And if you survive all that not to mention being pelted with coconuts and eaten by lions - then it's 'farty' time as you sit back in the jungle Jacuzzi and celebrate with your friends and the windy gorilla just watch out for the smelly bubbles! This results in some pretty repetitive game play and a package that ultimately lacks any real diversity.

If you have a lot of parties or family get-togethers then it may be worth it but otherwise splashing out could leave you feeling pretty under-whelmed. But the secret to success is not just having a laugh, as you find out if you have what it takes to demolish a Totem pole, beat out the craziest bongo beat with your Orang-utan drum instructor or base jump clutching an anvil! As she explains the games, awards points, praises the winner and admonishes the losers you get the sense there is something deeper going on. It will never win any awards for scripting or for mechanics or indeed the elements that are usually regarded as great game design (although it did pick up a BAFTA for best children’s game). Perhaps the single-best aspect of the sound design is Becky Boxer’s work as the game’s announcer, injecting the game with the game with a huge burst of personality.

But there was and is one game that my entire family has always been able to enjoy together—and you’re reading it about it.

Although it may seem odd for me to serve up such glowing praise for such an assuming title, you must understand that I’m genuinely speaking from the heart. In addition, there is a single-player mode which features customized versions of the multi-player games.Jungle Party has received "mixed or average" reviews holding an aggregate score of 70% on Metacritic. Perhaps she, after becoming lost in the jungle convinced the monkeys that she was their deity and perhaps Blue is the least devout of her simian flock. Each peripheral is armed with four large colored buttons and an even larger “buzzer” at the top, so children of a relatively young age should be more than able to participate with no aid.