Review: Scene It? LCA (X360)

Scene It? LCA is a very enjoyable party game and perfect festive family fun.

For: loads of move clips; huge no of questions; excellent movie selection; controllers are great
Against: commentator gets annoying;

Worse than: Guitar Hero II
As good as: Mario Party 6 (GC)
Better than: Fusion Frenzy 2

Gameplay: Basically you answer questions, either rounds where you Buzz In, or just timed responses. The faster you answer the more points you earn, but if you get the question wrong you loose the same number of points. The questions and difficulty are much better than the demo suggested, with a wide range of genres and epochs - right up to date (I found a question on the Bee Movie).

Design: There are two game types: party and quick. The quick game is the principle mode with either a long or short match. Each match consists of 4 rounds, with 3 to 5 sub-rounds in each. Each sub-round is one of 16+ types: ranging from standard "what was" questions to audio clips, movie stills, pictograms, anagrams and many more. The new official Microsoft "Big Button Pads" are excellent: being tactile, easy to use, wireless and small.

Presentation: There are loads of movie clips, many of which are presented in HD. In general, graphics and sound are good, although you'll get fed up with some of the animations and the presenter.

Longevity: There are 1800+ questions, so you'll never get bored. In addition, the game keeps track of what it has asked you before; so every replay is unique. Really this is a party game, so for the maximum enjoyment you will need some friends. The game can be played in teams as well as four individuals, but there is no online play. The achievements are fairly easy, but they do encourage replay. One or two achievements are pretty tough and you'll need to have a good 10-20 hours worth of play to earn them.

8/10