Software:RiffTrax: The Game
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| Developer(s) | Wide Right Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Wide Right Interactive |
| Director(s) | Mark Zorn |
| Producer(s) | Peter Hunter |
| Designer(s) | Jim Dirschberger |
| Programmer(s) | Mark Zorn |
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| Composer(s) | Kevin Murphy |
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| Release | May 5, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
RiffTrax: The Game is a 2022 multiplayer party game developed and published by Wide Right Interactive.[1] A follow-up to Wide Right's What the Dub?, the game is based on and features the cast members of RiffTrax, an online comedy group whose performers make commentary over bad movies and public domain shorts, inspired by the television show Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Gameplay
Gameplay consists of players writing their own lines of dialogue or riffs (jokes) for movie clips from the RiffTrax library; players can also choose from a selection of riffs written and voiced by the Rifftrax team. After the riff is played back (with players' original riffs rendered using text-to-speech), players then choose which riff is the best. Between two and six players can play in a game, each randomly represented by a silhouette of an infamous character from the Rifftrax library such as Torgo, Mr. B Natural, Coily the Spring Sprite, The Guy from Harlem or Ice Cream Bunny, and up to twelve audience members can watch and vote on the riffs per game.[2]
Release
RiffTrax: The Game was released on May 5, 2022, for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[3]
On August 10, 2023, Wide Right Interactive partnered up with Limited Run Games to create physical copies of the game for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.[4]
Reception
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RiffTrax: The Game received "mixed or average" reviews for the Microsoft Windows and Xbox One edition while "generally favorable" reviews were reserved for the PlayStation 4 version, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[5][6][7]
The Verge and VentureBeat praised the game,[11] the latter stating that they found it addictive.[12] GameSpot and Ars Technica were more neutral. GameSpot noted that it was not as fun to play alone while Ars Technica wrote that it was "As fun and competent as a $10 party game needs to be. If you like MST3K or Rifftrax, then buy."[13][14]
References
- ↑ Musgrave, Shaun (May 5, 2022). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'Citizen Sleeper', 'Rifftrax: The Game', and Today's Other New Releases and Sales". https://toucharcade.com/2022/05/05/nintendo-switch-eshop-deals-sales-new-releases-citizen-sleeper-rifftrax-discount-baldurs-gate-icewind-dale-planescape-torment-price/.
- ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (March 15, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game Is Being Released On PC & Consoles This May". https://bleedingcool.com/games/rifftrax-the-game-is-being-released-on-pc-consoles-this-may/.
- ↑ RiffTrax: The Game - Launch Trailer, 5 May 2022, https://www.ign.com/videos/rifftrax-the-game-launch-trailer, retrieved May 5, 2022
- ↑ "RiffTrax: The Game - RiffTrax Physical Edition Pre-Order! - Steam News" (in en). 2023-08-10. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1707870/view/5703298597483195393.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "RiffTrax: The Game for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/rifftrax-the-game/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "RiffTrax: The Game for PlayStation 4 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/rifftrax-the-game/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "RiffTrax: The Game for Xbox One Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/rifftrax-the-game/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one.
- ↑ Elfring, Mat (May 5, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game Review - Dumb Jokes Reign Supreme". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rifftrax-the-game-review-dumb-jokes-reign-supreme/1900-6417875/. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ↑ Grubb, Jeff (May 5, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game review: Easily worth the price of admission". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2022/05/05/rifftrax-the-game-review-easily-worth-the-price-of-admission/.
- ↑ Burke, Greg (May 9, 2022). "Rifftrax: The Game review: Insert Riff Here". https://www.shacknews.com/article/130235/rifftrax-the-game-review-insert-riff-here. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ↑ Faulkner, Cameron (March 15, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game tasks you with rewriting the worst B-movie scenes". https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22977991/rifftrax-the-game-mystery-science-theater-3000-mst3k-what-the-dub-party-game.
- ↑ Grubb, Jeff (May 5, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game review: Easily worth the price of admission". https://venturebeat.com/2022/05/05/rifftrax-the-game-review-easily-worth-the-price-of-admission/.
- ↑ Elfring, Mat (May 5, 2022). "RiffTrax: The Game Review - Dumb Jokes Reign Supreme". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rifftrax-the-game-review-dumb-jokes-reign-supreme/1900-6417875/.
- ↑ Machkovech, Sam (May 7, 2022). "Rifftrax: The Game serves the fun, will make you crow in laughter". https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/05/review-why-the-new-rifftrax-game-is-better-than-other-mst3k-like-party-games/.
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