on, he’s only said a few words at the beginning of the shows before disappearing entirely. Other than that it’s pretty much silence with some pre-recorded voices and absolutely no questions spoken aloud. On the upside though the pace is good when it gets going, but regular intervals break that pace leaving you waiting for a minute or more. Seeing you created Avatar in a group of others is pretty cool though.
The questions seem fairly mixed but tend to sway in favour of entertainment at times. You’ll often see movies, music and sometimes games all at once and while I understand it is an ENTERTAINMENT system you’re playing this on, maybe some more variety would be nice.
Let’s face it, you’re going to want to be in the main 101 participants rather than just in “The Crowd” so I did a little reading into just how the selection process goes for “The One” and “The Mob” and it basically comes down to speed of answering, frequency you play and accuracy in your answers from that week. While it seems a good system to separate the good from the bad, it feels flawed as those who play pretty much every day of the week are definitely at a higher advantage than those who have the odd go now and then. I’ve played a fair bit of the prize shows and friendly weekday ones and have still yet to make “The Mob” or “The One.” While it could simply be down to just not being good enough, it seems those who play more get in the hot seats more often. Have a look at the scoreboards each round and you’ll also see just how amazing you need to be in order to even come close to the top tier. It’s usually answer in a split second without a single wrong answer and for most people that just isn’t likely. So if you take all that into account you need to be very very good in order to qualify. A system where fifty get chosen on skill and fifty at random would have maybe been more suited.
This is an experience unlike any other and I could see it leading to more of these games being produced in the near future. While it’s fun to be playing with thousands of people around the UK, the broken pace and harsh selection scheme stop it from being a truly wonderful feature but when it’s all free you can’t exactly complain.