Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree
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Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree is a minigame
compilation video game developed by Humagade and published by Zoo Games for Nintendo
's Wii
. It was released in North America on December 19, 2008, and in Europe on March 27, 2009. It received mostly negative reviews, which focused on its lack of content and poor gameplay.
activities. The game requires the player to play through the first six games repeatedly in order to unlock
the other six. The player is able to spend bottle caps earned from getting high scores on games on further minigames. The minigames include "Backyard Shooting", where the player shoots at objects with the Wii remote
, and a minigame which requires the player to explode fish out of water. Most of the games use the Wii remote's motion controls. The multiplayer mode allows for friends to play on the same screen. Each player takes turns playing a single player game for multiplayer, and compete to gain the highest score.
's Aaron Thornton called the game, "just a few simple mini-games thrown together in a lackluster package." He gave a token compliment to the game's variety, however, stating, "The mini-games are all pretty bad, but at least they're bad for a variety of reasons." GameZone
criticized the game's initially restricted content, feeling that the decision to restrict players from all the games upon initially starting the game was a, "bad game design decision".
Minigame
A minigame is a short video game often contained within another video game. A minigame is always smaller or more simplistic than the game in which it is contained. Minigames are sometimes also offered separately for free to promote the main game...
compilation video game developed by Humagade and published by Zoo Games for Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
's Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
. It was released in North America on December 19, 2008, and in Europe on March 27, 2009. It received mostly negative reviews, which focused on its lack of content and poor gameplay.
Gameplay
Redneck Jamboree features twelve minigames which the player can participate in based on redneckRedneck
Redneck is a historically derogatory slang term used in reference to poor, uneducated white farmers, especially from the southern United States...
activities. The game requires the player to play through the first six games repeatedly in order to unlock
Unlockable (gaming)
Unlockable content refers to content that is available in video games but not accessible unless something is performed by the player to get access to it. Different genres of games have different styles and options of unlockable content that is standard among their games...
the other six. The player is able to spend bottle caps earned from getting high scores on games on further minigames. The minigames include "Backyard Shooting", where the player shoots at objects with the Wii remote
Wii Remote
The , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
, and a minigame which requires the player to explode fish out of water. Most of the games use the Wii remote's motion controls. The multiplayer mode allows for friends to play on the same screen. Each player takes turns playing a single player game for multiplayer, and compete to gain the highest score.
Reception
Redneck Jamboree received negative reviews from critics, who focused on the game's lack of content and poor gameplay; it received a 30.5% from GameRankings. IGNIGN
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's Aaron Thornton called the game, "just a few simple mini-games thrown together in a lackluster package." He gave a token compliment to the game's variety, however, stating, "The mini-games are all pretty bad, but at least they're bad for a variety of reasons." GameZone
GameZone
GameZone is an American multiplatform video game website. GameZone's daily coverage includes reviews, previews, news, hints & cheats, and editorials. Additionally, GameZone offers downloads, a child-targeted website and in association with GameStop, hosts GZGameShop, an online retailer...
criticized the game's initially restricted content, feeling that the decision to restrict players from all the games upon initially starting the game was a, "bad game design decision".