Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: 2012 Edition is a video game based on the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay is based on the shuffle format, which the show was using at the time. The game has the option to have 1 or 2 players. There are two rounds and players are given two Jump the Question lifelines at the start of the game.
In Round 1, there are 10 questions with values of $100; $500; $1,000; $2,000; $3,000; $5,000; $7,000; $8,000; $9,000 and $10,000. The questions and values are randomized before the start of the game and when they answer a question correctly, the value hidden behind that question gets added to their bank. The maximum amount of money a player can bank is $45,600, while the minimum is $26,600. At the end of Round 1, the player is given the Ask the Audience lifeline, but the two Jumps are taken away.
In Round 2, there are 4 more questions with values of $100,000; $250;000; $500,000 and $1,000,000. For the $100,000 question, $100,000 gets added to the bank for a correct answer, but for the other 3 questions, that $100,000 gets augmented to each question's value. For example, if a player has $37,600 and answers the $100,000 question correctly, $100,000 will be added to their bank for a total of $137,600. Then, if they answer the $250,000 question, that $100,000 will be increased to $250,000, for a total of $287,600. An incorrect answer will drop them down to $25,000.
Players who manage to answer the last question can win anything from $1,026,600 to $1,045,600.
Being released as a game for the Xbox 360 Kinect, it utilizes the system's microphone, allowing the player to answer the questions with their voice.
Trivia[]
- The show as portrayed in the game is different from the TV version in the following ways:
- The lifelines are the same, but all three were given at the start of the game and, if they are not used in Round 1, get carried over to Round 2.
- The TV version did not have values of $8,000 and $9,000 in Round 1. It instead had $15,000 and $25,000.
- For the $100,000 question, the contestant's bank would get augmented to $100,000 for a correct answer. $100,000 did not get added to the bank.