As you can see, Super Scattergories is a collection of challenging mind games, rather than just a game of regular Scattergories. The only real resemblance to it?s board game equivalent is the Classic Scattergories game. In that particular game however, the letter is chosen at random and the categories appear one by one, but you need only enter the first three letters of the word you wish to choose. Based on the first three letters you enter, the computer will determine whether those three letters form the beginning of one of the words it will accept as a correct response. Whether you think you have an answer or not is irrelevant, it?s up to the computer to decide whether you?re right or wrong. In fact, I came across many instances where I came up with a word for a particular category, only to have it rejected because it wasn?t on Hasbro?s list of correct responses. This can become a little frustrating, especially when it?s obvious you?re answer is indeed correct. For example, the category was ?Baseball?s Greatest Hitters (last names)? and the letter was ?G?. Upon entering ?GRI? for Griffey, I was told it was an incorrect answer. Hi, good to see you?re up to date on these categories. Another example of a glaring error was the category ?Things you wear in Winter? with the letter ?T?. Upon entering ?TUQ?, for tuque, I was told it was a bad response. Argh! I was later told by the game that a ?Themal Jacket? would have been a good response. Ho hum. In the original board game, you have to come up with words for categories, even if there exists no word for that category, the categories were pre-set. In this PC conversion, the categories are catered to the letter chosen, so the good news is there?s an answer for every category, it?s your job to figure out what that one word is. I suppose in a sense, these two features make it easier to play due to the fact that 1) you don?t have to type in the full word, just the first three letters, and 2) there will never be a category with no possible answers to it.

Just touching briefly on graphics and sound in Super Scattergories, the overall presentation of Super Scattergories is very smooth. It's bright, colorful, and gets the job done. Obviously the emphasis in a game like this isn't on graphics, but rather gameplay and fun factor. Being a game oriented for younger gamers and families, Super Scattergories gets the thumbs up. The audio adds to the game nicely as well. While the music is a little cheesy, it is original and the added lyrics and speech in the game is a nice touch as well. The menus are easy to use and you shouldn't have any problems at all getting right into the action. Another nice touch is the addition of hints, which will certainly help those younger gamers get through some of the tougher categories.

So what's the verdict on Super Scattergories? It's a Hasbro Interactive product through and through, that's for sure. It's upbeat, colorful and should provide hours of fun for the whole family. I wasn't pleased with the limitations placed on the Classic Scattergories game itself, but the addition of the four other types of games certainly make up for that. Super Scattergories is a fine conversion of the board game and provides some good wholesome family fun.